interior lights Seat Mii 2015 Owner's manual

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The e s
senti
als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior view (left guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 41
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Driving advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Correct position of the vehicle occupants . . . . 47
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Seat belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Why wear a seat belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . . . 55
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Vehicle tool kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 74
Tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 76
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Central locking* and locking system . . . . . . . . 92
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Sliding/tilting electric panoramic sunroof . . . . 100 Lights and visibility
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
R

ear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 108
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 110
Transporting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driv

ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Engine management and exhaust gas purifica-
tion syst
em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driving along flooded roadways . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Parking distance warning system* . . . . . . . . . . 149
Cruise control* (Cruise control system -
CCS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Safety Assist* (City Safety Assist function) . . . . 152
Hill driving assistant* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Start-Stop System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
3

The essentials
Turn signal and main beam lever Fig. 30
Turn signal and main beam lever in
their initi al
po
sition More the lever to the required position:
Right t
urn s

ignal: Right-hand parking
light (ignition switched off).
Left turn signal: Left-hand parking light
(ignition switched off).
Main beam switched on: Control lamp 
lit up on the instrument panel.
Headlight flasher: lit up when the lever is
pushed. Control lamp  lit up.
Lever all the way down to switch it off.

››› in Turn signal and main beam lever
on page 103
››› page 102 1
2
3
4 Hazard warning lights
Fig. 31
See position on page 7 Switched on, for example:
● When approaching a traffic jam
● In an emergency
● The vehicle has broken down
● When towing or being towed

››› in Hazard warning lights on
page 104
››› page 103 Interior lights
But-
ton/Swit chFunction 
Switching off the reading light.

Switching on the reading light.

Switches door contact control on (central
position).
The reading light comes on automatically
when the vehicle is unlocked, a door is
opened or the key is removed from the ig-
nition.
The light goes off a few seconds after all
the doors are closed, the vehicle is locked
or the ignition is switched on.
Note
The reading lights go out when the vehicle is
lock ed, or a f

ew minutes after the key is re-
moved from the ignition. This prevents the
vehicle's battery from discharging. 22

Safety
● He a
d r
estraints optimised for rear-end colli-
sion.
● Adjustable steering column.
● If necessary, anchor points for child seats
for the re
ar seats.
● Where applicable, mountings for the child
seat up
per retaining strap.
Situations in which the front and side air-
bags do not deploy:
● If the ignition is switched off during the col-
lision.
● In fr

ontal collisions, when the deceleration
meas
ured by the control unit is too low.
● In minor side collisions.
● In rear collisions.
● In the event of the vehicle overturning.
● When the impact speed is lower than the
refer
ence value set in the control unit.
There is a fault in the system if the control
lamp :
● does not light up when the ignition is
switc
hed on,
● turns off after 4 seconds after the ignition
is sw
itched on
● turns off and then lights up again after the
ignition is sw
itched on
● illuminates or flashes while the vehicle is
movin
g. WARNING
● The seat belt

s and airbags can only provide
maximum protection if the occupants are
seated correctly ››› page 47.
● If a fault has occurred in the airbag system,
have the sy
stem checked immediately by a
specialised workshop. Otherwise, during a
frontal collision the system might not trigger
correctly or may fail to trigger at all. Airbag activation
The airbags deploy extremely rapidly, within
thou
s
andths

of a second, to provide addi-
tional protection in the event of an accident.
A fine dust may develop when the airbag de-
ploys. This is normal and it is not an indica-
tion of fire in the vehicle.
The airbag system is only ready to function
when the ignition is on.
In special accidents instances, several air-
bags may activate at the same time.
In the event of minor head-on and side colli-
sions, rear-end collisions, overturning or roll-
over of the vehicle, airbags do not activate.
Activation factors
The conditions that lead to the airbag system
activating in each situation cannot be gener-
alised. Some factors play an important role,
such as the properties of the object the vehi- cle hits (hard/soft), angle of impact, vehicle
speed, etc

