Get The essentials Guide for Seat Ibiza SUV Fourth Generation (2009-2017)

The essentials

Exterior view

Fig. 1

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The essentials

Fig. 2

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The essentials

Interior view

Fig. 3 Left hand drive

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The essentials

Fig. 4 Right hand drive

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The essentials

How it works

Unlocking and locking

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Unlocking: press the ››› Fig. 5 button.

Unlocking the rear lid: press the 

Rear lid

››› Fig. 5 button until all the turn signals on

the vehicle briefly light up.

Doors

Locking and unlocking with the central

locking switch

●

Locking: press the ››› Fig. 6 button. None

of the doors can be opened from the outside.

The doors can be opened from the inside by

pulling the inside door handle.

●

Unlocking: press the ››› Fig. 6 button.

Fig. 7

●

Opening the rear lid: Pull on the release

››› in Set of keys on page 83

Fig. 5





lever and lift it up ››› Fig. 7. The rear lid opens

automatically.

››› page 78

●

Closing the rear lid: Hold it by one of the

handles on the interior lining and close it by

pushing gently.

››› in Unlocking and locking on

page 87





››› page 86

››› page 192

Fig. 6 See Fig. 3 for positioning



Locking and unlocking the vehicle using the

key

●

Locking: press the ››› Fig. 5 button.

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The essentials

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3

The bonnet can be opened. Release the

Safety switch for deactivating the electric

window buttons on the rear doors (only 5-

door vehicles)

Bonnet

bonnet stay and secure it in the fixture de-

signed for this in the bonnet.

4

5

Window on the rear left door (only 5-door

vehicles)

››› in Safety instructions on working in

the engine compartment on page 166





Window on the right rear door (only 5-

door vehicles)

››› page 166

››› in Opening or closing the windows

electrically* on page 87





Electric windows*

››› page 87

Fig. 8 See Fig. 3 for positioning

Sunroof*

Fig. 10 See Fig. 3 for positioning

Fig. 9

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Opening the window: Press the  button.

Closing the window: Pull the  button.

●

Opening the bonnet: Pull the lever under

1

the dashboard ››› Fig. 8

●

.

Fig. 11

Buttons on the driver door

Lifting up the bonnet: press the release

●

A

Opening: Press the ››› Fig. 11

once only. If you keep it pressed down, it will

open to the desired position.

button

1

2

Window on the front left door

Window on the front right door

2

catch under the bonnet upwards ››› Fig. 9

The arrester hook under the bonnet is re-

leased.

.

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The essentials

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B

Closing: Press the ››› Fig. 11

button

Before driving

››› in Front passenger airbag deactiva-

tion* on page 46

once only. If you keep it pressed down, it will

close to the desired position.





Deactivation of the front passenger

front airbag

››› page 45

Restoring one-touch opening and closing

●

Close the sunroof manually until it is com-

pletely closed. Release the button.

Manually adjusting the front seats

●

Press the closing button again, keeping it

pressed down, until a complete opening and

closing cycle has taken place.

››› in Opening or closing of the panor-

amic/tilting sunroof on page 89





››› page 89

Fig. 12

To deactivate the front passenger front

airbag:

●

Open the glove compartment on the front

passenger side.

●

Insert the key into the slot provided in the

deactivation switch.

●

Approximately ¾ of the length of the key

remains inserted (the maximum).

Fig. 13

●

Turn the key, changing its position to .

Do not force it. If you have difficulty, ensure

that you have inserted the key as far as it will

go.

1

Forward/back: pull the lever and move

the seat forwards or backwards.

2

3

Raising/lowering: pull/push the lever.

Tilting the backrest: turn the hand wheel.

●

Finally, check the control lamp on the in-

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strument panel where it shows  

   the following should appear .

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The essentials

4

Folding down the backrest (only 3-door

vehicles): pull the lever and push the

backrest forward.

