Checking And Refilling Levels; Filling The Tank - Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual

Never start the engine when the vehicle is
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raised! The vehicle may fall from the plat-
form due to the engine vibrations.
If it is necessary to work underneath the
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vehicle while it is raised, you should check
that the supporting stands have an ade-
quate load capacity.
Never climb onto the lifting platform.
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Always make sure that the weight of the
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vehicle does not exceed the lifting platform
load capacity.
CAUTION
Never raise the vehicle at the engine oil
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sump, the gearbox or the rear or front
axles.
Always use an intermediate rubber sup-
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port to prevent damage to the vehicle un-
derbody. Check that the arms of the lifting
platform are able to move with obstruction.
The arms should not come into contact
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with the side running boards or other parts
of the vehicle.
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Practical tips
Checking and refilling lev-
els

Filling the tank

Introduction
The fuel tank flap is on the rear right of the
vehicle.
WARNING
Refuelling or handling fuel carelessly can
cause an explosion or fire resulting in seri-
ous burns and injuries.
Always make sure that you correctly
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close the fuel cap to avoid evaporation and
fuel spillage.
Fuels are highly explosive and inflamma-
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ble substances that can cause serious
burns and injuries.
Fuel could leak out or be spilt if the en-
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gine is not switched off or if the filler fuel
nozzle is not fully inserted into the tank fill-
er neck when refuelling. This could lead to
a fire, explosion and severe injuries.
When refuelling, turn off the engine, the
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auxiliary heating ( page 184) and turn off
the ignition for safety reasons.
Always turn off mobile telephones, radio
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apparatus and other radio wave emitting
equipment before refuelling. Electromag-
netic waves could cause sparks and lead
to a fire.
Never enter the vehicle while refuelling. If
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it is absolutely necessary to enter, close
the door and touch a metal surface before
touching the filler nozzle again. This will
prevent the generation of static electricity.
Sparks could cause a fire when refuelling.
Never handle fuel close to flames, sparks
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or objects with slow combustion (e.g. ciga-
rettes).
Avoid static electricity and electro-mag-
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netic radiation when refuelling.
Observe the safety regulations of the
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service station.
Never spill fuel on the vehicle or in the
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luggage compartment.
WARNING
For safety reasons, SEAT does not recom-
mend carrying a spare fuel canister in the
vehicle. Fuel could be spilled and catch
fire, above all in case of an accident and
this applies to a full container as well as
empty containers. This could lead to explo-
sions, fires and injuries.
Observe the following if you exceptional-
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ly have to carry fuel in a canister:
Never place a fuel container to fill it in-
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side the vehicle or on the vehicle, for
example, in the boot or on the hatch.
Filling in these circumstances could