warning Seat Mii 2018 Owner's manual

Introduction
Thank you f or your trust choosing a SEAT v
e-
hicl
e.
With your new SEAT, you will be able to enjoy
a vehicle with state-of-the-art technology
and top quality features.
We recommend reading this Instruction Man-
ual carefully to learn more about your vehicle
so you can enjoy all its benefits in your daily
driving.
Information about handling is complemented
with instructions regarding the operation and
maintenance of the vehicle in order to ensure
its safety and maintain its value. Moreover, we
want to give you valuable advice and tips to
drive your vehicle efficiently and respecting
the environment.
We wish you safe and enjoyable motoring.
SEAT, S.A.
WARNING
Read and always observe safety infor-
mation concerning the passenger

About this manual
This manual describes the f eat
ur
es of the ve-
hicle at the time of drafting this text. Some of
the features described below will be intro-
duced in the future or will only be available in
certain markets.
Some of the features described here are
not included in all the types or variations
of the model and they can be varied or
modified based on technical or marketing
requirements without it being considered
misleading advertising.
Some details on the drawings may vary from
its vehicle and must be interpreted as a
standard representation.
The direction indicators (left, right, forwards,
backwards) in this manual refer to the travel
direction of the vehicle unless otherwise sta-
ted.
The audiovisual material is only meant to
help the users better understand some fea-
tures of the car. It is not a replacement for the
instruction manual. Access the instruction
manual to see the complete information and
warnings.
The features marked with an asterisk
are included by default only in certain
versions of the model, supplied as op-
tional only for certain versions or only of-
fered in certain countries.
 Trademarks are marked with

Table of Contents
Table of Contents The essential s
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior view (left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 16
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 18
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
SEAT information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 29
Fluid level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 35
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 36
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
42
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 43
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
48
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Driving advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 48
Correct position of the vehicle occu-
pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 49
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Why wear a set belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . 57
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 67
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
In case of emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Vehicle tool kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 73
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 75
Tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 77
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 78
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 88
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Vehicle key set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Central locking* and locking system . . . . . . . 94
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 98
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 99
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sliding/tilting electric panoramic sunroof . . . 102 Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 103
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 108
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 108
Mirr

or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 110
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 112
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 113
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . 114
Transporting objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 127
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning . . . . 129
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Overview of the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
General operating information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Audio Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Radio Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 139
Media Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 141
Phone management* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Drive Mii App* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149Start and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Changing gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 163
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 5

Table of Contents
Engine management and exhaust gas puri-
fication syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
168
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . .
169
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Parking distance warning system* . . . . . . . . . 172
City safety assist (Safety Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Hill driving assistant* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Accessories, replacement of parts and
modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 180
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 186
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 193
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 195
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 200
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 206
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
217
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Additional service offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Information stored in control units . . . . . . . . . . 226
Other important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Information about the EU Directive
2014/53/EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 229
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Technical features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 234
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 239
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The essentials
Warning lamps Contr ol and w
arning l
ampsThe control and warning lamps are indicators
of warnings,

The essentials
WARNING
If the vehicle is not correctly raised, it could
fall off the jack causing serious injury.
Pl ease observ
e the following rules to mini-
mise the risk of injury:

The essentials
Make sure the battery clamps have sufficient
met al
-t
o-metal contact with the battery ter-
minals.
If the engine fails to start after about 10 sec-
onds, switch off the starter and try again after
about 1 minute. WARNING

Safety
Safety
Saf e driving
Driving advice Saf et
y first! WARNING

Seat belts
Pedal area P edal
s Do not allow floor mats or other objects to
obstruct the free passage of the pedal
s.
Fl
oor mats should leave the pedal area free
and unobstructed and be correctly secured
in the footwell zone.
In the event of failure of a brake circuit, the
brake pedal must be pressed harder than
normal to brake the vehicle. WARNING
Objects falling into the driver

Seat belts
Several warning and control lamps light up
f or a f
e
w seconds when the ignition is switch-
ed on, signalling that the function is being
verified. They will switch off after a few sec-
onds.
An audible warning will be heard if the seat
belts are not fastened as the vehicle drives
off and reaches a speed of more then
25 km/h (15 mph) or if the seat belts are un-
fastened while the vehicle is in motion. The
seat belt warning lamp i will also flash.
The warning lamp i does not switch off until
the driver and front passenger fasten their
seat belts while the ignition is switched on.
Seat belt status display for rear seats
The seat belt status display on the instrument
panel informs the driver, when the ignition is
switched on, whether any passengers in the
rear seats have fastened their seat belts. The i symbol indicates that the passenger in this
seat has fastened “his or her” seat belt