Seat Arona 2018 Edition 07.18 Owner's manual

Owner’s manual

SEAT Arona

6F9012720BC

Inglés

6F9012720BC (07.18)

SEAT Arona Inglés (07.18)

SEAT S.A. is permanently concerned about continuous development of its types and models. For this reason we ask you to understand,

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.

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This paper has been manufactured using bleached non-chlorine cellulose.

Vehicle identiﬁcation data

Model:

Vehicle Registration:

Vehicle identification

number:

Date of vehicle registration

or vehicle delivery:

SEAT Official Service:

Service advisor:

Telephone:

Conﬁrmation of receipt of documentation

and vehicle keys

The following items were delivered

with the vehicle:

YES NO

On-board documentation

First key

Second key

Correct working order of all keys was

checked

Location:

Date:

Signature of owner:

Introduction

Thank you for your trust choosing a SEAT ve-

hicle.

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's

front airbag ››› page 80, Important in-

formation regarding the front passeng-

er's airbag.

About this manual

This manual describes the

features

of the ve-

hicl

e 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.

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Trademarks are marked with ®. The ab-

sence of this symbol does not guarantee

that the term is not a trademark.

It indicates that the section continues on

the next page.

Important warnings on the page.

Related videos

Fig. 2 SEAT website

The operation of some of the vehicle's fea-

tures can be shown as an instruction video:

●

scan the QR code ››› Fig. 2

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OR

enter the following address in the navi-

gat

or w

ebsite:

http://www.seat.com/owners/your-

seat/manuals-offline.html

choose your vehicle and then “Multimedia”.

Note

Video instructions are only available in

certain languages.

Frequently Asked Ques-

tions

Before driving

How do you adjust the seat? ››› page 19

How do you adjust the steering wheel?

››› page 20

How do you adjust the exterior mirrors?

››› page 20

How do you turn on the exterior lights?

››› page 31

How does the automatic gearbox selector lever

work? ››› page 40

How do you refuel? ››› page 46

How do you activate the windscreen wipers and

windscreen washer system? ››› page 33

Emergency situations

A warning lamp lights up or flashes. What does

this mean? ››› page 36

Where are the first-aid kit and the warning trian-

gle in the vehicle? ››› page 83

How do you open the bonnet? ››› page 17

How do you perform a jump start? ››› page 58

Where is the vehicle tool kit located?

››› page 52

How do you repair a tyre with the anti-puncture

kit? ››› page 51

How do you change a wheel? ››› page 52

How do you change a fuse? ››› page 49

How do you change a light? ››› page 50

How do you tow a vehicle? ››› page 57

Useful tips

How do you set the time? ››› page 111

When should the vehicle inspection should be

performed? ››› page 114

What functions do the buttons/thumbwheels on

the steering wheel perform? ››› page 117

How do you remove the luggage compartment

cover? ››› page 155

How do you drive in an economical and environ-

mentally-friendly way? ››› page 241

How do you check and top up the engine oil?

››› page 46

How do you check and top up the engine cool-

ant? ››› page 47

How do you top up the windscreen washer fluid?

››› page 48

How do you check and top up the brake fluid?

››› page 48

How do you check and adjust tyre pressure val-

ues? ››› page 321

Vehicle washing tips ››› page 331

Functions of interest

Easy Connect, CAR menu ››› page 34

How does the START-STOP system work?

››› page 245

What parking assistants are available?

››› page 282

How does the rear assist work? ››› page 290

How does the adaptive cruise control work?

››› page 257

How can the SEAT driving mode be adjusted?

››› page 272

How does tyre pressure monitoring work?

››› page 324

How do you open the vehicle without a key

(Keyless Access)? ››› page 128

Interior lighting and ambient light ››› page 141

Table of Contents

The essentials

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Ext

erior vie

w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Driver-side general instrument panel

(left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Driver-side general instrument panel

(right-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Passenger-side general instrument pan-

el (left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Passenger-side general instrument pan-

el (right-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Fluid level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 57

How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 60

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Correct position of the vehicle occu-

pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Why wear a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . 71

Seat belt tensioners* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Safety instructions about airbags . . . . . . . . . . 75

Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 86

Towing or tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Change the front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Change the rear bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Changing the interior bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Instruments and warning/control

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Using the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Multifunction steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Anti-theft alarm* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper

systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Adjusting the seat and head restraints . . . . . . 146

Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . 150

Practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Manual air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

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Table of Contents

Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Introduction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Inf

ot

ainment system safety instructions . . . . . 168

Overview of the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

General instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Full Link* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

SEAT Media Control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

WLAN access point* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Vehicle Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Start and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-

box* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Engine management and emission control

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Emergency braking assistance system

(Front Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Adaptive Cruise Control ACC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Blind spot detector (BSD) with parking as-

sistance (RCTA)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

SEAT Drive Profile* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Park Assist* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

Parking aid parking and manoeuvring

(ParkPilot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Parking System Plus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Rear Assist “Rear View Camera”* . . . . . . . . . . 290

Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Accessories and modifications to the ve-

hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Accessories, replacement of parts and

modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Radio transmitters and office equipment . . . 304

Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

AdBlue

®

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Working in the engine compartment . . . . . . . . 310

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Spare wheel (temporary spare wheel)* . . . . 325

Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

SEAT Maintenance Programme . . . . . . . . . . 328

Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Additional service offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Remove the vehicle from traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336

Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Description and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337

Information about the EU Directive

2014/53/EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

Simplified EU compliance declaration . . . . . . 338

Table of correspondences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

Addresses of the manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Frequency bands, station power . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Information on fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

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The essentials

Exterior view

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The essentials

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The essentials

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Centre console

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The layout in right-hand drive vehicles is symmetrical.

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Interior view

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How it works

Opening and closing

Seat Arona 2018 Edition 07.18 Owner's manual

Seat Arona 2018 Edition 07.18 Owner's manual

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