steering Seat Toledo 2013 Service Manual

202Wheels and tyres
WARNING
● If the warning lamp  lights up, slow down immediately and avoid
any severe braking or steering manoeuvres. Stop and check the tyres and
their pressure as soon as possible.
● Under certain conditions (e.g. sporty driving style, driving on loose
surfaces or in the winter) the warning lamp  may take a while to light
up or may remain switched off.
● Despite the tyre pressure monitoring system, the driver remains re-
sponsible for maintaining the correct tyre pressure. You must therefore
check the tyre pressure often.
Note
● The tyre pressure monitoring system is not a replacement for regularly
checking the tyre pressure, as it is unable to recognise an even drop in pres-
sure.
● The tyre pressure monitoring system is unable to warn of a sudden drop
in tyre pressure, e.g. a puncture. In this case, try to stop the vehicle carefully
with no severe braking or steering manoeuvres.
● To ensure the tyre pressure monitoring system works correctly, the basic
setting must be performed every 10 000 km (6000 miles) or once a year. 
Wheel bolts
The wheel bolts are matched to the rims. When installing different wheels,
e.g. to fit light alloy wheels or wheels with winter tyres, it is important to use
the correct wheel bolts with the right length and correctly shaped bolt
heads. The is essential for the secure fit of the wheels and for the proper
function of the brake system. Winter tyres
Winter tyres will significantly improve handling of the vehicle in winter road
conditions. The design of summer tyres (width, rubber compound, tread
pattern) gives less grip at temperatures below +7 °C (45 °F), on ice and
snow. This applies particularly to vehicles equipped with
wide section tyres
or high speed tyres (code letters H or V on the sidewall).
In order to preserve the performance of the vehicle as much as possible,
winter tyres must be fitted on all four wheels, the minimum depth of the
tread must be 4 mm and the maximum age must be 4 years.
You can use winter tyres of a lower speed rating if the maximum speed limit
of these tyres will not be exceeded, even if the maximum speed limit for the
vehicle is higher.
For the sake of the environment
Summer tyres should be fitted again in time, as they give better handling on
roads free of snow and ice and at temperatures over +7 °C (45 °F). Summer
tyres have a shorter braking distance, produce less rolling noise and do not
wear down as quickly. They also reduce fuel consumption. 
Snow chains
Snow chains must only be used on the front wheels.
In winter road conditions, snow chains not only help to improve grip but al-
so improve the braking capacity.
For technical reasons snow chains may only be used on tyres with the fol-
lowing wheel rim/tyre combinations. 

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Self-help
road. If the vehicle is towed with the rear wheels lifted off the road
the automatic gearbox will be damaged!
It is easier and safer to tow a vehicle with a towbar. A towrope
should only be used if you do not have a towbar.
Follow the instructions below when towing a vehicle:
Notes for the driver of the towing vehicle
– Engage the clutch very gently when starting to move or on vehi-
cles with automatic gearbox press the accelerator carefully.
– On vehicles with manual gearbox, the towrope must be taut be-
fore driving off.
The maximum towing speed is 50 km/h (31 mph).
Notes for the driver of the towed vehicle
– The ignition should be switched on so that the steering wheel
lock is not engaged and the turn signals, horn and windscreen
wipers and washers can be used.
– Put the gear lever in neutral or move the selector lever to posi-
tion N (automatic gearbox).
The brake servo and power steering only work when the engine is
running. Considerably more effort is required on the brake pedal
and steering wheel when the engine is switched off.
Ensure the towrope remains taut at all times when towing.
CAUTION
● Do not tow-start the engine. Risk of engine damage! In vehicles with a
catalytic converter, unburnt fuel could reach the catalytic converter and
catch fire in it. This could damage and destroy the catalytic converter. Use
the battery from another vehicle for help in starting the engine ⇒ page 215,
Starting the engine.
● If, due to a fault, there is no oil in the gearbox, the car may only be tow-
ed with the driven wheels lifted clear of the road and transported on a spe-
cial vehicle transporter or trailer.
● If normal towing is not possible or if the vehicle is to be towed for further
than 50 km (31 miles), the vehicle must be transported on a special vehicle
transporter or trailer.
● The towrope should be slightly elastic to reduce the loading on both ve-
hicles during towing. It is advisable to use a towrope made of synthetic fibre
or similar material only.
● Do not pull too hard with the towing vehicle and always take care to
avoid jerking the towrope. When towing on a loose surface there is always a
risk of overloading and damaging the anchorage points.
● Attach the towrope or towbar only to the towline anchorages or to the
removable towing bracket ⇒  page 164, or ⇒ page 218.
Note
● We recommend you use the towrope or towbar available in the SEAT
Original Accessories programme from authorised SEAT dealers.
● Towing a vehicle requires some experience. Both drivers should be fa-
miliar with the technique required for towing. Inexperienced drivers should
not attempt to tow away another vehicle or to have their vehicle towed.
● Note the legal regulations concerning towing, particularly those regard-
ing the signalling of the towed and towing vehicle.
● The towrope must not be twisted, as under certain circumstances this
could unscrew the front towline anchorage. 
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical TipsTechnical specifications

