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Safety

Fitting a child seat using the seat belt

Fitting a child seat to the middle seat of the

rear bench using the seat belt

In case of emergency

Hazard warning lights

Fig. 41 On rear seats: installing a child seat.

Fig. 42 Position of the belt buckle on the rear

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Put the seat belt in place and pass it through

seat

Fig. 43 Dashboard: switch for hazard warning

lights.

the child seat according to the instructions of

the child seat manufacturer.

Belt buckle for the middle seat

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Make sure that the seat belt is not twisted.

Belt buckle for the side seat

The hazard warning lights are used to draw the

attention of other road users to your vehicle in

emergencies.

Insert the latch plate into the seat's buckle

Child seats must always be ﬁtted in the mid-

dle of a vehicle seat. Take into account these

instructions to ensure that this is possible on the

middle seat of the rear bench:

until you hear the engagement click.

If your vehicle is stationary:

WARNING

1. Park the vehicle at a safe distance from

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Place the middle seat's belt buckle ››› Fig. 42

When travelling, children must be secured in

the vehicle with a restraint system suitable

for age, weight and size.

road trac.

behind the side seat's belt buckle ››› Fig. 42

2. Press the button to switch on the hazard

warning lights ›››

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Plug the middle seat's seat belt into the mid-

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Always read and observe information and

3. Stop the engine.

dle seat's belt buckle ››› Fig. 42

sure it clicks in place.

and make

warnings concerning the use of child seats

››› page 53.

4. Apply the parking brake.

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For seat belts to be correctly ﬁtted, the buck-

5. Engage 1st gear in vehicles with a manual

gearbox, or set the gear selector to the

P position in vehicles with automatic trans-

mission.

les must not be twisted ››› Fig. 42.

In case Soaf efemtyergency

WARNING

6. Follow the legal provisions of each country

(reﬂective vest, warning triangles, light bea-

con, etc.).

Behaviour in the event of an accident

or ﬁre

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The risk of an accident increases if your

vehicle breaks down. Always use the hazard

warning lights and a warning triangle (or

light beacon, depending on the country) to

draw the attention of other road users to

your stationary vehicle.

Actions to take in the event of a ﬁre or acci-

7. Always carry the key with you when leaving

the vehicle.

dent

All turn signals ﬂash simultaneously when the

hazard warning lights are switched on. The two

For your own safety and that of other passen-

gers, the following points should be observed in

turn signal turn signal lamps

and the turn

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Never leave anybody inside the vehicle,

the order given ›››

signal lamp in the switch will ﬂash at the

same time. The simultaneous hazard warning

lights also work when the ignition is switched

particularly children or anybody who may

need help. This is especially important when

the doors are locked. Individuals locked in

the vehicle can be exposed to very high or

very low temperatures.

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Switch o the engine.

If possible, switch on the hazard warning

lights ››› page 60.

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Follow the legal provisions of each country

While the hazard warning lights are on, you can

signal a direction or lane change, e.g. during

towing, by operating the turn signal lever. The

hazard warning lights remain switched o dur-

ing this time.

(reﬂective vest, warning triangles, light beacon,

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Due to the high temperatures that the cat-

alytic converter can reach, never park in

an area where the catalytic converter could

come into contact with highly inﬂammable

materials, for example dry grass or spilt pet-

rol. This could start a ﬁre.

etc.).

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If necessary, get any people out of the haz-

ard area and apply ﬁrst aid.

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Notify the emergency services.

Emergency braking warning

Wait at a safe distance from the scene of the

If the vehicle brakes suddenly and continuously

at a speed of more than 80 km/h (50 mph), the

brake light ﬂashes several times per second to

warn the vehicles driving behind. If you continue

braking, the hazard warning lights will come

on automatically when the vehicle comes to a

standstill. They switch o automatically when

the vehicle starts to move again.

accident for the emergency services to arrive.

Note

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In case of ﬁre, do not attempt to extinguish

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The 12-volt vehicle battery will run down

the ﬁre yourself or remain near the vehicle.

if the hazard warning lights are left on for a

long time (even if the ignition is switched oꢀ).

