instrument panel Seat Mii 2013 Owner's Guide

208Vehicle care and maintenance
Cleaning storage compartments and drinks holders
● Use a clean, damp, lint-free cloth to clean parts.
● If this does not provide satisfactory results, we recommend using a spe-
cial solvent-free plastic cleaning product.
Cleaning the ashtray
● Extract the ashtray and empty it.
● Clean the ashtray with a dishcloth.
Use a toothpick or similar to remove ash from the area where cigarettes are
stubbed out ⇒ Fig. 122. 
Care and cleaning of plastic parts, wooden trim and the
instrument panel
● Use a clean, damp, lint-free cloth to clean parts.
● Clean plastic parts (inside and outside the vehicle) and the dash panel
with a special solvent-free product for the care and cleaning of plastic, ap-
proved by SEAT ⇒ 
.
● Wash wooden trims with a mild soap and water solution.
● Clean the Portable Navigation System housing (Supplied by SEAT) with a
dry cloth only.
WARNING
Solvents cause the surfaces of the airbag modules to become porous. If
an airbag is accidentally triggered, the detachment of plastic parts could
cause serious injury.
● Never clean the dash panel and the surfaces of the airbag modules
with cleaners containing solvents.
CAUTION
When cleaning the instrument panel, be careful not to dampen the Portable
Navigation System connections as this can damage the electrical installa-
tion. 
Cleaning seat belts
If the seat belt is very dirty, the belt retractor may not work correctly thus
preventing the seat belt from operating correctly.
The seat belts should never be removed from the vehicle for cleaning.
● Use a soft brush to remove the worst dirt ⇒ 
.
● Pull the seat belt right out and leave it out.
● Clean dirty seat belts with a gentle soap and water solution.
● Wait until they are completely dry.
● Only allow the seat belt to retract when it is completely dry.
WARNING
Check the condition of all the seat belts at regular intervals. If the web-
bing or other parts of the seat belt are damaged, the vehicle should be
taken to a Specialised workshop immediately and the belts should be re-
placed. It is extremely dangerous to drive using damaged seat belts and
could result in serious injury or loss of life.
● Seat belts and their components must never be cleaned with chemi-
cal products, nor should they be allowed to come into contact with corro-
sive liquids, solvents or sharp objects. This could affect the strength of
the seat belt webbing. 

226Vehicle care and maintenance
Retro-fitting of two-way radios
An exterior aerial is required for the use of two-way radios in the vehicle.
The retro-fitting of electrical or electronic appliances in the vehicle is sub-
ject to their approval for use in your vehicle. Under certain circumstances,
this could mean that your vehicle registration documents are no longer val-
id.
SEAT has approved your vehicle for use with two-way radios providing the
following conditions are observed:
●The exterior aerial must be mounted professionally.
● The maximum transmitting power is 10 watts.
The optimal reach of the equipment is only achieved with an external aerial.
Check first with a specialised workshop if you wish to use a two-way radio
with a transmitting power of over 10 watts. The specialised workshops are
familiar with the technical options for installation. SEAT recommends visit-
ing a Technical Service.
All legal requirements, together with the instructions for the use of two-way
radios must be observed.
WARNING
If the two-way radio is not securely fastened in position, it could be sent
flying around the vehicle in the event of sharp braking, sudden manoeu-
vres or accident, causing injury.
● While driving, two-way radios must be securely fastened in position,
outside the airbags deployment zones, or safely stowed away.
WARNING
When using a two-way radio without a connection to an exterior aerial,
the maximum permitted levels of electromagnetic radiation may be ex-
ceeded. This is also the case if the aerial has not been correctly installed.
● You should only use a two-way radio inside the vehicle if it has first
been correctly connected to an exterior aerial.

Information stored by the control units
Your vehicle is fitted at the factory with a series of electronic control units
responsible for the engine and gearbox management. In addition, the con-
trol units supervise the performance of the exhaust gas system and the air-
bag systems.
Therefore, while the vehicle is being driven, these electronic control units
are continuously analysing the vehicle data. In the event of faults or devia-
tions from the theoretical values, only this data is stored. Normally, the
warning lamps on the instrument panel light up in the event of faults.
This data can only be read and analysed using special equipment.
The storing of the data allows specialised workshops to detect and repair
faults. Stored data may include:
● Data relating to the engine or the gearbox
● Speed
● Direction of travel
● Braking force
● Detection of seat belt
The vehicle control units never record conversations held by passengers in
the vehicle. 

