Fuel Filter - Seat Ateca Owner's Manual

We recommend the use of diesel fuel which
complies to European standard EN 590. If
diesel fuel which meets European standard
EN 590 is not available, the Cetane number
(CZ) must, at minimum, be 51. If the engine
is equipped with a particulate filter, the sul-
phur content of the fuel must be below 50
parts per million.
Winter-grade diesel
Summer fuel becomes thicker in winter and it
is more difficult to start the engine. For this
reason, petrol stations in some countries al-
so offer winter diesel with improved fluidity
when cold (winter-grade diesel).
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Water in the fuel filter
If your vehicle has a diesel engine and is
equipped with a fuel filter with a water sepa-
rator, the instrument panel may display the
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following warning: Water in the
If this is the case, take the

fuel filter.

vehicle to a specialised workshop so that
they can drain the fuel filter.
CAUTION
The vehicle is not designed for the use of
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FAME fuel (biodiesel). The fuel system would
be damaged if you used biodiesel.
1) Valid for the market: Algeria.
Checking and refilling levels
Do not mix fuel additives, the so-called
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"thinners", petrol or similar additives with
diesel fuel.
If poor-quality diesel fuel is used, it may be
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necessary to drain the fuel filter more fre-
quently than is specified in the Maintenance
Programme. We recommend having this done
by a specialised workshop. If water is allowed
to collect in the filter, this can cause engine
performance problems.
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AdBlue
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Information on AdBlue
The consumption of AdBlue ® depends on
your personal driving style, the temperature
of the system and on the outdoor tempera-
ture when the vehicle is used.
AdBlue ® freezes at temperatures of -11°C
(+13°F). The system has heating elements
that guarantee its operation even at low tem-
peratures.
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The AdBlue tank level capacity is approxi-
mately 11 litres.
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The AdBlue tank should never be empty.
When the distance to empty drops below
2400 km, a warning to refill the AdBlue
will appear on the dash panel display
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page 295. If this information is ignored,
later on it will not be possible to re-start the
engine. If this warning does not appear, it is
not necessary to refill the AdBlue
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AdBlue is a registered brand of the German
Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)
and is also known as AUS32 or DEF (Diesel
Exhaust Fluid).
CAUTION
Filling the AdBlue ® tank excessively can
cause damage to the tank.
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Refilling AdBlue
Fig. 238 AdBlue tank cap.
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tank
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tank.
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