engine oil capacity Seat Mii 2016 Owner's manual

The essentials
Fluid Level control Fi l
lin
g the fuel tank
Fuel tank capacity
Petrol enginesAround 35.0 l,
of which approximately 4.0 are the reserve.
Natural gas en-
gineNatural gas: approx. 11 kg; of whichmax. 1.5 kg reserve
Petrol: approx. 10 l; of which approx. 5 l reserve
Windscreen washer tank capacity
The washer bottle capacity is approximately 3 litres.Fuel
Fig. 39
Open fuel tank flap with tank cap in
the ho l
der Opening the fuel tank cap
The t
ank fl

ap is at the rear of the vehicle on
the right.
● Pull the rear zone of the fuel tank flap to
open.
● Unfold the key shaft if necessary
›››
 page 92.
● Insert the vehicle key into the lock cylinder
of the fuel
tank plug and turn the key in an
anticlockwise direction.
● Take out the fuel tank plug by turning it in
an anticlock
wise direction and rest it on the
upper part of the fuel tank flap ››› Fig. 39.
Closing the fuel tank cap
● Screw on the fuel tank filler plug in a clock-
wise dir
ection until it is fully inserted with a
click.
● Insert the vehicle key into the lock cylinder
of the fuel
tank plug, turn the key in a clock-
wise direction and remove the key.
● Press the tank flap until you hear it click in-
to pl
ace. The tank flap must be flush with the
body contour.

››› in Introduction on page 183
››› page 185 Oil
Fig. 40
Engine oil dipstick. Fig. 41
In the engine compartment: Engine
oi l
fi

ller cap. The level is measured using the dipstick loca-
t
ed in the en
gine c

ompartment.
The oil should leave a mark between zones A and
C . It should never exceed zone
A .
● Zone A : Do not add oil.
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Advice
●
Never s t
art the engine when the vehicle is
raised! The vehicle may fall from the platform
due to the engine vibrations.
● If it is necessary to work underneath the ve-
hicle whi
le it is raised, you should check that
the supporting stands have an adequate load
capacity.
● Never climb onto the lifting platform.
● Always make sure that the weight of the ve-
hicle doe
s not exceed the lifting platform
load capacity. CAUTION
● Never r ai

se the vehicle at the engine oil
sump, the gearbox or the rear or front axles.
● Always use an intermediate rubber support
to prev
ent damage to the vehicle underbody.
Check that the arms of the lifting platform are
able to move with obstruction.
● The arms should not come into contact with
the side runnin
g boards or other parts of the
vehicle. Caring for and cleaning the ve-
hic
le e

xterior
Introduction Regular maintenance and washing help to
m
aint
ain the

value of the vehicle. This may
also be one of the requirements for acknowl- edging warranty claims in the event of body-
work c

orrosion or paint defects.
Products suitable for the care of your vehicle
are available at any technical service. WARNING
Car-care products may be toxic and hazard-
ous. If c

ar care products are not suitable or
are used inappropriately, this could result in
accident, serious injury, burns or intoxica-
tion.
● Car care products must always be stored in
the original
container which should be kept
closed.
● Observe information provided by the manu-
factur
er.
● To prevent confusion, never store car care
products
in empty food cans, bottles or other
containers.
● Keep all care products out of reach of chil-
dren.
● Harmfu

l vapours may be produced when us-
ing car c
are products. Therefore, care prod-
ucts should only be used in well-ventilated
spaces or in the open air.
● Never use fuel, turpentine, engine oil, ace-
tone or any
other volatile liquid to wash,
clean or care for the vehicle. These are toxic
and highly flammable. WARNING
Inappropriate care and cleaning of vehicle
component s

may effect the vehicle safety
equipment, increasing the risk of severe in-
jury.
● Vehicle components should only be
cle
aned and maintained in accordance with
the manufacturer's instructions.
● Only use approved or recommended care
products. CAUTION
Cleaning products which contain solvents will
dam ag

e the material. For the sake of the environment
Only wash the vehicle in areas allocated for
this p

urpose, to prevent dirty water which
may be contaminated by oil, grease or fuel,
from entering the drains. In some places,
even washing it outside the planned areas is
banned. For the sake of the environment
Where possible, always use products which
re s

pect the environment. For the sake of the environment
The remains of car care products should not
be dis po

sed of with ordinary household170

Index
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 driv er s
ide
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Sunglasses storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Switching lights off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Switching lights on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Symbols see control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
T TC see Brake assist systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Technical data axle loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
engine oil specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
kerb weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
total weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
windscreen washer liquid amount . . . . . . . . . 195
windshield washer fluid container capacity . . . 31
Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Technical specifications dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Temperature display liquid coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
temporary spare wheel snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
TIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Top T
ether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 75
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 75, 135 front towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
tow bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Towline anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Traction control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Traction Control (TC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Traction (tyres) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Transporting driving with the rear lid open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
loaded vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Transporting items fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Transporting objects roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Treadwear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Turn signal convenience function . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Turn signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 105
Tyre load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Tyre mobility set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
do not use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
sealing a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Tyre Mobility Set
inflating a ty re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Tyre Mobility System see Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tyre pressure spare wheel or temporary spare wheel . . . . . . 203
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203, 211
Tyre profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tyre repair kit see Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tyres avoiding damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
errors in wheel alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
foreign bodies in the tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
interchanging tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
old . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
run-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
speed rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
technical details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
tyre code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Tyre identification number (TIN) . . . . . . . . . . . 208
tyre load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
tyres with directional tread pattern . . . . . . . . . 200
valve caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
wear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
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