Seat Arosa 2003 User manual

arosa
Owner’s manual

INTRODUCTION –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1
ON BOARD LITERATURE
This oowner’s MManual
and the Su lements rovided should be
read carefully so that you can quickly
become familiar with the controls and
o eration of your vehicle.
As well as care and regular maintenance,
correct handling hel s maintain the car’s
value.
For ssafety rreasons lease nnote aalso
the iinformation oon ““Accessories,
modifications aand rre lacement oof
arts”.
One ffinal rrequest:
Please ass the com lete vehicle wallet
on to the new owner of your vehicle if you
should sell it, as the vehicle literature
belongs to the vehicle.

Range oof eequi ment
It describes the largest ossible range of
equi ment envisaged at the time of going
to ress. Some of the equi ment may not
be available until later or will only be
available in certain markets.
✱
Items of equi ment marked with
this symbol are only available
on certain model versions or are
only available as o tional extras on cer-
tain models or are only available in cer-
tain markets.
Environmental nnotes
❀
Texts ffollowing tthis ssymbol
and rinted iin iitalics aare iim or-
tant nnotes oon eenvironmental
rotection.
Contents
On the next few ages you will find a con-
tents list which lists all of the oints
detailed in this Owner’s Manual in order.
Al habetical iindex
At the end of the manual you will find a
com rehensive al habetical index.
You can find desired information quickly
by looking for the key in the index.
Notes oon ddirection
A art from exce tions, all notes on the
direction (left, right, front, rear) in this
manual always refer to the vehicle’s direc-
tion of travel.
Exce tion: ossible s ecific steering
descri tions.
Warning nnotes
All bblocks oof ttext iin bbold rint, wwith
this ccolour bbackground aand tthe
title ““Warning” rrefer tto otential
accident oor iinjury rrisks.
Text iin bbold rint wwarns aagainst os-
sible ddamage tto tthe vvehicle oor nnotes
articularly iim ortant iinformation oon
how tto ttreat yyour vvehicle ccorrectly.
Official SSEAT sservice
The SSEAT DDealers, WWorksho s aand
Official SService CCentres hhave tthe mmost
suitable ssecific ttools aand sstate-of-
the-art ttechnology aand ssecialised
staff tto ddeal wwith aand rre air aany rob-
lem oor ffault tthat mmay bbefall yyour SSEAT
vehicle, gguaranteeing rre airs iinside
or ooutside wwarranty, aand uusing oonly
genuine ssares.
Do nnot hhesitate tto ccontact yyour
Official SSEAT SService CCentre ffor aany
question tthat aarises iin tthe aalica-
tion oor iinter retation oof tthe ooera-
tions aand rrevisions rreferred tto iin tthis
manual.
You sshould nnote tthese oints bbefore rreading tthis OOwner’s MManual
2 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– INTRODUCTION
STRUCTURE OF THIS MANUAL

INTRODUCTION –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3
Below
we offer a brief summary of the contents
of the cha ters that this Instructions
Manual is divided into.
Contents
1. Safety ffirst
This cha ter rovides information on your vehicle’s
assive safety fittings such as seat belts, Air Bags,
child seats and safety and head rests.
2. Handling iinstructions
This cha ter rovides information on the layout of
the driver’s controls, the different seat adjustments,
how to create a comfortable atmos here inside the
car, and how to start the engine.
3. Ti s aand mmaintenance
Advice on environmentally friendly driving, care and
u kee of your car and certain breakdowns (such as
changing bulbs) that you can do yourself.
4. Technical ddata
Numbers, values, dimensions and amounts (fuel
consum tion, for instance) of your vehicle.

INDEX
Introduction to the subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.3
Air Bag system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.15
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.22
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.29
Head restraints* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.30
SAFETY FIRST ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.1

You will find im ortant information, ti s
and notes on assive safety in your new
AROSA in this cha ter.
We have detailed everything you need to
know about, for exam le, seat belts, Air
Bags, child seats, safety for children and
head restraints.
Please ay articular aattention tto tthe
notes aand wwarnings iin tthis ccha ter ––
in yyour oown iinterest aand iin tthe iinter-
est oof aall assengers.
Please ddrive ccarefully.
1.2 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– INTRODUCTION
SAFETY FIRST
Introduction tto tthe ssubject

