fuel Seat Tarraco 2020 Owner's manual

Table of Contents
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
bo x* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
228
Gear
-change recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
SEAT Drive Profiles* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Drive assist sensors and cameras . . . . . . . . . . 244
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Emergency brake assistance system (Front
Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
ACC - Adaptive Cruise Control* . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Proactive speed adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Lane Assist* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Driving Assist (Travel Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Side Assist with Rear Cross Traffic Alert
(RCT
A)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Stabilisation and brake assistance sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
8
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Help with parking and manoeuvring . . . . . 282
Assisted parking system (Park Assist)* . . . . . . 282
Parking aid parking and manoeuvring
(ParkPil
ot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Parking System Plus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Trailer Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Peripheral view system (Top View Cam-
era)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
R

everse Assist (Rear View Camera)* . . . . . . . 302
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Electrically unlocking trailer hook* . . . . . . . . . 313
Retrofitting a towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
High-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Conservation of the high-voltage bat-
tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Char

ging settings in the infotainment sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Char

ging the high-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . 320
Charging cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Fuel types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
AdBlue® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Engine management and emissions control
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Cooling syst

em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
12-volt battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Tyre pressure monitor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
SEAT Maintenance Programme . . . . . . . . . .
364
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Additional service offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Accessories and modifications to the ve-
hicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Accessories, spare parts and repair work . . . 373
Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Information stored by the control units . . . . . . 375
Other important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Information about the EU Directive
2014/53/EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Indications about the technical data . . . . 380
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
6

Instruments and warning/control lamps
Digital dashboard (SEAT Digital Cockpit) Fig. 54
SEAT Digital Cockpit on the instrument
panel (cl assic vie
w). Details of the instruments:
Engine cool ant t

emperature display
››› page 80
Revolution counter. Revolutions per mi-
nute the engine is running ››› page 78
.
Gear engaged or position of the selec-
tor lever currently selected
Screen display ››› page 70
Speedometer
Digital speed display
Fuel gauge ››› page 79
.
Information Profile ››› page 67
.
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8 The Digital SEAT Cockpit is an instrument
panel digit
al with monochr
ome screen in col-
our high resolution. It has a 3 views accessi-
ble using the button  of the multifunction
st eering wheel. By sel

ecting different infor-
mation profiles, indications other than the
classic circular instruments can be displayed,
such as navigation data, multimedia informa-
tion or travel data.
The 3 views are:

Instruments and warning/control lamps
Digital dashboard (SEAT Digital Cockpit)  V
alid for: hybrid vehicles Fig. 55
SEAT Digital Cockpit on the instrument
panel (cl assic vie
w). Details of the instruments
››

› Fig. 55
:
Battery charge level indicator
››› page 79
Rev counter and Powermeter. Revolu-
tions per minute the engine is running
››› page 78.
Gear engaged or position of the selec-
tor lever currently selected
Screen display ››› page 70
Speedometer
Digital speed display
Fuel gauge ››› page 79
.
Information Profile ››› page 67
.
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8 Navigation map in the SEAT Digital
Cockpit*
Depending on the features, the SEAT Digital
Cockpit can displ
ay a det

ailed map. To do
this, select the Navigation option in the
menu on the instrument panel ››› page 71
.
Depending on the features or the navigation
map, it can be shown in the SEAT Digital
Cockpit or on the infotainment system or on
both at the same time. If it is displayed only in
the infotainment system, the SEAT Digital
Cockpit will only display the arrows for ma-
noeuvres. Transfer of navigation map
The map is tr
ansf

erred from the infotainment
system to the SEAT Digital Cockpit and vice
versa using the map transfer button.
Using the right thumbwheel of the multifunc-
tion steering wheel, in the Navigation menu,
you can transfer the map back to the info-
tainment system.
69

Instruments and warning/control lamps
Combined operating range display 
(hybrid v ehicl
es)
The value shown is calculated and updated
according to the driving style. Therefore, the
range can vary even when the fuel tank is full
and the high-voltage battery is fully charged.
Range can be increased by reducing or
switching off comfort consumers, e.g. air con-
ditioning or seat heating.
Speed warning for winter tyres
If the maximum speed set is exceeded, this is
displayed on the instrument panel
››› page 71.
The speed warning can be set in the Infotain-
ment system, by using the function button 
! SETTINGS ! Driver assistance
››› page 90.
Indications of the compass
Depending on the equipment, when the igni-
tion is on, the instrument panel display indi-
cates the direction in which you are driving
with a symbol, e.g. NW for Northwest.
When the Infotainment system is on and there
is no route guidance active, the graphic rep-
resentation of a compass is also shown.
Low consumption driving

Operation
WARNING
When driving with low fuel, the vehicle may
st all in tr
affic and cause accidents and se-
vere injuries.