220Fuses and bulbs
Fuses in the dash panel
Fig. 147 Bottom of the
dash panel. Fuse cover
Fig. 148 Diagram of the
fuse box to the left/right
of the steering wheel
Only replace fuses with a fuse of the same amperage (same colour and
markings) and size.
Identifying fuses situated below the driver-side dash panel by colours
ColourAmp ratingpurple3Light brown5Brown7.5
ColourAmp ratingRed10Blue15Yellow20White or transparent25Green30Orange40
Opening and closing the fuse box
● Carefully tilt the cover in the direction indicated by the arrow and remove
it ⇒ Fig. 147.
● After changing the fuse, replace the cover on the dash panel in the di-
rection opposite that is indicated by the arrow so that the cover tabs fit into
the slots on the dash panel. Subsequently, press down on the cover to
close.
CAUTION
● Always carefully remove the fuse box covers and refit them correctly to
avoid problems with your vehicle.
● Protect the fuse boxes when open to avoid the entry of dust or humidity.
Dirt and humidity inside fuse boxes can cause damage to the electrical sys-
tem.
Note
In the vehicle, there are more fuses than those indicated in this chapter.
These should only be changed by a specialised workshop. 

Index
A
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Adjusting the seat belt height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Adjustment seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 see radio reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
air conditioning air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Air conditioning air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 134
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Air recirculation manual air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Anti-lock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Ashtrays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Aspects to take into account before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Assistance system ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
START-STOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Assistance systems ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
EDL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 144
parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Audible warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Auto-check system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Automatic disconnection of electrical equip- ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 back-up programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Driving programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
manual release of the selector lever . . . . . 150
parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
B
Back-up automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Battery automatic disconnection of electricalequipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
checking acid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Bonnet closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Brake fluid checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
brakes brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
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Index

P
Paint see paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Parking parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Passenger see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . 11, 12, 13
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Petrol see fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 22
Polishing paintwork see care of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Preheating – warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Preventing damage to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 162
RRadiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Radio reception aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 automatic locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
rear vision mirror exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Rear vision mirror
Interior rear vision mirror with manual anti-dazzle adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Recommended gear display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Remote control key replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Repairs Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Roof carrier attachment points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Running in brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
the first 1500 km (900 miles) . . . . . . . . . . 156
the tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
S Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safe Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety notes
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Saving electrical energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Seat adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat belt warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seat belt control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Seat belt position Pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Incorrectly fastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Seat belt tensioner control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Seats adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
252 Index

head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Selector lever see selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Setting clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Settings exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Interior rear vision mirror with manual anti-dazzle adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
light range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sitting position for vehicle occupants . . . . . . . 10
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 237
Spare changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Spare parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 see speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
START-STOP description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Starting with jump leads
jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Steering wheel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Storage luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Summary control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 see sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
T Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Temperature selection heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
The danger of not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . 23
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . 237
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 see automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Tow-away protection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Traction control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Trailer weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Transport roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Transporting children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Trip counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Tyre pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Tyre repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Tyres see Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
U Underbody sealant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Unlocking central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
V
Vehicle interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Vehicle status see Auto-check system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
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