Adjusting the seat belt

Exterior mirror adjustment

››› in Adjusting the front seats on

page 100



Adjusting the head restraints

Fig. 15

Fig. 16

To adjust the seat belt around your should-

ers, adjust the height of the seats.

Adjusting the exterior mirrors: Turn the knob

to the corresponding position:

The shoulder part of the seat belt should be

well centred over it, never over the neck. The

seat belt lies flat and fits comfortably on the

upper part of the body.

L/R Turning the knob to the desired posi-

tion, adjust the mirrors on the driver

side (L, left) and the passenger side (R,

right) to the direction desired.

Fig. 14

The lap part of the seat belt lies across the

pelvis, never across the stomach. The seat

belt lies flat and fits comfortably on the pel-

vis.



Folding in mirrors.

Grab the sides of the head restraints with

both hands and push upwards to the desired

position. To lower it, repeat the same action,

››› page 99





1

pressing the

button on the side.

››› page 99

››› in Fastening and unfastening your

seat belt on page 38



››› in Correct adjustment of front head

in Remov-

restraints on page 33, ›››

ing or adjusting head restraints on

page 101



››› page 32, ››› page 101



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The essentials

Adjusting the rear view mirror

(automatic anti-dazzle function)*

Steering wheel adjustment

Starting the vehicle

Ignition lock

Fig. 18

Fig. 17

Adjusting the position of the steering wheel:

Fig. 19

1

Pull the ››› Fig. 18

lever down, move the

Switching on the automatic anti-dazzle func-

steering wheel to the desired position and lift

the lever back up until it locks.

1

2

tion: press the

››› Fig. 17 button. The

Switch ignition on: Place the key in the igni-

tion and start the engine.

warning lamp lights up and, in bright light,

the rear view mirror darkens.

››› in Adjusting the steering wheel po-

Locking and unlocking the steering wheel

Switching off the automatic anti-dazzle func-

sition on page 31





1

2

tion: press the

lamp goes off.

››› Fig. 17 button. The

●

Engaging the steering wheel lock: Remove

the key from the ignition and turn the wheel

until it locks. In vehicles with an automatic

gearbox, the gear lever must be in the Pposi-

tion in order to remove the key. If necessary,

press the locking key on the selector lever

and release it again.

››› page 31

To adjust the mirror, turn it in the direction of

the arrows.

››› page 99



●

Unlocking the steering wheel: Put the key

into the ignition and turn it at the same time

as the steering wheel in the direction indica-

ted by the arrow. If it is not possible to turn

the steering wheel, it may be because it is

locked.

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The essentials

Turning on/switching off the ignition, glow

plugs reheating

Lights and visibility

Sym- Ignition switch-

Ignition is switch-

ed on

bol

ed off

●

2

Switch ignition on: Turn the key to the

Headlight switch

Dipped beam head- Dipped beam switch-

light off ed on.

position.



●

1

Switch ignition off. Turn the key to the

position.

 Front fog lights: move the switch to the

first position, from positions ,  or .

●

Diesel vehicles : The glow plugs reheat

when the ignition is switched on

 Rear fog light: move the switch completely

from positions ,  or .

Starting the engine

Switching off fog lights: Push the switch or

turn it to the  position.

●

Manual gearbox: press the clutch pedal all

the way down and move the gearbox lever in-

to neutral.

››› in Switching lights on and off on

page 90

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



Automatic gearbox: Press the brake pedal

Fig. 20

and move the selector lever to the P position

or into N.

››› page 90

Turn the switch to the required position

››› Fig. 20.

●

3

Turn the key to the

position. The key au-

2

tomatically returns to the

press the accelerator.

position. Do not

Sym- Ignition switch-

bol

Ignition is switch-

ed on

Turn signal and main beam lever

ed off

Start-Stop System*

Fog lights, dipped

beam and side

lights off.

Light off or daytime

driving light on.

When you stop and release the clutch pedal,

the Start-Stop system* turns off the engine.

The ignition remains switched on.