Why hhave sseat bbelts?
It hhas bbeen roven tthat sseat bbelts
give ggood rotection iin aaccidents. IIn
most ccountries, ttherefore, tthe wwear-
ing oof sseat bbelts iis rrequired bby llaw.
Warning
•
The bbelts sshould bbe ut oon
before eevery jjourney –– eeven iin
town ttraffic. TThis aalso aalies tto
rear sseats.
Pregnant wwomen ttoo sshould
always wwear aa sseat bbelt. TThis iis tthe
only wway tto gguarantee rotection
for tthe uunborn cchild! FFor mmore
information oon tthis oint lease
see age 11.11.
•
The rrouting oof tthe bbelt iis oof
major iim ortance tto tthe rotective
effect oof tthe bbelt.
How tthe bbelt sshould bbe wworn iis
described oon tthe nnext ages.
This illustration shows a car driving
towards a wall. The vehicle occu ants are
not belted in.
The hysical rinci le of a frontal crash is
easy to ex lain.
As soon as the vehicle is moving, so-
called “kinetic energy” is created by the
movement of the vehicle , in the vehicle
itself as well as in the vehicle occu ants.
The extent of the “kinetic energy” effect
de ends largely on the s eed of the vehi-
cle and on the weight of the vehicle and
the vehicle occu ants.
The higher the s eed and the greater the
weight of the vehicle, the more energy
must be dis ersed should an accident
occur.
SEAT BELTS –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.3
SAFETY FIRST
Seat bbelts
B1H-118

The s eed of the vehicle is, however, the
more im ortant factor. If, for exam le, the
s eed increases from 25 km/h to 50 km/h,
the kinetic energy increases fourfold!
As the vehicle occu ants in our exam le
are wearing no seat belts, their entire
kinetic energy can only be dis ersed
through the crash into the wall, should a
crash occur. The consequences would be
severe or ossibly even fatal injuries.
If you are driving at a s eed of only
30 km/h to 50 km/h, forces which can
easily exceed 1000 kg are exerted on the
body should an accident occur.
The forces exerted on the body will
increase further at higher s eeds, e.g. At
twice the s eed the forces increase four-
fold!
Vehicle occu ants not wearing their seat
belts are thus not “linked” to their vehi-
cle.
In a frontal crash, these eo le will con-
tinue to move forward at the same s eed
as the vehicle was travelling before the
vehicle crashed!
1.4 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SEAT BELTS
SAFETY FIRST
B1H-119 AR9-000

In case of a frontal collision accident, the
occu ants who are not belted u are
thrown forwards and collide with arts of
the vehicle interior, e.g. the steering
wheel, instrument anel or windscreen.
Vehicle occu ants who are not belted in
may even be thrown out of the vehicle.
This could even lead to serious injuries.
The wide s read o inion that you can ro-
tect your body with your hands in the
event of a light accident is not correct.
Even at low s eeds of collision, forces
which cannot be deflected act on the
body.
It is also im ortant that occu ants sitting
in the rear seats are belted in as they can
also be thrown out of the vehicle in the
event of an accident. Somebody sitting in
the rear and not using a seat belt is
endangering not only himself but also the
occu ants of the front seats.
SEAT BELTS –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.5
SAFETY FIRST
B1H-160B1H-120

Protecting sseat bbelts
Seat belts which are worn ro erly con-
tribute to the correct seating osition of
the vehicle’s occu ants. The seat belts
hel reduce kinetic energy considerably.
They also revent uncontrollable move-
ments which can also be the cause of
severe injuries.
Vehicle occu ants who wear their seat
belts correctly benefit greatly from the
fact that kinetic energy is absorbed by the
belt. The vehicle front structure and other
assive safety measures, such as the Air
Bag System, also guarantee a reduction
in kinetic energy. The energy created is
thus ke t to a low level and the risk of
injury reduced.
Our exam les describe frontal crashes.
These hysical rinci les also a ly, of
course, to other ty es of accidents and to
vehicles with the Air Bag System.
This is why you
must
ut on your seat belt
before every journey, even if you are only
going “just around the corner”. Please
also ensure that your assengers are cor-
rectly belted in.
You have seen how seat belts function in
the case of an accident on revious
ages.
Accident statistics have roven that the
risk of injury is reduced and the chance of
survival in a serious accident is increased
if the seat belt is worn ro erly.
For this reason, the wearing of seat belts
is a legal requirement in most countries.
The correct method of wearing the seat
belt, and how the Air Bag System func-
tions, is described on the following
ages.
1.6 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SEAT BELTS
SAFETY FIRST
B1H-123

