Owner’s Manual - Page 21

For MII 2012.

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19Instrument panel
Rev counter (with the engine running, in thousands of revo-
lutions per minute).
The beginning of the red zone of the rev counter indicates
the maximum speed in any gear after running-in and with
the engine hot. However, it is advisable to change up a gear
or move the selector lever to D (or lift your foot off the accel-
erator) before the needle reaches the red zone ⇒ 
.
Clock set button.
If necessary, change the time display by pressing the top
and bottom buttons of the rocker switch ⇒ Fig. 11
B
.
Press the button
to change the hour, so that it is flash-
ing.
To continue setting the time, press button
0.0/SET
. Hold
button down to scroll through the numbers quickly.
Press the button
again to change the minutes, so that
it is flashing.
To continue setting the time, press button
0.0/SET
. Hold
button down to scroll through the numbers quickly.
Press button
again to end the clock setting.
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.
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Note
On the screen of the SEAT Portable System (supplied by SEAT) ⇒ page 222
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
⇒ Fig. 9 and ⇒ Fig. 10
2
, depending on the vehicle equipment:
Warning and information messages
Odometer
Time
Outside temperature
Selector lever positions ⇒ page 124
Recommended gear (manual gearbox) ⇒ page 124
Multifunction display (MFI) ⇒ page 22
Service interval display ⇒ page 21
Start-Stop system status display ⇒ page 160
Fuel gauge ⇒ page 171
Seat belt status display for rear seats ⇒ page 57
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 (⇒ page 15) and, in some cases, with audible warn-
ings. The display may vary according to the type of instrument panel fitted.
Vehicle diagram Prior to a journey... While driving Care, cleaning and mainte-
nance
If and when Technical Data
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