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Instruments and warning/control lamps
Coolant temperature indicator.
Fig. 70
Analogue instrument panel: engine
cool
ant temperature indicator.
Cool zone. The engine has not r
eached
operating temperature yet. Avoid high
speeds and stressing the engine if it has
not reached operating temperature.
Normal zone. At high outside tempera-
tures and when making the engine work
hard, the diodes may continue lighting up
and reach the upper zone. This is no
cause for concern, provided the control
lamp does not light up
Warning area. When the engine is work-
ing hard, especially at high outside tem-
peratures, the diodes may light up in the
warning area.
The coolant temperature gauge only works
when the ignition is switched on.
A
B
C
In vehicles with digital instrument panel (SEAT
Digit
al Cockpit) you can select to view the
coolant temperature in the corresponding
menu
›››
page 69.
Control and warning lamp
It lights up red
Do not carry on driving!
Engine cool
ant level too low, coolant temperature too
high.
Flashes red
Fault in the engine coolant system.
●
Stop the vehicle, switch off the engine and
l
et it cool down.
●
Check the engine coolant level
›››
page 333.
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If the warning lamp does not switch off even
if the coolant level is correct, request assis-
tance from specialised personnel.
Control and warning lamps (valid for hy-
brid vehicles)
It lights up red
Do not carry on driving!
Engine or high-v
oltage system coolant level too low,
engine or high-voltage system coolant temperature
too high.
and
Flashes red
Do not carry on driving!
Failure in the high-voltage cooling circuit. Discon-
nect the drive system and seek professional assis-
tance.
●
Stop the vehicle, switch off the engine and
l
et it cool down.
●
Check the engine coolant level
›››
page 333.
●
Check the coolant level in the high-voltage
cooling circuit
›››
page 334. If the level is too
low DO NOT add coolant. Seek specialist
assistance immediately.
●
If the warning lamp does not switch off even
if the cool
ant level is correct, request assis-
tance from specialised personnel.
CAUTION
●
T
o ensure a long useful life for the engine,
avoid high revs, driving at high speed and
making the engine work hard for approxi-
mately the first 15 minutes when the engine
is cold. The phase until the engine is warm
also depends on the outside temperature. If
necessary, use the engine oil temperature
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page 74 as a guide.
●
Additional lights and other accessories in
front of the air inlet reduce the cooling ef-
fect of the coolant. At high outside temper-
atures and high engine loads, there is a risk
of the engine overheating.
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