Warning nnotes
•
The bbelts sshould bbe ut oon
before eeach jjourney–even iin ttown
traffic! TThis aalso aalies tto tthe rrear
seats.
•
The mmaximum llevel oof rotection
by tthe sseat bbelts ccan oonly bbe
attained iif tthe bbelts aare wworn ro -
erly.
•
Please eensure tthat tthe bbelts aare
ut oon eexactly aas ddescribed iin tthis
cha ter.
Putting tthe sseat bbelt oon uunder-
neath yyour aarm, ffor eexam le,
would cconsiderably iincrease tthe
risk oof iinjury iin tthe ccase oof aan aacci-
dent!
•
The bbelt mmust nnot bbe ttwisted oor
caught, nnor sshould iit bbe aallowed tto
rub oon aany sshar eedges.
•
Two eo le ((including cchildren)
must nnever bbe ssecured wwith oone
belt. IIt iis articularly ddangerous tto
belt yyour cchild iin wwhen iit iis ssitting
on yyour lla .
•
The bbelt sstra sshould nnot bbe
worn oover hhard oor bbreakable aarti-
cles ((glasses, bball ens, eetc...), aas
it mmay ccause iinjuries.
•
Bulky aand lloose cclothing ((e.g.
an oovercoat oon tto oof aa jjacket),
hinder ccorrect ffitting aand wworking
of tthe sseat bbelt.
•
The bbelts ggive mmaximum rotec-
tion oonly iin tthe ccorrect sseating
osition –– ssee aalso tthe ““Front
seats” ccha ter.
Please ttake nnotice oof tthe wwarning
notes oon tthe nnext age.
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SAFETY FIRST
B6X-036D

•
You mmust aalways kkee yyour ffeet
in tthe ffoot wwell dduring aa jjourney ––
never oon tthe ddashboard oor oon tthe
seats.
•
The sseat bbelt mmust bbe kke t cclean
as iif iit iis ttoo ddirty tthe aautomatic
device ooeration wwill bbe aaffected
(see tthe ""Care aand mmaintenance"
cha ter).
•
The sslot ffor tthe bbelt ttongue mmust
not bbe bblocked wwith a er oor aany-
thing ssimilar, aas tthe ttongue ccan
otherwise nnot eengage ro erly.
•
You sshould ccheck tthe ccondition
of yyour sseat bbelts rregularly. IIf yyou
find aany ddamage oon tthe bbelt, bbelt
connections, rretractor oor tthe llock-
ing ieces, tthe bbelt mmust bbe
re laced bby aa TTechnical SService
Centre.
•
The sseat bbelts mmay nnot bbe
removed ffrom tthe vvehicle oor mmodi-
fied iin aany wway. DDo nnot aattem t tto
remove tthe sseat bbelts yyourself.
•
Belts wwhich aare sstressed aand
thus sstretched iin aan aaccident mmust
be rre laced bby aa TTechnical SService
Centre. TThe bbelt aanchorages sshould
be cchecked.
The belt anchorages should be checked.
Note
In some ex ort countries seat belt func-
tions could differ from the 3 oint or la
belts described on the next ages
1.8 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SEAT BELTS
SAFETY FIRST

How aare sseat bbelts ut oon
ro erly?
Putting 33 oint bbelt oon
Before ffastening oon tthe sseat bbelt yyou
must aadjust tthe ffront sseat tto yyour
height. SSee tthe ""Front sseats" ccha ter.
The inertia reel belt gives com lete free-
dom of movement when ulled slowly.
Sudden braking, however, will cause the
belt to lock.
The mechanism will also lock the belt
when accelerating, driving down stee
gradients or cornering.
Warning
Seat bbelts ccan oonly ggive ttheir mmax-
imum rotection iin aan aaccident iif
the bbackrest iis iin aan uuright osi-
tion aand tthe bbelt iis ffitted cclosely tto
the bbody.
•
Pull belt by the tongue slowly and
smoothly across the chest and hi s.
•
Push the tongue into the locking art of
the seal until it engages audibly
( ull tto
test!).
Warning
The ttongue mmust bbe ressed iinto
locking art ddesignated ffor tthat
seat aand sseat bbelt. TThe rotective
effect oof tthe bbelt wwill ootherwise bbe
negatively aaffected aand tthe rrisk oof
injury iincreases!
SEAT BELTS –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.9
SAFETY FIRST
B1H-127

