Checking and refilling levels
throttle. Refuel with super as soon as possi-
ble.
Diesel
Note
3 Valid for: vehicles with diesel engines
●
Fuel with an octane rating higher than the
one required by the engine can be used.
CAUTION
Please note the information on the inside of
the fuel tank flap.
●
In countries in which there is no sulphur-
●
Fuels high percentage of ethanol, e.g.
E30 - E100 button must not be used. The
fuel system would be damaged. Exception:
vehicles with Totalflex engine page 321,
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Ethanol fuel.
free fuel, it is also allowed to use low sul-
phur content fuel.
The diesel can thicken at very low tempera-
tures, thus affecting the start or operation of
the engine. Ask your service station attendant
if their diesel is suitable for winter use.
Ethanol fuel
●
A single refuelling with leaded fuel or
other metal additives entails a permanent
deterioration of the effectiveness of the
catalytic converter.
Water in the fuel filter2)
3 Valid for: vehicles with Totalflex engines
If your vehicle has a diesel engine and is
equipped with a fuel filter with a water sep-
arator, the instrument panel may display the
You can recognise vehicles with Totalflex en-
gines1) by label on the fuel tank lid with the
marking “Petrol/ethanol”.
●
Only use fuel additives that have been
approved by SEAT. The products that con-
tain substances to increase the octane rat-
ing or decrease knocking may contain met-
al additives that damage the engine and
catalytic converter. This type of products
must not be used.
following warning:
Water in the fuel
Vehicles with Totalflex engine can run with
unleaded petrol (95 octane / 91 AKI) accord-
ing to ANP No. 57 and with fuels with any high
percentage of ethanol. The vehicle is refuel-
led in the same way as petrol refuelling.
filter. If this is the case, take the vehicle to
a specialised workshop so that they can
drain the fuel filter.
●
Do not use fuels shown in the pump as
CAUTION
Also consider that page 320, Type of pet-
›››
containing metals. LRP (lead replacement
petrol) fuels contain high concentrations of
metal additives. Risk of engine damage!
●
Never use of FAME (biodiesel that does
rol
not meet the EN590 standard), petrol,
heating oil, other fuels or thinning agents
as they can cause severely damage the
fuel system and the engine.
Note
●
High engine speed and full throttle can
damage the engine when using petrol with
an octane rating lower than the correct
grade for the engine.
SEAT recommends filling the tank exclu-
sively with petrol every 10,000 km to de-
crease impurities that using E100 ethanol
fuel might have left in the engine.
●
If the wrong fuel has been filled, do not
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start the engine under any circumstances.
1)
This motor is only available in some markets.
Depending upon country.
2)
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