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Vehicle care and maintenance
SEAT Portable System*
Fig. 125 In the centre
console: Remove the nav-
igator
Fig. 126 Remove the
navigator holder
The SEAT Portable System (supplied by SEAT) allows for the use of other ve-
hicle functions such as additional applications ⇒ 
.The gradient and the angle of vision can be set by moving the navigator to
the required position ⇒ Fig. 125 ⇒ 
.
The Portable Navigation System Instruction Manual can be observed direct-
ly on the equipment.
Functions 1)
● Multifunction display (MFI) shown with additional instruments
⇒ page 17.
● Operation of a factory-fitted radio and a ⇒ Booklet Radio system connec-
ted multimedia player.
● Image display.
● Navigation.
● Hands-free system for mobile telephones via Bluetooth.
● Door open.
● Optical parking system (OPS).
● Recommended gear and driving advice.
Observe the Instruction Manual in the equipment
● Connect the Portable Navigation System.
● Press the button more on the screen.
● Press the Manual button.
● Select the required chapter and press the corresponding button.
Removing and fitting the navigator
● Securely support the navigator.
● Press the release button 1
until the device is released from its holder.
● Take the navigator out and store it safely.
To fit the navigator, place it in the upper support and push the lower part
inside the holder until it engages with a click ⇒ 
.
1)
subject to the vehicle
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Warning of high voltage label
There is a label close to the bonnet lock which warns of high voltage in the
vehicle electrical installation.
Warning relating to the City Safety Assist system laser sensor
There are some warning and information signs on the City Safety Assist sys-
tem laser sensor ⇒ Fig. 129. 
Using your vehicle in other countries and continents
The vehicle is manufactured at the factory for use in a particular country in
accordance with the national legislation in force at the time of manufacture.
If the vehicle is sold in another country or used in another country for an ex-
tended period of time, the applicable legislation of that country should be
observed.
It may be necessary to fit or remove certain pieces of equipment or to deac-
tivate certain functions. Service work may also be affected. This is particu-
larly true if the vehicle is used in a different climate for an extended period
of time.
As there are different types of frequency bands around the world, you may
find that the radio system or the Portable Navigation System (supplied by
SEAT) supplied at the factory does not work in another country.
CAUTION
● SEAT does not accept liability for any damage to the vehicle due to the
use of a lower quality fuel, an inadequate service or the non-availability of
genuine spare parts.
● SEAT does not accept liability if the vehicle does not comply in part or in
full with the legal requirements of other countries or continents. Radio reception and the aerial
For factory-fitted radio equipment, the aerial for radio reception is fitted to
the roof of the vehicle.
Note
If electrical equipment such as mobile telephones, is used near a roof aer-
ial, you may observe interference in the reception of AM stations. 
Notes on SEAT repairs
Information about authorised SEAT services and authorised SEAT repairs
can be requested by payment at the following addresses:
Clients in Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Central America and South
America
Contact a Technical Service or specialised workshop, or request the corre-
sponding documentation at www.erwin.volkswagen.de.
WARNING
Repairs or modifications which are not performed correctly may result in
damage or errors in the vehicle operation, affecting the efficiency of the
driver assist and airbag systems. This could result in serious accident.
● Have any repairs or modifications carried out at a Specialised work-
shop.

Conformity certification
The respective manufacturer hereby declares that the products indicated as
follows fulfil the basic requirements and the following dispositions and 

