Hi collected Saturday and been playing with settings as you do! I don't like the stop start as it really cranks the engine ( we had a courtesy car that was part hybrid and restart was instant) so must cause wear and tear on the starter mechanical system. I know there is the manual off button but it resets next you come back to start the car and isn't listed in the "MODES" sections other than "engine" which i assume to be engine map rather than stop start. The manual does say if you press... Arona 2021 reg 1.0DSG FR - Auto stop start ..read more

I have had my Aona a little over a month and I know there is a fature to enable or disable the auto locking feature when you begin to drive but I am unable to acess it in the settings menu. It tells me to turn ignition on and when i do it says 'this function is currently not available' I am locked out of the particular setting option for some reason. Any ehlp would be much appreciated ..read more

Just had the 3 year, 18,000 mile service carried out. The Seat garage tried to sell me an air con service (cleaning filter, regassing etc) at a cost of £119. Is there really any need for this to be done ..read more

It finally happened. The dreaded infotainment reboot cycle on my 2023 car has started! But I got to 16 months old before it did. But as usual, its not the problem, but the solution and how its dealt with. I emailed my dealer and within 10 minutes I was booked in on Monday for a "while you wait" fix. I am hoping it will sort it, but can't see any reason why it shouldn't. In fairness that's really good service from SEAT and in that respect I couldn't be happier. I will report back with any... Facelift Infotainment - I was on borrowed time ..read more

When would a seat main dealer replace the air filter as part of service schedule, ie. Is it based on time or mileage , 2021 fr sport Thanks ..read more

Hi all, I was hoping someone can help. i've got a seat arona 115 FR (dsg gearbox) which i bought from cinch 2 months ago. I have problems from the moment i bought it. Thankfully most issues have been sorted but I have now noticed a strange noise from gears 1,2 and 3. It's mainly noticeable when i'm driving incline and in the area i live there are sure a lot of hills so i now hear it often. has anyone had this issue? I took it to a local seat branch and of course when they investigated the... Strange noises coming from gears/engine ..read more

I have just (last week) bought a used 2021 Arona 1.0 Xcellence DSG and for the most part really enjoying driving it. However the one thing that I am struggling with is the adaptive cruise control. In the driver assist section of the cluster display there is a message saying ‘ACC deactivated’ and this remains the case regardless of what I do to the control lever. I have used cruise control on several other vehicles before and also read the manual several times to try and work out how to... ACC deactivated message ..read more

The next update, after the July 2023 one (which I downloaded and installed), was originally scheduled for January 2024. This was then rescheduled to March and now I see it has slipped to October. Why can't Seat get its act together ..read more

Hi, just wanted to check if there are any problems changing the discs and pads on my wife's ARONA XL 115. my last car needed the caliper bracket removing to get the disc off and I couldn't shift the bolts, had a VW dealer do it but they snapped one bolt and had a bother removing that, just as well they were doing it as a 'punishment' for skimping my big service which I happened to check and pulled them up on it. :twisted: Dave ..read more

Hi all, Our 70 plate Arona used to have the speed set as a default option when starting the car. Recently the navigation pops up straight away on the dash and I cant figure out how to set the speed back as a default option. I've checked through the manual and I'm unable to see any options to set this back as default. It's not much of a problem as I can still shuffle through the options using the steering wheel controls however it'd be nice to know how it's been set to automatically show... Navigation automatically shows between speedometer and rev counter on dash ..read more