gearbox Seat Mii 2014 Owner's Guide

Advice
Changing a wheel Introduction Some vehicle versions and models do not
have a factory-fitted jack or box spanner. In
this case, we recommend consulting a Speci-
alised workshop to change the wheel.
You should only change the wheels yourself if
the vehicle is parked in a safe place, you are
familiar with the procedure and safety stand-
ards and you have all the necessary tools!
Otherwise, you should seek professional as-
sistance.
WARNING
Changing a wheel can be dangerous, espe-
cially on the hard shoulder. Please observe
the following rules to minimise the risk of in-
jury:
● Stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible.
Park at a safe distance from surrounding traf-
fic to change a wheel.
● When changing a wheel, keep all passen-
gers, and particularly children, a safe dis-
tance away from the work area.
● Turn on the hazard warning lights to warn
other road users.
● Ensure the ground on which you park is flat
and solid. If necessary, support the jack on a
wide solid base. ●
If you are changing a wheel yourself, you
should be familiar with the required proce-
dure. Otherwise, you should seek professio-
nal assistance.
● Only use suitable tools that are not dam-
aged when changing a wheel.
● Always stop the engine, apply the hand-
brake lever firmly and place the selector lever
in position P, or engage a gear for a manual
gearbox to reduce the risk of the vehicle mov-
ing accidentally.
● Have the tightening torque of the wheel
bolts checked as soon as possible with a reli-
able torque wrench. WARNING
If the wheel trims are not appropriate or not
fitted correctly, they could cause major acci-
dents or damage.
● Incorrectly mounted wheel trims may come
off while driving and endanger other road
users.
● Damaged trims must never be mounted on
the wheels.
● Always ensure that the brake ventilation
and cooling is not cut off or blocked. This is
also valid if hubcaps are fitted later. If there
is not enough air, you may require signifi-
cantly longer braking distances. CAUTION
Remove and remount wheel trims taking care
to avoid damage to the vehicle. Hubcaps
Fig. 124
Remove the hubcap of the steel
wheel trim In order to access the wheel bolts, first re-
move the hubcap.
Removing and fitting the hubcap
● To remove , take the vehicle tool kit wire
hook and att
ach it to the edge of the wheel
trim ››› Fig. 124
.
● Remove the trim by pulling it in the direc-
tion of the arrow.
● To replace the hubcap , press the hubcap
against the trim until it clicks into place.
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Emergencies
● In outside temperatures below -20 °C
(-4 °F).
● In the event of cuts or perforations in the
tyre greater than 4 mm.
● If you have been driving with very low pres-
sure or a completely flat tyre.
● If the sealant bottle has passed its use by
date. WARNING
Using the tyre mobility system can be dan-
gerous, especially when filling the tyre at the
roadside. Please observe the following rules
to minimise the risk of injury:
● Stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible.
Park it at a safe distance from surrounding
traffic to fill the tyre.
● Ensure the ground on which you park is flat
and solid.
● All passengers and particularly children
must keep a safe distance from the work area.
● Turn on the hazard warning lights to warn
other road users.
● Use the tyre mobility system only if you are
familiar with the necessary procedures. Oth-
erwise, you should seek professional assis-
tance.
● The tyre mobility set is intended for tempo-
rary emergency use only until you can reach
the nearest specialised workshop.
● Replace the repaired tyre with the tire mo-
bility set as soon as possible. ●
The sealant is a health hazard and must be
cleaned immediately if it comes into contact
with the skin.
● Always keep the tire mobility set out of the
reach of small children.
● Never use an equivalent jack, even if it has
been approved for your vehicle.
● Always stop the engine, apply the hand-
brake lever firmly and engage gear if using a
manual gearbox, in order to reduce the risk of
vehicle involuntary movement. WARNING
A tyre filled with sealant does not have the
same performance properties as a conven-
tional tyre.
● Never drive faster than 80 km/h (50 mph).
● Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and
fast cornering.
● Drive for only 10 minutes at a maximum
speed of 80 km/h (50 mph) and then check
the tyre. For the sake of the environment
Dispose of used or expired sealant observing
any legal requirements. Note
● A new bottle of sealant can be purchased at
SEAT dealerships. ●
Take into account the separate instruction
manual of the tyre mobility set* manufactur-
er. Contents of the tyre mobility system*
Fig. 132
Standard representation: Contents
of the tyre mobility system. The tyre mobility set is located underneath
the floor covering in the luggage compart-
ment. It includes the following components
››› Fig. 132 :
T y
re valve remover
Sticker indicating maximum speed “max.
80 km/h” or “max. 50 mph”
Filler tube with cap
Air compressor »
1 2
3
4
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Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety

Advice
CAUTION
● Carefully fit and remove the towline anchor-
age and its cover to avoid damage to the ve-
hicle (e.g. paintwork).
● When towing, fuel could enter the catalytic
converter and cause damage! Note
Fitting a towline anchorage to the rear bump-
er is not possible. The vehicle is not suitable
for towing other vehicles. Instructions for tow starting
In general, the vehicle should not be started
by towing. Jump-starting is much more pref-
erable
›
› ›
page 181.
For technical reasons, the following vehicles
can
not be tow started:
● Vehicles with an automatic gearbox.
● If the vehicle battery is flat, it is possible
that the engine control unit does not operate
correctly.
However, if your vehicle must absolutely be
tow-started (manual gearbox):
● Put it into second or third gear.
● Keep the clutch pressed down. ●
Switch on the ignition and the hazard warn-
ing lights.
● Release the clutch when both vehicles are
moving.
● As soon as the engine starts, press the
clutch and move the gear lever into neutral.
This helps to prevent a collision with the tow-
ing vehicle. CAUTION
When tow-starting, fuel could enter the cata-
lytic converter and damage it. Notes on towing
Tow rope or tow bar
When towing, the tow bar is the safest and
vehicle friendly way. You should only use a
tow rope if you do not have a tow bar.
A tow rope should be slightly elastic to avoid
damage to both vehicles. It is advisable to
use a tow rope made of synthetic fibre or sim-
ilarly elastic material.
Only secure the tow rope or tow bar to the
towline anchorage or specially designed fit-
ting.
Towing vehicles with an automatic gearbox
Note the following for a towed vehicle:●
Make sure the gear selector lever is in the N
position.
● Do not drive faster than 50 km/h (30 mph)
when towing a vehicle.
● Do not tow further than 50 km (30 miles).
● If a breakdown truck is used, the vehicle
must be towed with the front wheels raised.
Situations in which the vehicle should not be
towed
In the following cases, the vehicle should not
be towed but transported on a trailer or spe-
cial vehicle:
● If the vehicle gearbox does not contain lu-
bricant due to a fault.
● If the battery is flat and the steering cannot
be unlocked as a result, the electronic steer-
ing lock and electronic parking brake cannot
be disengaged.
● If the vehicle to be towed has an automatic
gearbox and the distance to be covered is
greater than 50 km (30 miles). Note
The vehicle can only be towed if the steering
lock electronic gearbox lock is deactivated. If
the vehicle has no power supply or there is
an electric system fault, the engine must be
started using jump leads to deactivate the
steering column electronic gearbox lock. 184

Technical specifications
part of the windscreen. The vehicle identifica-
tion number (chassis number) is also stam-
ped on the right water drain channel. The wa-
ter drain channel is located between the sus-
pension tower and the wing. Open the bon-
net to read the vehicle identification number
 .
V ehic
le data plate
The vehicle data label ››› Fig. 155 is at the
front

of the spare wheel well. It contains the
following data:
Vehicle identification number (chassis
number).
Vehicle type, engine power, gearbox type.
Engine and gearbox code, paint number,
interior equipment.
Optional extras, PR numbers.
These data are also provided in the Mainte-
nance Programme.
Specific vehicle weight information The instructions in the official vehicle docu-
ments take precedence. All the technical data
provided in this documentation is applicable
to the basic model. The vehicle data label in
the Maintenance Programme or the vehicle
documentation shows which engine is instal-
led in your vehicle.1 2
3
4 The figures may be different depending
whether additional equipment is fitted, for
different models and for special vehicles.
Kerb weight values shown in the following ta-
ble apply to a vehicle with driver (75 kg), liq-
uids including a fuel tank 90% full, in addi-
tion to tools and a spare wheel
››› . The
kerb weight indicated increases with optional
equipment and retrofitting of accessories,
while proportionally reducing carrying ca-
pacity.
The load is equivalent to the following
weights:
● Passengers.
● Total equipment.
● Roof load, included in the carrier. WARNING
Exceeding the maximum authorised weight
and the load on the axles could cause dam-
age to the vehicle, accidents and serious in-
juries.
● The real load on the axles should never ex-
ceed the maximum permitted.
● The load and its distribution in the vehicle
have effects on the vehicle handling and the
braking ability. Always drive at a suitable
speed. CAUTION
Distribute the load as uniformly and as low
down on the vehicle as possible. When trans-
porting heavy objects in the luggage com-
partment, these should be placed as far for-
ward as possible or over the rear axle to have
as little influence on handling as possible. Information on fuel consumption
The consumption and emission values indi-
cated do not refer to one specific vehicle.
They are only to be used to compare the val-
ues of the different vehicle versions. The fuel
consumption and CO
2 emissions of a vehicle
not only depend on the effective use of fuel.
They also depend on your driving style and
other non-technical factors.
Calculation of fuel consumption
Fuel consumption and emission values are
determined according to the current version
of the 715/2007/EC or 80/1268/EEC regula-
tion and are valid for the vehicle kerb weight.
The specifications do not
refer to an individu-
al