The “Coming home”

and “Leaving

home” guide lights

may be switched

on.

Automatic control of

dipped beam and day-

time driving light.

››› in Ignition key positions on





page 123





››› page 123

Side light on.

Fig. 21

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The essentials

More the lever to the required position:

Switched on, for example:

Knob Function

Switches door contact control on (central po-

●

1

2

3

4

Right turn signal: Right-hand parking

light (ignition switched off).

When approaching a traffic jam

In an emergency

sition).

The interior lights come on automatically

when the vehicle is unlocked, a door is

opened or the key is removed from the igni-

tion.

Left turn signal: Left-hand parking light

(ignition switched off).

The vehicle has broken down

When towing or being towed



Main beam switched on: Control lamp 

lit up on the instrument panel.

The lights go off a few seconds after all the

doors are closed, the vehicle is locked or the

ignition is switched on.

››› in Hazard warning lights

page 95



on





Headlight flasher: lit up when the lever is

pushed. Control lamp  lit up.

Turning the reading light on and off

››› page 95



Lever all the way down to switch it off.

››› page 96

››› in Turn signal and main beam head-

light lever on page 93







Interior lights

››› page 93

Windscreen wipers and rear window

wipers

Hazard warning lights

Fig. 23

Knob Function

Fig. 24

Switches interior lights off.

Switches interior lights on.

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



Fig. 22

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The essentials

2: Total memory

Multi-function display (MFA)*

More the lever to the required position:

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Driving speed

0

Windscreen wiper off.



Controlling the information system

Journey duration

Windscreen wipers interval wipe.

Average speed

A

Using the control››› Fig. 24

interval (vehicles without rain sensor), or

the sensitivity of the rain sensor.

adjust the

1



Distance

Operating range

2

3

Slow wipe.





Average fuel consumption

Current fuel consumption

Outside temperature indicator

Speed warning

Continuous wipe.

Short wipe. Brief press, short clean. Hold

the lever down for more time to increase

the wipe frequency.

4

5



Automatic wipe. The windscreen washer

function is activated by pushing the lever

forwards, and simultaneously the wind-

screen wipers start.

Fig. 25



Cruise control

Managed from the windscreen wiper lever

››› Fig. 25.

Operating the cruise control system

(CCS)*

Interval wipe for rear window. The wiper

will wipe the window approximately every

six seconds.

6

7

1





Press to select and confirm ››› Fig. 25

2

Press up or down to view the submenu

The rear window wash function is activa-

ted by pressing the lever, and the rear wip-

er starts simultaneously.

››› Fig. 25

››› in Multi-function display (MFI)* on

page 66





››› in Front windscreen wipers

page 97



on



››› page 65

››› page 97





Memory displays

››› page 193

Fig. 26

1: Current memory

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The essentials

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Switching on the CCS: Move switch

Reactivating the CCS: Press button

Switching off the CCS: Move switch

1

2

1

››› Fig. 26

to . The system is on. If no

››› Fig. 26

in . The memorised speed

››› Fig. 26

to . The system is disconnec-

speed has been programmed, the system will

not control it.

is saved and controlled again.

ted and the memorised speed is deleted.

●

Increasing stored speed during CCS regula-

●

2

Activating the CCS: Press button ››› Fig. 26

tion: press button

in . The vehicle ac-

››› in Description on page 150





2

in the  area. The current speed is

celerates until the new stored speed.

memorised and controlled.

●

Reducing stored speed during CCS regula-

››› page 150

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2

Temporarily switching off the CCS: Move

tion: press button

in  to lower the

1

switch ››› Fig. 26

brake. The cruise control system is switched

off temporarily.

to  or push the

speed by 1 km/h (1 mph). Speed is reduced

until reaching the new stored speed.