.
Deceleration trajectory is key for airbag acti-
vation.
The control unit analyses the collision trajec-
tory and activates the respective restraint
system.
If the deceleration rate is below the prede-
fined reference value in the control unit the
airbags will not be triggered, even though
the accident may cause extensive damage to
the car.
The following airbags are triggered in seri-
ous head-on collisions ● Driver airbag.
● Front passenger front airbag
The fol
lowing airbags are triggered in seri-
ous side-on collisions
● Front side airbag on the side of the acci-
dent.
● Re

ar side airbag on the side of the acci-
dent.
In an acc

ident with airbag activation:
● the interior lights switch on (if the interior
light swit
ch is in the courtesy light position);
● the hazard warning lights switch on;
● all doors are unlocked;
60

General instrument panel
Operation
Gener a
l
instrument panel
Instrument panel Key to
Fig. 94:
Interior door r el

ease lever . . . . . . . . . 96
Turn switch for adjusting the exteri-
or mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
– Exterior mirr or a

djustment     
– Heated exterior mirrors 
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Lever for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
– Turn sign
als  and main beam
headlights 
– Cruise control system (CCS)  –
 –  – /+ – /- . . . . . . .151
Steering wheel with horn and – Driver airb ag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Da

sh panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 25
Windscreen wiper/ windscreen
wash l
ever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
– Wind s

creen wipers
– Rear window wiper
1 2
3
4
5
6
7 –
Lev
er w

ith buttons for controlling
the SEAT information system - ,
 / . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Controls for:
– Start

-Stop system button  . . .156
– Rear w
indow heating button  . .124
– Left
seat heating controls  . . . . . 109
Switches for: – Heating and

ventilation system .124
– Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
SEA

T Portable System (supplied by
SEAT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
R

adio (factory fitted) ›››
Booklet Ra-
dio
Controls for:
– Hazard warning lights switch
 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
– Pa s

senger front airbag off warn-
ing lamp      . .58
– Right seat
heating controls 
or rear window heating button 
(alternative position) . . . . . . . . . . .109, 124
Storage compartment with drink
hol der in the c

entre console . . . . . . .116
Handle of the storage compartment
or stor
age compartment open 1)
. . . 112
8 9
10
11
12
13
14 In the side of the dash panel: Key
sw
it
c

h for switching off the front
passenger airbag 1)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Position of passenger front airbag
on the dash p
anel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Ashtray* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
12 volt socket or cigarette light-
er* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 116
Lever for:
– Manual g

earbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
– Autom atic

gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Button for:
– City

Safety Assist function
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Steering column adjustment lev-
er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Open bonnet lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Headlight range control  . . . . . . . . 101
Light switch  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Central lock button    . . . . . . . . . .92
Button for operating the electric
window
s of the driver door  . . . . .99
15 16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
1)
According to version
85
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Lights and visibility
Rear vision mirror Int erior r
e
ar vision mirrorFig. 114
Manual anti-dazzle function for rear
v i
s

ion mirror The driver should always adjust the rear vi-
s
ion mirr
or t

o permit adequate visibility
through the rear window.
Manual anti-dazzle function for interior rear
vision mirror
● Basic position: point the lever at the bot-
tom of the mirr
or forwards.
● Pull the lever to the back to select the anti-
dazzl
e function ››› Fig. 114. Exterior mirrors
Fig. 115
In the front doors: button to adjust
the mec h
anic

al exterior rear vision mirror Fig. 116
In the driver door: rotary control for
the e xt
erior el

ectric mirrors Read the additional information carefully
› ›
›

 page 13
Adjust the exterior mirrors by pressing the
adjust button ››› Fig. 115 or the rotary con-
trol* ››› Fig. 116. Folding in the exterior mirrors and returning
them to their original

position is possible
through a mechanical system. Carefully fold
the exterior rear vision mirror casing towards
the side window or pull it away from the win-
dow until it clicks into place. WARNING
Fold and unfold the exterior mirror, taking
car e t

o avoid injuries.
● Only fold or unfold the exterior mirror when
there is
no-one in the way of the mirror.
● When moving the mirror, take care not to
trap fing
ers between the mirror and the mir-
ror bracket. WARNING
Failure to correctly estimate the distance of
the v ehic