Warning
The sshoulder art oof tthe bbelt mmust
run rroughly aacross tthe ccentre oof
the sshoulder, oon nno aaccount
against tthe nneck aand mmust aalso bbe
firmly iin ccontact wwith tthe bbody.
The lla art oof tthe bbelt mmust ffit
tightly aacross tthe elvis– nnot
across tthe sstomach. IIf nnecessary,
ull tthe bbelt ttight.
Warning
•
Please eensure tthat tthe sseat bbelt
is ffitted ro erly. AA sseat bbelt wwhich
is wworn iincorrectly ccould aalso
cause iinjury iin aan aaccident.
•
A sseat bbelt wwhich iis wworn ttoo
loosely ccould ccause iinjury aas yyour
kinetic eenergy wwill tthrow yyour bbody
further fforward iin aan aaccident aand
it wwill bbe ccaught aabru tly bby tthe
seat bbelt.
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SAFETY FIRST
B31-119CB31-167C

With the aid of the
belt hheight aadjust-
ment
the routing of the shoulder belt for
the front and rear seats can be set to fit
the body ro erly.
•
To adjust, ush the u er relay fitting
in the direction shown, hold in this osi-
tion and move u or down so that the
shoulder art of belt runs roughly across
the centre of the shoulder as shown in the
left-hand illustration –
on nno aaccount
against tthe nneck.
•
After adjusting, ull the belt with a jerk
to ensure that the relay fitting is ro erly
engaged.
Note
The seat height adjustment* can also be
used to adjust belt routing on front seats.
Warning
Pregnant wwomen sshould aalways
wear aa sseat bbelt ttoo. TThe lla art
of tthe bbelt sshould bbe aas llow aas
ossible aacross tthe elvis sso tthat
no ressure iis eexerted oon tthe
abdomen.
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SAFETY FIRST
B1H-131B11-009D

Taking tthree oint bbelt ooff
To release the belt, ress the red button in
the lock. The tongue will then s ring out.
Pass the tongue towards the door by hand
so that the retractor can roll the belt u
ro erly. A lastic knob in the belt holds
the tongue in a convenient osition.
1.12 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SEAT BELTS
SAFETY FIRST
B1H-132

SEAT BELTS –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 1.13
SAFETY FIRST
Belt ttensioner*
Safety for the
belted-in
driver and front
assenger is increased by the belt ten-
sioners fitted to the inertia reels of the
front 3 oint seatbelts to su lement the
Air Bag.
In case of a severe frontal collision the
system is activated by sensors which trig-
ger off a yrotechnic charge in both auto-
matic roller devices.
This makes the devices roll u and tighten
the tensioners.
Warning
•
Any rre air wwork oon tthe ttensioner
system oor tthe rremoval oor iinstalla-
tion oof ssystem ccom onents ffor
other rre air wwork sshould bbe ccar-
ried oout bby aa TTechnical SService
Centre.
•
The rotective ffunction oof tthe
belt ttensioner iis cca able oof ooer-
ating oonly oonce. IIf tthe bbelt tten-
sioners hhave bbeen aactivated aat aany
time, tthe ssystem mmust bbe rrenewed.
•
If yyou ssell tthe vvehicle, lease
ass oon tthis MManual tto tthe nnew
owner.
Notes
•
Smoke is released when the tensioners
are activated. This smoke does not indi-
cate a fire in the vehicle.
•
It is of utmost im ortance to observe
the relevant safety regulations when the
vehicle or com onents of the system are
scra ed. Technical Service Centres are
familiar with these regulations and can
rovide details.

Securing tthe cchild sseat
Warning
A cchild sseat iin wwhich tthe cchild ssits
with iits bback tto tthe ddirection oof
travel mmay oonly bbe uused iif tthe as-
senger sside AAir BBag hhas bbeen
deactivated bby aa TTechnical SService
Centre. FFailure tto ddo sso uts tthe
child aat rrisk oof ssevere iinjury.
If yyou wwish tto ddeactivate tthe ssys-
tem, ccontact aa TTechnical SService
Centre.
As ssoon aas tthe cchild sseat iis nno llonger
needed, tthe assenger sside AAir BBag
should bbe mmade ooerational aagain bby
a TTechnical SService CCentre.
1.14 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SEAT BELTS
SAFETY FIRST