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The essentials

Warning lamps

On the instrument panel

Fig. 27

Sym-

bol

Meaning of control and

warning lamps

Further in-

formation

Sym-

bol

Meaning of control and

warning lamps

Further in-

formation

Meaning of control and

warning lamps

Further in-

formation

bol

››› page

58

Red:

Level of liquid for washing

windows too low

››› page

59

Engine fault (petrol engine)







Engine oil pressure

Glow plug system (diesel en-

gines)

If lit up: glow plug system ac-

tive

Yellow:

If flashing: engine oil sensor

faulty

If it remains lit: insufficient

engine oil

››› page

59

››› page

59

Rear fog light switched on

Seat belt warning lamp*









››› page

58

››› page

35

If flashing: engine fault

Anti-lock brake system (ABS)

*

››› page

59

Soot accumulation in the die- ››› page

sel engine particulate filter 59

››› page

59

Bulb defective





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The essentials

Gear lever

Sym-

bol

Meaning of control and

warning lamps

Further in-

formation

Sym-

bol

Meaning of control and

warning lamps

Further in-

formation

Manual gearbox

If flashing: the Electronic Sta-

bility Control (ESC) is working

or the ASR is working

If it remains lit: ESC or ASR

faulty

››› page

62

››› page

60

››› page

60

Electro-hydraulic steering











Fault in the emission control

system

››› page

63

Coolant level / coolant tem-

perature

››› page

63

Brake fluid required or

serious fault in brake system

››› page

61













››› page

63

››› page

126

Alternator fault

Handbrake on

››› page

60

››› page

60

Cruise speed activated

(Cruise control)

››› page

61

If it stays lit: ASR switched off

Turn signals in operation

Electronic immobiliser



Fig. 28

››› page

61

Tyre pressure

››› page

63

The position of the gears is indicated on the

gearbox lever ››› Fig. 28.



Selector lever lock (automatic ››› page

gearbox)

62

››› page

64

››› page

79

●

Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot

right down.

››› page

62

Fuel level / reserve

SAFE

●

Move the gearbox lever to the required po-

sition.

››› page

62

Doors open











››› in Overview of the warning lamps

on page 57

●

Release the clutch.

››› page

62





Rear lid open

Selecting reverse gear

››› page 57

Airbag or belt tensioner sys-

tem fault or airbag disabled

››› page

42

●

Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot

right down.

››› page

62

●

With the gearbox lever in neutral, push it

upwards, move it to the left as far as it will go

Main beam switched on

and then forwards to select reverse ››› Fig. 28

Start-Stop system switched

off

››› page

142

R

.

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The essentials

●

Release the clutch.

P

R

N

D

S

Parking lock

Reverse gear

››› in Driving with a manual gearbox on

page 128

Neutral (idling)





Drive (forward)

››› page 128

Sport programme: drive (forward)

+/– Tiptronic mode: pull the lever forwards

(+) to go up a gear or backwards (–) to

go down a gear.

Automatic gearbox*

››› in Driving a car with an automatic

gearbox on page 131





››› page 129

››› page 192



Fig. 29

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The essentials

Air conditioning

How does Climatronic* work?

Fig. 30

15

11

12

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Blower level indicator

Interior temperature decrease

Button  – Air distribution to the upper

body

Air recirculation display:

AUTO button – Automatic adjustment of

temperature, ventilation and air distribu-

tion

16

17

Button  – Air distribution to footwell

AUTO indicator (automatic operation)

Demisting indicator

 button – Manual air recirculation

mode

13

Button  – Windscreen demisting func-

tion. The air drawn in is directed at the

windscreen. The air recirculation mode

will be switched off as soon as the de-

misting function is switched on. At tem-

peratures over +3 °C (+37 °F) the cooling

system is switched on automatically in or-

der to dehumidify the air.

A/C indicator (cooling connected)

Interior temperature indicator selected

Air flow direction indicator

Fan speed increase

18

A/C button – To switch on the air condi-

tioning.

››› in Controls on page 121





Reducing blower speed and switching off

Climatronic.

