Cupra Ateca 2018 User manual

ATECA
Owner’s manual
ATECA Inglés (09.18)
575012720BF
Inglés 575012720BF (09.18)

SEAT S.A. is permanently concerned about continuous development of its types and models. For this reason we ask you to understand,
that at any given time, changes regarding shape, equipment and technique may take place on the car delivered. For this reason no
right at all may derive based on the data, drawings and descriptions in this current handbook.
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Vehicle identication data
Model:
Vehicle Registration:
Vehicle identification
number:
Date of vehicle registration
or vehicle delivery:
SEAT Official Service:
Service advisor:
Telephone:
Conrmation of receipt of
documentation and vehicle keys
The following items were delivered
with the vehicle: YES NO
On-board documentation
First key
Second key
Correct working order of all keys was
checked
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Signature of owner:

Introduction
Thank you for your trust choosing a CUPRA
vehicle.
With your new CUPRA, you will be able to en-
joy a vehicle with state-of-the-art technolo-
gy and top quality features.
We recommend reading this Instruction
Manual carefully to learn more about your
vehicle so you can enjoy all its benefits in
your daily driving.
Information about handling is complemen-
ted with instructions regarding the operation
and maintenance of the vehicle in order to
ensure its safety and maintain its value.
Moreover, we want to give you valuable ad-
vice and tips to drive your vehicle efficiently
and respecting the environment.
We wish you safe and enjoyable motoring.
CUPRA
WARNING
Read and always observe safety infor-
mation concerning the passenger's
front airbag ›››page 74, Important in-
formation regarding the front passeng-
er's airbag.

About this manual
This manual describes the features of the
vehicle at the time of drafting this text. Some
of the features described below will be intro-
duced in the future or will only be available in
certain markets.
Some of the features described here are
not included in all the types or variations
of the model and they can be varied or
modified based on technical or marketing
requirements without it being considered
misleading advertising.
Some details on the drawings may vary from
its vehicle and must be interpreted as a
standard representation.
The direction indicators (left, right, for-
wards, backwards) in this manual refer to the
travel direction of the vehicle unless other-
wise stated.
The audiovisual material is only meant to
help the users better understand some fea-
tures of the car. It is not a replacement for
the instruction manual. Access the instruc-
tion manual to see the complete information
and warnings.
The features marked with an asterisk
are included by default only in certain
versions of the model, supplied as op-
tional only for certain versions or only
offered in certain countries.

Trademarks are marked with ®. The ab-
sence of this symbol does not guaran-
tee that the term is not a trademark.
It indicates that the section continues
on the next page.
Important warnings on the page.
More in-depth content on the page.
General information on page indicated.
Emergency information on the page.
You can access the information in this man-
ual using:
●Thematic table of contents that follows the
manual’s general chapter structure.
●Visual table of contents that uses graphics
to indicate the pages containing “essential”
information, which is detailed in the corre-
sponding chapters.
●Alphabetical index with many terms and
synonyms to help you find information.
WARNING
Texts after this symbol contain informa-
tion about safety and warn you about
possible accident or injury risks.
®
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CAUTION
Texts after this symbol indicate possible
damage to the vehicle.
For the sake of the environment
Texts after this symbol contain informa-
tion about the protection of the envi-
ronment.
Note
Texts after this symbol contain addition-
al information.

Printed Instruction Manual
The printed instruction manual contains rel-
evant information about the use of the vehi-
cle and the Infotainment System.
The digital version of the manuals contains
more in-depth information.

Frequently Asked Ques-
tions
Before driving
How do you adjust the seat? ›››page 19
How do you adjust the steering wheel?
›››page 21
How do you adjust the exterior mirrors?
›››page 20
How do you turn on the exterior lights?
›››page 30
How does the automatic gearbox selector lever
work? ›››page 38
How do you refuel? ›››page 41
How do you activate the windscreen wipers and
windscreen washer system? ›››page 32
Emergency situations
A warning lamp lights up or flashes. What does
this mean? ›››page 36
How do you open the bonnet? ›››page 17
How do you perform a jump start? ›››page 52
Where is the vehicle tool kit located?
›››page 48
How do you repair a tyre with the anti-puncture
kit? ›››page 47
How do you change a wheel? ›››page 48
How do you change a fuse? ›››page 45
How do you change a light? ›››page 46
How do you tow a vehicle? ›››page 51
Useful tips
How do you set the time? ›››page 104
When should the vehicle inspection should be
performed? ›››page 106
What functions do the buttons/thumbwheels on
the steering wheel perform? ›››page 110
How do you remove the luggage compartment
cover? ›››page 155
How do you drive in an economical and environ-
mentally-friendly way? ›››page 233
How do you check and top up the engine oil?
›››page 41
How do you check and top up the engine cool-
ant? ›››page 42
How do you top up the windscreen washer fluid?
›››page 43
How do you check and top up the brake fluid?
›››page 43
How do you check and adjust tyre pressure val-
ues? ›››page 322
Vehicle washing tips ›››page 334
Functions of interest
Easy Connect, Car menu ›››page 33
How does the START-STOP system work?
›››page 238
What parking assistants are available?
›››page 281
How does the rear assist work? ›››page 294
How does the adaptive cruise control work?
›››page 251
How can the driving mode be adjusted?
›››page 271
How does the lane departure warning system
work? ›››page 260
How does tyre pressure monitoring work?
›››page 325
How do you open the vehicle without a key (Key-
less Access)? ›››page 116
Interior lighting and ambient light ›››page 138

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driver-side general instrument panel (left-hand
drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Driver-side general instrument panel (right-
hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Passenger-side general instrument panel (left-
hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Passenger-side general instrument panel
(right-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Fluid level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Correct position of the vehicle occupants . . . . . . . . 57
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Why wear a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Vehicle tool kit, anti-puncture kit* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Manual unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Tow-starting and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . . . . 94
Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Using the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Windscreen wiper and window wiper systems . . . . . 139
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Safety instructions related to the Infotainment sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Overview of the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
General instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Full Link* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
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Media Control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
WLAN access point* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Navigation in Offroad mode* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Vehicle Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
USB/AUX-INPort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Connectivity Box* / Wireless Charger* . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Start and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
DSG automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Engine management and emission control sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Auto Hold Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Emergency braking assistance system (Front As-
sist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Adaptive cruise control (ACC)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Lane Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Traffic Jam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Blind spot detector (BSD) with parking assistance
(RCTA)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Drive Profile* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Park Assist* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Parking aid parking and manoeuvring (ParkPi-
lot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Parking System Plus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Top View Camera* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Rear Assist (Rear View Camera)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Accessories and modifications to the vehicle . . . . . 307
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Maintenance Programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Additional service offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Remove the vehicle from traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Description and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Information about the EU Directive
2014/53/EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Simplified EU compliance declaration . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Table of correspondences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Addresses of the manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Frequency bands, station power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Information on fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
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