WARNING

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The use of the hazard warning lights de-

scribed here is subject to the relevant statu-

tory requirements.

For your own safety, do not ignore this impor-

tant check list, otherwise accidents and seri-

ous injuries could occur.

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Always complete the operations on the

check list and always bear in mind the gen-

eral safety measures.

Safety

When a voice service is activated, a connection

is established with a phone line.

If the emergency coordination centre's ques-

tions are not answered, the corresponding as-

sistance measures are implemented.

WARNING

In the event of ﬁre, an explosion may occur

and substances harmful to health may be re-

leased, which can cause serious injury.

Control lamp

Starting an emergency call manually

There is a control lamp on the control

››› Fig. 44 (arrow). It shows the following sta-

tuses:

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Never stay near the burning vehicle.

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Press and hold the emergency call button

for a few seconds . The emergency call is

activated and a voice connection is established

with the emergency coordination centre.

Emergency call service

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Oꢀ: the eCall service is not available.

Flashes in red, approx. 20 seconds after

If you press the emergency call button inadver-

tently, hang up the call immediately:

swing on the ignition: the eCall service is de-

activated.

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Press the emergency call button again until

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Lights up red: system failure. The eCall serv-

the control light stays green.

ice is available with certain restrictions. SEAT

suggests going to a specialised workshop.

Integrated battery

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Lights up green: the eCall service is availa-

ble. The system works correctly.

The integrated battery ensures that the emer-

gency call system (eCall) remains available for

some time even if the 12-volt battery has been

disconnected or has failed.

Fig. 44 On the roof console: controls for voice

services

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Flashes green: There is an ongoing voice

connection.

Depending on the equipment, an emergency

call system may be located on the roof con-

sole.

If the integrated battery discharges or is de-

fective, a message stating this is displayed on

the instrument cluster display. Go to a special-

ised workshop and ask for the battery to be

replaced.

Emergency call service¹⁾

The automatic emergency call is only activated

if the ignition is switched on.

The following voice services can be run by

pressing the buttons

and ››› Fig. 44:

If the airbags or, if applicable, the seatbelt ten-

sioners are triggered, a connection is automat-

ically established with the emergency coordi-

nation centre. The automatic emergency call

cannot be interrupted by pressing the button

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information call

assistance call

EDR data transmission ››› page 311

emergency call service.

When an emergency call is made, the legally

required data is transmitted to the emergency

coordination centre so that the necessary as-

sistance measures can be determined.

A built-in control unit establishes the connec-

tion.

Only available in certain countries.

In case Soaf efemtyergency

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Vehicle location data is continuously overwrit-

ten. This means that the vehicle is not subject to

permanent monitoring.

The components of the vehicle required for

the emergency phone call are damaged or do

not get enough power.

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In some countries, the emergency call service

The data related to the emergency call is only

processed to ensure the correct operation of

the emergency call system (eCall). The system

will automatically delete the data related to the

call a few hours after the call is activated.

may not be available and depending on the

location of the vehicle, the control lamp LEDs,

and even the operation of the dierent types of

calls, could have a speciﬁc behaviour.

The sent data includes:

Assistance call¹⁾

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The vehicle's current position at the time the

With the breakdown call you can directly re-

quest specialised help in the event of a break-

down.

emergency call is activated.

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Vehicle identiﬁcation number (VIN)

Type of vehicle and type of drive.

Type of activation (automatic or manual).

Type of call.

Parallel to the voice call, some vehicle data is

transmitted, e.g. your current location.

Information call¹⁾

Direction in which the vehicle was travelling

at the time the emergency call was activated.

With a information call, a call is placed to the

customer care service of SEAT. S.A.

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Moment of the collision.

Estimated number of vehicle occupants.

Note

Situations in which the emergency call serv-

ice may be restricted

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Breakdown service and information calls

can incur an additional cost on your tele-

phone bill.

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The emergency call is made from an area

with weak or no mobile and GPS signal, as well

as e.g. tunnels, between very tall buildings, ga-

rages, underground walkways, mountains and

valleys.

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The operation of the eCall system, which is

required by law, may be limited if an infotain-

ment system is retroﬁtted.

Only available in certain countries.

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