››› page 121

10

Interior temperature increase

14

 button – Air distribution to windscreen

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The essentials

How does the manual air conditioning* work?

Fig. 31

E

A

Temperature

Blower

 – Air distribution to upper body.

 – Air distribution to footwell

A/C: Switching the cooling system on

B

C

››› page 118

Air distribution

 – Air distribution to the windscreen

and the footwell.



 – Air distribution towards the wind-

screen in order to demist.

D

Air recirculation

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The essentials

How does the heating and the fresh air system work?

Fig. 32

A

Temperature

Blower

The flap that covers the tank cap is unlocked

and locked automatically using the central

locking.

Level control

B

C

Fuel

Air distribution

 – Air distribution towards the wind-

screen in order to demist.

Opening the fuel tank cap

●

Open the flap.

 – Air distribution to upper body.

 – Air distribution to footwell

Unscrew the cap by turning it to the left.

Rest it on the upper part of the fuel tank

 – Air distribution to the windscreen

and the footwell.

flap ››› Fig. 33.

D

Air recirculation

Closing the fuel tank cap

●

Unscrew the cap by turning it to the right as

far as it will go.

››› page 114



●

Fig. 33

Close the lid.

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The essentials

The level is measured using the dipstick loca-

ted in the engine compartment

Coolant

››› in Refuelling on page 164

››› page 163





›››

page 168.



The oil should leave a mark between zones

A

C

A

and . It should never exceed zone

.

●

A

Zone : Do not add oil.

Oil

●

B

Zone : You can add oil but keep the level

in that zone.

●

C

B

Zone : Add oil up to zone

.

Topping up engine oil

Fig. 36

●

Unscrew cap from oil filler opening.

Add oil slowly.

The coolant tank is located in the engine

compartment ›››

page 168.



At the same time, check the level to ensure

When the engine is cold, replace the coolant

you do not add too much.

when the level is below .

●

B

When the oil level reaches at least zone

,

unscrew the engine oil filler cap carefully.

Fig. 34

››› in Engine coolant specifications on

page 172





››› in Changing engine oil on page 171

››› page 168





››› page 171

Fig. 35

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The essentials

Windscreen washer

Brake fluid

Fuses

Fig. 39

Fig. 40

Fig. 37

Fig. 38

The brake fluid reservoir is located in the en-

gine compartment ›››

The windscreen washer reservoir is located in

page 168.

the engine compartment ›››

page 168.



The level should be between the  and 

marks. If it is below , please visit a Techni-

cal Service.

To top up, mix water with a product recom-

mended by SEAT.

In cold temperatures, add anti-freeze.

››› in Changing the brake fluid on

››› in Topping up washer fluid on

page 173





page 174





››› page 173

››› page 174

Opening and closing the fuse box situated

below the dash panel

●

Opening: remove the fuse box cover

››› Fig. 39.

●

Closing: click the cover back into place.

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The essentials

●

To open the engine compartment fuse box

Remove the lid from the filling tube

Action in the event of a

puncture

3

››› Fig. 41

tube into the tyre valve.

and screw the open end of the

●

Raise the bonnet.

●

Press the locking tabs to release the fuse

●

With the tyre sealant bottle upside down,

box cover ››› Fig. 40

With anti-puncture kit

fill the tyre with the contents of the sealant

bottle.

●

Then lift the cover out.

●

To fit the cover, place it on the fuse box.

●

Remove the bottle from the valve.

Push the locking tabs down until they click

audibly into place.

●

Place the insert back into the tyre valve us-

1

ing the tool ››› Fig. 41

.

››› in Introduction on page 195

Inflating the tyre





●

Screw the compressor tyre inflator tube

››› page 195

5

››› Fig. 41

into the tyre valve.

●

Check that the air bleed screw is closed

7

››› Fig. 41

.

●

Start the engine and leave it running.