le behind could lead to serious acci-
dent.
● Rear-view convex or aspheric mirrors in-
cre
ase the field of vision, however objects ap-
pear smaller and further away in the mirrors.
● The use of these mirrors to estimate the
dist
ance to the next vehicle when changing
lane is imprecise and could result in serious
accident.
● If possible, use the rear vision mirror to es-
timate di
stances to vehicles behind you or in
other circumstances.
● Make sure that the rear visibility is ade-
quate. » 107
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Seats and head restraints
● Inser
t
the head restraint into the guides on
the seat backrest.
● Push the head restraint down as far as it
wil
l go while pressing button 1 .
● Fold the backrest of the rear seat backward
ag ain u
nti

l it is engaged.
● Adjust the head restraint to the correct po-
sition ››

› page 50. WARNING
Travelling with the head restraints removed
or improperly a

djusted increases the risk of
severe or fatal injuries in the event of acci-
dents and sudden braking or manoeuvres.
● Always fit and adjust the head restraint
properly whenev
er a person is occupying a
seat.
● Refit any removed head restraints immedi-
ately so th
at passengers are properly protec-
ted. CAUTION
When removing and fitting the head restraint,
mak e s

ure it does not hit the headliner of the
vehicle or the front seat backrest. Otherwise,
the interior roof and other parts of the vehicle
could be damaged. Seat functions
Se at
he

ating* Fig. 118
In the centre console: Front seats
he atin
g sw

itch The front seat cushions can be heated electri-
c
al
ly

when the ignition is switched on.
Switch off seat heating if there is nobody in
the seat.
FunctionAction ››› Fig. 118
ActivatePress button . Seat heating is
switched on fully. All warning sig-
nals light up.
Adjusting the
heating outputPress the button  again to adjust
the desired heat.
DeactivatingKeep pressing button  until all of
the lights are switched off. WARNING
People whose pain and temperature thresh-
ol d h

as been affected by some kind of medi-
cine, paraplegia or chronic illness (e.g. diabe-
tes) may sustain burns to the back, buttocks
and legs from using the seat heaters that
may lead to a long healing process or that
may never completely heal. Seek medical ad-
vice if you have doubts regarding your health.
● People with limited pain and temperature
thresho
lds must never use seat heating. WARNING
Inappropriate use of the seat functions can
cau se sev

ere injuries.
● Assume the proper sitting position before
your trip and rem
ain in it throughout. This al-
so applies to the other occupants.
● Keep hands, fingers, feet and other limbs
awa
y from the seat operating and adjustment
radius. CAUTION
● To av oid d

amaging the heating elements of
the seat heaters, please do not kneel on the
seat or apply sharp pressure to a single point
on the seat cushion or backrest.
● Liquids, sharp objects and insulating mate-
rial
s on the seat could damage the seat heat-
ing. » 109
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Advice
SEAT recommends the use of car washes
w ithout
bru
shes.
To remove traces of wax on windows and to
prevent wiper blades from scratching, please
observe the following ››› page 169, Cleaning
windows and exterior mirrors .
Washing the car by hand
When washing the car by hand, use plenty of
water to soften the dirt first, and rinse off as
well as possible.
Then clean the vehicle with a soft sponge,
glove or brush using only slight pressure.
Start at the roof and work downwards. Spe-
cial car shampoo should only be used for
very persistent dirt.
Rinse the sponge or glove thoroughly and of-
ten.
Wheels, sills and similar should be cleaned
last. Use a second sponge for this. WARNING
Sharp components on the vehicle may cause
injury .
● Pr

otect arms and hands from sharp edges
when cle
aning the vehicle undercarriage or
the interior of the wheel hubs. WARNING
After the vehicle has been washed, the brak-
ing eff ect

will be reduced (and the braking
distance increased) due to moisture (and ice
in winter) on the brakes.
● “Dry the brakes and remove ice” by braking
caref
ully. Ensure that you are not endanger-
ing other road-users or breaking traffic regu-
lations in the process. CAUTION
● The wat er t

