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Cockpit
CAUTION
● When the engine is cold, avoid high revs and heavy acceleration and do
not make the engine work hard.
● To prevent damage to the engine, the rev counter needle should only re-
main in the red zone for a short period of time.
For the sake of the environment
Changing up a gear in time reduces fuel consumption and noise.
Note
On the screen of the SEAT Portable System (supplied by SEAT) ⇒ p age 160
the other instruments can be seen, such as an outside temperature indica-
tor.
Display messages
A variety of information can be viewed on the instrument panel display
⇒ F ig. 27
⇒ F ig. 28
and
2
● Warning and information messages
● Odometer
● Time.
● Outside temperature.
● Selector lever positions ⇒ p age 107
● Recommended gear (manual gearbox) ⇒ p age 107.
● Multifunction indicator (MFI) ⇒ p age 48.
● Service interval display ⇒ p age 45.
● Start-Stop system status display ⇒ p age 132.
● Fuel gauge ⇒ p age 166.
● Seat belt status display for rear seats ⇒ p age 16.
, depending on the vehicle equipment:
Warning and information messages
The system runs a check on certain components and functions when the ig-
nition is switched on and while the vehicle is moving. Faults in the opera-
tion are displayed on the screen using red and yellow symbols on the in-
strument panel display (⇒ p age 46) and, in some cases, with audible
warnings. The display may vary according to the type of instrument panel
fitted.
Type of mes-
Symbol
Description
sage
colour
Symbol flashing or lit; partly combined with
audible warnings.
Stop the vehicle! It is dangerous ⇒
Priority 1
Red
warning.
Check the function that is faulty and repair it. If
necessary, request assistance from specialised
personnel.
Symbol flashing or lit; partly combined with
audible warnings.
A faulty function or fluids which are below the
Priority 2
correct levels may cause damage to the vehi-
Yellow
cle! ⇒
warning.
Check the faulty function as soon as possible.
If necessary, request assistance from special-
ised personnel.
Odometer
The odometer registers the total distance travelled by the car.
The odometer (
trip
) shows the distance travelled since the last odometer re-
set. The last figure indicates 100 m.
Outside temperature indicator
When the outside temperature is below +4 °C (+39 °F), the symbol "ice crys-
tal" (warning of risk of freezing) is also displayed next to the temperature.
At first this symbol flashes and then it remains lit until the outside tempera-
ture rises above +6 °C (+43 °F) ⇒
!
.
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