Battery

●

9

Insert the connector ››› Fig. 41

into the

Fig. 41

The battery is located in the engine compart-

vehicle's 12-volt socket ›››

●

page 107.



ment ›››

page 168. It does not require



The anti-puncture kit is located under the

floor panel in the luggage compartment.

Turn the air compressor on with the ON/OFF

maintenance. It is checked as part of the In-

spection Service.

8

switch ››› Fig. 41

●

.

Keep the air compressor running until it

Sealing the tyre

reaches 2.0 to 2.5 bar

(29-36 psi/200-250 kPa). A maximum of 8

minutes.

››› in Warnings on handling the battery

on page 174

●

Unscrew the tyre valve cap and insert. Use

the ››› Fig. 41

Place it on a clean surface.

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1

tool to remove the insert.

››› page 174

●

Disconnect the air compressor.

●

Shake the tyre sealant bottle vigorously

››› Fig. 41

●

If it does not reach the pressure indicated,

10

.

unscrew the tyre inflator tube from the valve.

●

3

Screw the inflator tube ››› Fig. 41

into

●

Move the vehicle 10m so that the sealant is

distributed throughout the tyre.

the sealant bottle. The bottle's seal will break

automatically.

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The essentials

With a spare wheel

●

Screw the compressor tyre inflator into the

valve.

Take out the spare wheel and the tools that

are located under the floor panel in the lug-

gage compartment.

●

Repeat the inflation process.

●

Take out the wheel cover or the bolt caps.

●

If the indicated pressure still cannot be

●

reached, the tyre is too badly damaged. Stop

and request assistance from an authorised

technician.

Loosen the bolts with the box spanner (1

turn to the left).

●

Mount the jack on the support points de-

●

Disconnect the air compressor. Unscrew

the tyre inflator tube from the tyre valve.

signed for this purpose on the strut

››› Fig. 43.

●

When the tyre pressure is between 2.5 and

Raise the vehicle, turning the jack until it is

slightly lifted off the ground.

2.0 bars, continue driving without exceeding

80 km/h (50 mph).

Fig. 42

●

Unscrew the bolts completely and remove

the punctured wheel.

●

Check the pressure again after 10 minutes

page 188.

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Put the spare wheel in place. Screw on the

bolts and tighten them loosely with the box

spanner.

››› in TMS (Tyre Mobility System)* on

page 186

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●

Lower the vehicle with the jack. Finish tight-

ening the bolts with the box spanner.

››› page 186

››› in Preparation work on page 183

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

››› page 183

Fig. 43

1

An adapter for the anti-theft wheel bolts*

Towline anchorage

2

3

4

5

Box spanner for wheel bolts*

Jack*

Wire hook for pulling off the wheel cov-

ers*/wheel bolt cap clip.

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The essentials

Switch on the ignition so that the turn sig-

nals, windscreen wipers and windscreen

washer can work. Ensure that the steering

wheel is unlocked and moves freely.

Emergency towing of the

vehicle

››› in Tow-starting* on page 190

››› page 190

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Towing

Place the gear lever in neutral on vehicles

with a manual gearbox. With an automatic

gearbox, place the lever in N.

To brake, press the brake pedal firmly. The

brake servo does not work when the engine

is switched off.

The power steering only works when the igni-

tion is switched on and the vehicle is moving.

Otherwise, it will need more force.

Tow rope or tow bar

Fig. 44

The tow bar offers increased safety and a

lower risk of damage.

The tow rope is recommended when there is

no tow bar. It must be elastic so that it does

not damage the vehicle.

Towline anchorages

Attach the bar or rope to the towline ancho-

rages.

It is located with the vehicle's tools

›››

page 182.

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Fig. 45

Screw the front towline anchorage into the

screw connection ››› Fig. 44 and tighten it

with the wheel brace. The rear towline an-

chorage is under the rear bumper, on the

right.

The towline anchorages are located under

the floor panel in the luggage compartment.

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The essentials for Your Seat Ibiza SUV Fourth Generation (2009-2017)

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