OWNERS MANUAL

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SEAT S.A. is permanently concerned about continuous development of its types and models. For this reason we ask you to under-stand, that at any given time, changes regarding shape, equipment and technique may take place on the car delivered. For this reason no right at all may derive based on the data, drawings and descriptions in this current handbook.

All texts, illustrations and standards in this handbook are based on the status of information at the time of printing. Except for error or omission, the information included in the current handbook is valid as of the date of closing print.

Re-printing, copying or translating, whether total or partial is not allowed unless SEAT allows it in written form.

SEAT reserves all rights in accordance with the Copyright Act.

All rights on changes are reserved.

This paper has been manufactured using bleached non-chlorine cellulose. SEAT S.A. - Reprint: 15.05.16

About this manual

This manual contains a description of the equipment supplied with the vehicle at the time this manual was published. Some of the units described herein will not be available until a later date or are only available in cer-tain markets.

because this is a general manual for the IbIzA range, some of the equipment and functions that are described in this manual are not in-cluded in all types or variants of the model; they may vary or be modified depending on the technical requirements and on the mar-ket; this is in no way deceptive advertising.

The illustrations are intended as a general guide and may vary from the equipment fitted in your vehicle in some details.

The steering indications (left, right, forward, reverse) appearing in this manual refer to the normal driving movements of the vehicle ex-cept when otherwise indicated.

The audiovisual material only is intended to help users to understand certain car function-alities better. It does not replace the instruc-tion manual. Please use the instruction manu-al to obtain more comprehensive information and indications.

The equipment marked with an aster-isk* is fitted as standard only in certain versions, and is only supplied as op-tional extras for some versions, or are only offered in certain countries.

All registered marks are indicated with . Although the copyright symbol does not appear, it is a copyrighted mark.

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WARNING

Texts preceded by this symbol contain infor-mation on safety. They warn you about possi-ble dangers of accident or injury.

CAUTION

Texts with this symbol draw your attention to potential sources of damage to your vehicle.

For the sake of the environment

Texts preceded by this symbol contain rele-vant information concerning environmental protection.

Note

Texts preceded by this symbol contain additio-nal information.

This manual is divided into six large parts, which are:

1. The essentials

2. Safety

3. Emergencies

4. Operation

5. Tips

6. Technical data

At the end of this manual, there is a detailed alphabetical index that will help you quickly find the information you require.

ForewordThis Instruction Manual and its correspond-ing supplements should be read carefully tofamiliarise yourself with your vehicle.

Besides the regular care and maintenance ofthe vehicle, its correct handling will help pre-serve its value.

For safety reasons, always note the informa-tion concerning accessories, modificationsand part replacements.

If selling the vehicle, give all of the on-boarddocumentation to the new owner, as itshould be kept with the vehicle.

You can access the information in this man-ual using:

Thematic table of contents that follows themanuals general chapter structure.

Visual table of contents that uses graphicsto indicate the pages containing essentialinformation, which is detailed in the corre-sponding chapters.

Alphabetical index with many terms andsynonyms to help you find information.

WARNING

Read and always observe safety informa-tion concerning the passenger's front air-bag page 72, Important informationregarding the front passenger's airbag.

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Table of Contents

Table of ContentsThe essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Interior view (left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Interior view (right-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Journey data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 45Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 51How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 54

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Correct position for passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Why wear a seat belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 64Belt pretensioners* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 78Towing or tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Single headlight bulb change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84Double headlight bulb change . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85Changing the AFS headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . 87Changing the fog light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88Changing the tail light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Changing the side and interior bulbs . . . . . . . . 91

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . 96Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100Introduction to the Easy Connect system* . . . . 101System settings (CAR)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 103Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . .