Seat Ibiza 2018 Owner's manual

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Braking and stability sys-
t ems
Contr ol l
amps 
It lights up
Fault in the ESC or disconnection caused by the sys-
tem.
As the ESC operat

es in conjunction with the ABS, the
ESC light will also come on if a fault should occur in
the ABS. 
Flashes
ESC or ASR activated. Y
It lights up
Fault in the ASR or disconnection caused by the sys-
tem. Y
Flashes
ASR working. 
It lights up
ASR manually deactivated.
Or: ESC in Sport mode. 
It lights up

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off and then on again. If the control lamp
goes out, this means the syst em is fully func-
tional. WARNING

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of the tyres can cause the system to re-
duce engine pow
er when this is not desir
ed.

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Electronic differential lock (EDS)* The EDL operates along with the ABS in vehi-
cles equipped with El
ectr
onic Stability Con-
trol (ESC)*.
EDL helps the vehicle to start moving, accel-
erate and climb a gradient in slippery condi-
tions where this may otherwise be difficult or
even impossible.
It uses the ABS sensors to monitor the speed
of the driven wheels.
At speeds of up to approximately 80 km/h
(50 mph), it is able to balance out differences
in the speed of the driven wheels of approxi-
mately 100 rpm/min caused by a partially
slippery road surface. It does this by braking
the wheel which has lost traction and distrib-
uting more driving force to the other driven
wheel via the differential.
To prevent the disc brake of the braking
wheel from overheating, the EDL cuts out au-
tomatically if subjected to excessive loads.
The vehicle will continue to function normally
without EDL. For this reason, the driver is not
informed that the EDL has been switched off.
The EDL will switch on again automatically
when the brake has cooled down. Control lamp
A malfunction in the EDL is indicated by the
ESC contr ol l

amp . Take the vehicle to a
specialised workshop as soon as possible. WARNING

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vehicle to a specialised workshop as soon as
possibl e
.
If ther
e is a fault in the ABS, the ESC* and the
tyre pressure control lamp will also light up.
Brake system fault
If the ABS warning lamp  lights up together with the brake warning lamp , there is a
fault in the ABS function and in the brake sys-
tem

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Electronic torque management
(XDS)* When taking a curve, the driveshaft differen-
tial mechanism allo
ws the out
er wheel to turn
at a higher speed than the inner wheel. In this
way, the wheel that is turning faster (outer
wheel) receives less drive torque than the in-
ner wheel. This may mean that in certain sit-
uations the torque delivered to the inner
wheel is too high, causing the wheels to spin.
On the other hand, the outer wheel is receiv-
ing a lower drive torque than it could transmit.
This causes an overall loss of lateral grip on
the front axle, resulting in understeer or
“lengthening” of the trajectory.
The XDS system can detect and correct this
effect via the sensors and signals of the ESC.
Via the ESC, the XDS will brake the inside
wheel and counter the excess driving torque
of that wheel. This means that the driver

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The system maintains brake pressure for ap-
pr o
ximat
ely two seconds after the driver
takes his foot off the brake pedal to prevent
the vehicle from lurching backward when it is
started. During these 2 seconds, the driver
has enough time to release the clutch pedal
and accelerate without the vehicle moving
and without having to use the handbrake,
making start-up easier, more comfortable
and safer.
These are the basic operation conditions:

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Automatic gearbox/DSG au-
t omatic gearbo
x*
Intr
oduction Your vehicle is equipped with an electronical-
ly controll
ed manual gearbo

x. Torque be-
tween the engine and the gearbox is trans-
mitted via two independent clutches. They
replace the torque converter found on con-
ventional automatic gearboxes and allow for
smooth, uninterrupted acceleration of the ve-
hicle.
The tiptronic system allows the driver to
change gears manually if desired

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In certain circumstances (i.e. traffic hold-ups,
short st ops, et
c.) and t
o improve comfort, the
vehicle can start up in the D2 gear ratio 1)
.
Sport mode (S) must be selected for a sporty
driving style. This setting makes use of the en-
gine

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