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Practical information
Starting assistance
Introduction
If the engine fails to start because of a discharged battery, the battery of an-
other vehicle can be used to start the engine. Before starting, check the
magic eye on the battery ⇒ page 193.
For starting assistance, jump lead cables conforming to the standard
DIN 72553 are required (see the cable manufacturer instructions). The cable
section in vehicles with petrol engine must be at least 25 mm 2
.
Additional information and warnings:
● Working in the engine compartment ⇒ page 180
● Vehicle battery ⇒ page 193
WARNING
Incorrect use of jump leads and incorrectly jump starting could cause the
battery to explode resulting in serious injury. Please observe the follow-
ing rules to minimise the risk of a battery explosion:
● All work involving the vehicle battery and electrical system can cause
corrosion, fire and serious electric shocks. Always read and take into ac-
count the safety warnings and standards before beginning work on the
battery ⇒ page 193, Vehicle battery.
● The battery providing current must have the same voltage (12V) and
approximately the same capacity (see markings on battery) as the flat
battery.
● Never charge a frozen or recently thawed battery. A flat battery can al-
so freeze at temperatures close to 0 °C (+32 °F).
● If a battery is frozen and/or has been frozen then it must be replaced.
WARNING (Continued)
● A highly explosive mixture of gases is released when the battery is
being charged. Always keep lit cigarettes, open flames, sparks and fire
far from the battery. Never use a mobile telephone when connecting and
removing the jump leads.
● Charge the battery only in well ventilated areas given that when the
battery is charged by outside assistance, it creates a mix of highly explo-
sive gases.
● Jump leads should never enter into contact with moving parts in the
engine compartment.
● Never switch the positive and negative poles or connect the jump
leads incorrectly.
● Note the Instruction Manual provided by the manufacturer of the
jump leads.
CAUTION
To avoid considerable damage to the vehicle electrical system, note the fol-
lowing carefully:
● If the jump leads are incorrectly connected, this could result in a short
circuit.
● The vehicles must not touch each other, otherwise electricity could flow
as soon as the positive terminals are connected. 
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MirrorsConvenience functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Mobile telephone Using without an exterior aerial . . . . . . . . 227
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224, 233
Modifications to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
N
Natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
New tyres and wheels About your tyres and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Noises Assisted braking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Notes for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
O
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Off road driving
Protection of the undercarriage . . . . . . . . . . 25
Oil See engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Older tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Onboard diagnostic system (ODB) . . . . . . . . . 227
Open Sliding/tilting electric panoramic sunroof . 44
Opening Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
from the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
from the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
The rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Opening doors individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Operating fault Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Operating faults Radio reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 234
Optical parking system (OPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Outside temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The driver's side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 P
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 136
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 149 Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Optical parking system (OPS) . . . . . . . . . . 150
Using high pressure cleaning apparatus . 199
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Parking light remains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
ParkPilot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 127
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Pollution filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Portable Navigation System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Preparation Checking the engine coolant level . . . . . . 191
Tire Mobility Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Work in the engine compartment . . . . . . . 182
Preparations before each journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
298 Index

Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . 186
Topping up the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . 186
Principles of physics regarding a frontal colli- sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Protection of the undercarriage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Protection of vehicle undercarriage . . . . . . . . 203
Pushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
R Radio reception Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Operating faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 234
Raising the vehicle Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Raising vehicle Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
With a lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Reading light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Reading the Fault memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Rear backrest Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Lifting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Rear head restraints Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
removing and fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . 244
see rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
See "Rear lid" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rear seat bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Rear vision mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 At the filling station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Mistakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Refuelling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Refuelling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Remote control key see vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Removing snow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Removing wax deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222, 224 Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222, 223
Reprogramming control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Retro-fitting
Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Vehicle telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Running-in Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
First trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Running-in brake pads Also see "Brakes" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Running in Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
S Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Safety Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Sale of vehicle In other countries / continents . . . . . . . . . 234
Salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Scrapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Seat belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Automatic belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Index

Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Trip meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Turn signal convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Tyre load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tyre pressureSpare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tyre repair kit see Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . 220
U Unlocking from the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fabric trim cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Padding cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Treating your upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
V Valve caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Vehicle Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 locking and unlocking from the exterior . . . 34
locking or unlocking from the inside . . . . . 36
Parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Recycling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Securing in case of a breakdown . . . . . . . 240
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Discharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Explanation of symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Starting assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Vehicle care Aerial built into the window . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Airbag modules (dash panel) . . . . . . . . . . 208
Aluminium wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
anodized surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Changing windscreen wiper blades . . . . . 201
Chrome wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cleaning compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cleaning seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cleaning wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Cleaning windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 201
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
De-icing the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fabric trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
High pressure cleaning apparatus . . . . . . 199
Padding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Protection of vehicle undercarriage . . . . . 203
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 199
Treating your upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Vehicle paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Washing by hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . 93
Wooden trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Vehicle code Vehicle data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle diagram Front view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Vehicle key assign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Vehicle mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Vehicle telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
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