vehicle. To measure the fuel consumption,
two measuring cycles are carried out on a
rolling road test bed. The test criteria are as
follows:
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Index
Index
A
Abroad Extended stay abroad with your vehicle . . . . . 135
Sale of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
ABS See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Additional equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Adjust Headlight range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adjustment Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 21 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cleaning dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Deactivating the front passenger front airbag . 24
Deactivating using the key switch . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Differences between front passenger front air-bag systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Locking the vehicle after airbag deployment . . 46
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Use of child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Air conditioner
Air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
temporarily switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Aluminium care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Anodized surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Anti-theft bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Anti-theft locking bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Anti-theft wheel locking bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Antifreeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Aspects to take into account before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ASR see Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Assistance systems Brake assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Electronic differential lock system (EDL) . . . . . 104
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Optical parking system (OPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 106
Safety Assist (City Safety Assist function) . . . . 110
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Traction control system (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Traction Control (TC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Assist systems Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Audible warnings Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seat belt not fastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automatic belt retainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic device disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Ignition key removal lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
starting on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
stopping on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
B BAS see Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Battery Change in the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Discharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
drains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
See Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Battery acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Belt tension limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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Index
Bonnet Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Boot variable floor extend below . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
extend forwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Brake Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Brake assist system (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Emergency brake indicator in case of suddenbraking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Running-in brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92, 103
Brake system Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Brake systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Breakdown Securing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Bulb fault See changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
C Capacities Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Care
See "Care of your vehicle" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Care of your vehicle Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Caring for paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Central locking button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
locking and unlocking from the exterior . . . . . . 46
locking and unlocking from the inside . . . . . . . 48
Central locking system After airbag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Opening doors individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Changing Windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Front bumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
in the headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Sea changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Engaging gears (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . 95
Engaging gears (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 94
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
with Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Changing gears Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Changing the bulbs Side turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Changing the wheel After changing the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Checking Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Child safety seat Securing with seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Fix with ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
ISOFIX child seat on rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Mounting child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mounting systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
On rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
On the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Securing using a Top Tether retaining strap . . . 32
Transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 27
Weight categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Child seats Disabling the front passenger front airbag . . . . 24
Chromework care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
City Safety Assist function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Special driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
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Index
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Driving with an automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . 96
Ecological . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fuel level too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
starting on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
stopping on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Driving abroad Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Driving advice Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Driving in winter Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Tyre pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Windscreen washer bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Driving tips For a loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
E Ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
EDL See "Brake assist systems" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
electrical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electrical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 172 Electric windows
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
see Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Electronic differential lock system (EDL) . . . . . . 104
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Emergency brake indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Emission control system Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Engaging gears Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Engine Noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Running-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Engine and ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Water box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Environment Environmental friendliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Exhaust gas purification system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Exterior aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Controlling function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
F Fastening seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Fault Parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 106
Fault memory Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Faults Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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Index
Key see vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Key switch Deactivating the front passenger front airbag . 24
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
L Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Lifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Audible warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Controls lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Daytime driving light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Instrument panel lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Instruments lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Parking light remains on both sides . . . . . . . . . 57
Reading light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
turning off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
turning on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Load Driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Transporting a load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 General advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Loading luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Locking from the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 from the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Luggage compartment Rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
M
Main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Main panel Turn signal and main beam lever . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Malfunction automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 see also Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Manufacturer identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
mechanical locking locking and unlocking from the exterior . . . . . . 46
locking and unlocking from the inside . . . . . . . 48
Mirrors Convenience functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Mobile telephone Using without an exterior aerial . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 135
Modifications to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
N Natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
New tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 New tyres and wheels
About your tyres and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Noises Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Notes for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
O
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Oil See engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Older tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Onboard diagnostic system (ODB) . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Opening Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
from the exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
from the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Sliding/tilting electric panoramic sunroof . . . . 53
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Opening doors individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Operating fault Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Operating faults Radio reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 135
Optical parking system (OPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Outside temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Overview Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
P Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 91
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