228Vehicle care and maintenance
plate. The mobile will be secure on the instrument panel and always within
reach of the driver only by following these procedures. Mobile telephone
connection with an external aerial is carried out subject to the hands-free
device, via the telephone support or by the Bluetooth ®
connections present
in the mobile telephone and the vehicle.
If the mobile phone is connected to an aerial incorporated into the vehicle
or an exterior aerial connected to the vehicle, this will help to reduce the
electromagnetic radiation transmitted and the risk to human health. It will
also improve the quality of the connection.
If the phone is used inside the vehicle without the hands-free system, it will
not be securely fastened and will not be connected to the exterior aerial of
the vehicle telephone. Nor will the telephone charge if it is not on the sup-
port. In addition, some calls may break off and the quality of the connection
will be affected.
Mobile telephones should only be used inside the vehicle if they are con-
nected to a hands-free system. SEAT recommends using an external aerial
should you wish to use a mobile telephone inside the vehicle.
Bluetooth ®
is a registered trademark of Bluetooth ®
SIG, Inc.
WARNING
If the mobile phone is not securely fastened in position, it could be sent
flying around the vehicle in the event of sharp braking, sudden manoeu-
vres or accident, causing injury.
● While driving, the mobile telephone, other equipment including tele-
phone accessories such as telephone supports, notepads and navigators
must be correctly secured, away from the airbags deployment zones, or
stored in a safe place.
WARNING
When using a mobile telephone or two-way radio without connecting an
external aerial, the maximum permitted levels of electromagnetic radia-
tion in the vehicle may be exceeded, thus putting the driver and the rest
of the vehicle occupants in danger. This is also the case if the aerial has
not been correctly installed.
● A minimum of 20 centimetres should be kept between mobile phone
aerials and artificial pacemakers, as mobile telephones may affect the
working of pacemakers.
● Do not keep mobile phones in breast pockets directly above pacemak-
ers.
● Immediately switch off the mobile telephone if you suspect any inter-
ference with pacemakers or other types of medical equipment.


Control lampAirbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Brake pad wear warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . 185
City Safety Assist function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Engine oil sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fuel level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Steering column lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Control lamps Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Controlling function Electric exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Convenience functions Reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Coolant See engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Crossing a river Salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Cruise control system (CCS) Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Curb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
D Damaged tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Dangers of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . 59
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 208
Data link connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Data registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Data storage during the journey . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Data stored by the control units . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Daytime driving light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
De-icing the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
De-icing the locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Deadlock system"Safe" SAFELOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Deadlock (immobilizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Detail passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Diagnostics connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Differential lock See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Disposal
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
End-of-life vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Door handle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Door release lever interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . 244
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Drinks bottles see Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Driver door Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Driver position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Driving Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Data storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Driving with an automatic gearbox . . . . . . 131
Ecological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Economic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Fuel level to low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Journey preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Protection of the undercarriage . . . . . . . . . . 25
starting on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
292 Index

Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93Controlling function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Exterior views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
F
FAQs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Fault Parking distance warning system . . . . . . . 150
Fault finding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Fault memory Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Refilling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fire extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
First-aid kit Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 see First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Fluids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Front airbags See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Front passenger front airbag Deactivating using the key switch . . . . . . . . 71
See "Airbag system" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Information on consumption . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Type of fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Fuel consumption Economic driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
¿Why does it increase? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Fuel tank flap close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
G
General instrument panel Turn signal and headlight lever . . . . . . . . . . 83
Glove compartment see Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 111
H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Headlamp range adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Headlight lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Headlights
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heating and ventilation system Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
see also Air conditioning system . . . . . . . 164
High pressure cleaning apparatus . . . . . . . . . 199
Hill driving assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
I
Identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Ignition See "Engine and ignition" . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Ignition key see vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
294 Index

ImmobilizerOperating fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
In case of a breakdown Securing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
In case of an emergency Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
In case of a breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Protecting yourself and securing the vehi-cle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Information on consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Initial operations Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
InSP Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Display control functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
In the event of an emergency Fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
First aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 see Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 J
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Journey preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
K
key see vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Key see vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Key switch Deactivating the front passenger front air-bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
L
Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Laser sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 see Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Audible warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Controls lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Daytime driving light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Headlight lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Instrument panel lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Instruments lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Parking light remains on both sides . . . . . . 85
Reading light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
turning on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Load Driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Transporting a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 General tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Loading luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 98
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Locking from the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
from the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rear Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Luggage compartment Rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Luggage compartment variable floor . . . . . . . 101 expand downwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
expand forwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
M
Main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Malfunction automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
295
Index