oil dipstick Seat Mii 2013 Owner's manual

186In the engine compartment
The correct oil must be used to ensure the correct operation and long serv-
ice life of the engine. The engine comes with a high-quality multigrade oil
that can generally be used all year round.
Only use an engine oil that complies to SEAT standards whenever possible
⇒ 
. Only refill engine oil using approved engine oil in accordance with the
corresponding SEAT standard ( ⇒ table on page 186). All oils indicated are
synthetic multigrade oils .
Engine oils are being continuously further developed. Technical Services
are permanently informed of any modifications. SEAT therefore recommends
that you have the engine oil changed by a Technical Service.
EnginesSpecifications of engine oil with a service dependent on time/dis- tance travelled
44 kW - 55 kW Petrol enginesVW 504 00, VW 502 00
CAUTION
● Only use engine oils whose specifications are expressly approved by
SEAT. The use of any other type of engine oil could cause engine damage!
● No additives should be used with engine oil. Any damage caused by the
use of such additives would not be covered by the factory warranty. Checking the engine oil level and topping up
Fig. 114 Marked engine
oil dipstick
Fig. 115 In the engine
compartment: Engine oil
filler cap
Preparations
● Park the vehicle on flat ground so that the engine oil reading is correct.
● The engine must be hot to be able to check the engine oil level. Stop the
engine and wait a few minutes for the oil to drain back into the sump. 

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In the engine compartment
● Open the bonnet  ⇒  page 180.
● The engine oil filler neck can be recognised by the symbol  on the
cap ⇒ Fig. 115 and the dipstick by its coloured handle.
Check the engine oil level
● Pull out the dipstick and wipe it on a clean cloth.
● Replace the dipstick, pushing it in as far as it will go. If the dipstick to
measure engine oil has a mark, when you reintroduce it this mark should
slot into the corresponding groove located on the upper end of the tube.
● Remove the dipstick again and check the engine oil level ⇒ table on
page 187.
● After reading the oil level, replace the dipstick in the tube completely.
Engine oil topping up ranges
Fig. 114Operations required depending on the engine oil topping
up level:
Area ADo not top up oil
⇒ .Area BYou can add oil, but keep the level in this zone.
Area COil
must be added. After topping up the oil level should be
in area B.
Adding oil after checking the level
Only add engine oil in small quantities and in steps.
●
Unscrew the cap from engine oil filler neck on the cylinder head
⇒ Fig. 115. If you are not sure where the cap is, request help from a special-
ist.
● Only refill using approved SEAT engine oil in small quantities (no more
than 0.5 ltr) ⇒ page 185.
● To avoid adding too much oil, each time you add a quantity, wait until
the oil has flowed into the crankcase so that it can be measured with the
dipstick.
● Check the oil level before adding any more oil. Do not top up with too
much engine oil ⇒ 
. ●
When the oil level is in at least the ⇒ Fig. 114 B
zone, insert the dip-
stick into the tube fully to avoid engine oil escaping when the engine is run-
ning.
● After topping up the oil, ensure that the cap is screwed on to the filler
neck correctly.
WARNING
Oil could catch fire if it comes into contact with hot engine components.
This could lead to a fire, explosion and severe injuries.
● Always ensure that after topping of oil, the engine oil filler cap is cor-
rectly tightened. This will avoid engine oil spilling onto hot engine parts
when the engine is running.
CAUTION
● If the engine oil level is above the area A do not start the engine. Seek
specialist assistance. Otherwise catalytic converter and engine damage may
occur.
● When refilling or changing service liquids, ensure that you put the liq-
uids into the right tank. Making a mistake when refilling could cause seri-
ous malfunctions and damage the engine!
For the sake of the environment
The oil level must never be above area A. Otherwise oil can be drawn in
through the crankcase breather and escape into the atmosphere via the ex-
haust system. 
Engine oil consumption
The consumption of engine oil can be different from one engine to another
and can vary during the useful life of the engine. 
Vehicle diagramPrior to a journey...While drivingCare, cleaning and mainte-
nanceIf and whenTechnical specifications

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
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stopping on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Driving abroad Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Driving advice Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Driving in winter Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . 200
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Driving tips Driving a loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
E
Ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Economic driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
EDL See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Electrical components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 242
Electrical consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Electrical power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
electric windows Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Electric windows
see Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electric Windows Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electronic differential lock system (EDL) . . . . 140
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) . . . . . . . 139
Emergency brake indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . 244 Driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Emission control system Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Engaging gears Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Engine Noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Water box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Environment Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Exterior aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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