emperature should not exceed
+60 °C (+140 °F).
● To avoid damage to the paintwork, do not
wash the
vehicle in full sun.
● Do not use rough sponges or similar which
coul
d damage the surface to clean away the
traces of insects.
● Never wipe the headlights with a dry cloth
or spong
e, always moisten first. It is best to
use soapy water.
● Washing the vehicle in low temperatures:
When washin
g the vehicle with a hose, do
not direct water into the lock cylinders or the
gaps around the doors or roof. Locks and
seals could freeze! CAUTION
To avoid any risk of damage to the vehicle,
pl e

ase check the following points before us-
ing an automatic car wash: ●
Comp ar

e the distance between the vehicle
wheels and the distance between the guide-
rails of the car wash to prevent damage to the
wheels and tyres!
● Switch off the rain sensor before taking the
vehicl
e to an automatic car wash.
● Compare the height and width of your vehi-
cle w
ith the available height and width when
entering and driving through the car wash.
● Fold in exterior mirrors Electrically retracta-
ble e
xterior mirrors must not be folded in or
out by hand. Always use the electrical power
control.
● To avoid damaging the bonnet paintwork,
res
t the windscreen wipers on the windscreen
after drying the wiper blades. Do not let them
fall!
● Lock the rear lid to prevent it from opening
unexpect
edly while inside the car wash. Washing the vehicle with a high pres-
s
ur
e c

leaner When cleaning the vehicle with a high-pres-
s
ur
e c

leaner, always follow the operating in-
structions for the equipment. Pay special at-
tention to the required pressure of the jet
and the distance between the jet and the ve-
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able distance from soft materials,
such as rubber hoses or insulating material,
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control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
ru nnin
g in new br
ake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136, 147
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Braking brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Bulb fault see Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
C Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 natural gas tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
windscreen washer liquid reservoir . . . . . . . . 193
Caring for paintwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Caring for the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166, 167
interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
CCS see cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 after airbag deployment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
opening doors individually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 71 subsequent tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 front bumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 rear lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
side turn s
ignal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 automatic gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
engaging the gears (automatic gearbox) . . . . 139
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Changing the blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Child safety seat Securing with the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 65 Disabling the front passenger front airbag . . . . 15
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 67
mounting child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
mounting systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
on the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 64
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
transporting children in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 66
weight categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
City Safety Assist function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Special driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
padding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 textile covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
washin
g the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Washing the vehicle with high pressure clean- ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Cleaning the vehicle high pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Climate control Faults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Clothes hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Code number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 114
passenger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 114
Sunglasses storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 113
Conformity certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Consumption information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Control and warning lamps Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
City Safety Assist function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Emission control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
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for the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
f uel
l
evel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
general view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
indication of brake pad wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
on the driver door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
control lamp refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Control units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 reprogramming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Coolant checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Cooling system checking the coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
topping up with coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 151 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
D Dangers in not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Data registry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Data storage during the journey . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
De-icing the locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Diagnostics connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Dimension
s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Direction of rotation tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Disabling the front passenger front airbag . . . . . 15
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 87
Disposal belt tension device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Emergency closing or opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Driving automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
data storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
economical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
fuel level too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Parking downhill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Parking uphill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
starting on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
stopping on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
through salt water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driving in winter fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
tyre pr
essure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
windscreen washer bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driving tips For a loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
E
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
EDS see Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Electrical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 118
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
see Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Operating fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
fire extinguishers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
first aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
r ep
l
acing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
G Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
changing gears manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Manual gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
putting the vehicle in gear (manual gearbox) 138
Gear engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
General instrument panel Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
General view control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, 114
H
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 103
Head-on collisions and the laws of physics . . . . . 54
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Headlights driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Head rest adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Head restraints Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Heating and ventilation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Hill driving assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Hill hold
contro l and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Hubcaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
I
Identifying letters on engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 see "Engine and ignition" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 removal lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
unauthorised vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
recommended gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
seat belt status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 87
general instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Instrument panel lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Interior rear vision mirror anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Interior view
left . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
J Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 69, 71 mounting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
K Keys control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
duplicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 93, 95
vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
L Labels and plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lift platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 101, 102 audible warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
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