Instruments and warning/control lamps
Vehicle information Fig. 67
Schematic representation: Vehicle infor-
mation and st at
us Pressing on 
! Selection
and then on

Vehicle info opens the Vehicle information
menu with the following submenus:
Driving data. The average consump-
tion, average speed, distance travelled,
trip duration and autonomy are shown. It
has 3 memories: “From departure”, “To-
tal calculation” and “From refuelling”
››› page 72.
Vehicle status. The warnings regarding
faults, incidents, memorisation of the
tyre pressure or information of the next
inspection service are displayed. –
–

89

Driving
Hybrid B (use the batt ery's char
ge)1)
This is the operating mode that allows you to
save most fuel.
The operating mode control unit tries to make
the most of the battery charge. For this pur-
pose, with active directions the navigation
data are also accessed.
In this operating mode, the electric motor and
the combustion engine share the work of
driving the vehicle.
In hybrid operating mode, the power from the
battery charge is used optimally. If route
guidance is activated, the vehicle may auton-
omously recharge the high-voltage battery
using the combustion engine.
Manual control of the battery charge
Manual control of the battery charge is only
possible in Hybrid operating mode. The op-
tion selected by the user is only valid until the
ignition is switched off or the vehicle is switch-
ed to Hybrid mode or E-MODE.
Press the function button  and use the sym-
bols , = and  to control the battery charge:
Pressing this symbol selects a higher
theoretical charge level. The vehicle
 tries to reach that new theoretical high-
volt
age battery charge level while driv-
ing. The vehicle is powered by the com-
bustion engine. If the combustion engine
has “excess” power, it is used to charge
the high-voltage battery. This option in-
creases fuel consumption. SEAT there-
fore recommends using the charging
socket to charge the high-voltage bat-
tery, whenever possible ››› page 320
.
The high-voltage battery charge level is
kept at around the current level while
driving. If you accelerate harder or in-
crease the vehicle speed, the combus-
tion engine starts up. When permitted by
the driver’s demand for acceleration and
the vehicle speed, the vehicle switches
back to electric mode.
Pressing this symbol selects a lower the-
oretical charge level. The vehicle only
uses the battery's charge when it is
above the selected theoretical charge
level. The rest is kept until the end of the
journey.
=
 Show the active operating mode
The operating mode activ
e at any given time
is displayed on the instrument cluster display,
e.g. B. WARNING
Switching to a different operating mode
whil e driving can distr

act you from traffic
conditions and cause accidents. Note
Information about the operating mode that
is curr ently activ

e is displayed on the in-
strument cluster display, along with the
charge level of the high-voltage battery. Troubleshooting
@
The E-MODE oper
ating mode is not
av
ailable
The indicator lamp lights up in white.
The E-MODE operating mode N
(driving in
electric mode) cannot be used temporarily
because one or more conditions are not met.

Driving
Engine
Depending on the pr ofil
e selected, the engine
responds more quickly or smoothly to the ac-
celerator being pressed. When the Eco pro-
file is selected, the Start-stop function is
activated.
In vehicles with automatic transmission, the
gear change timing is changed to put the
changes at higher or lower revolutions. The
Eco profile activates the Inertia function,
thereby reducing consumption. The rest of
the driving profiles will activate the inertia use
function when the selector lever is not in the S
position, depending on how the accelerator
pedal is released ››› page 233
. When the ve-
hicle is turned on again, the function is activa-
ted by default to reduce consumption.
With manual transmission, the Eco profile
changes the gear change recommendations
to facilitate more efficient driving.
Dynamic chassis control (DCC)*
DCC continuously adapts the shock absorb-
ers to the condition of the road and current
driving conditions, according to the pre-set
programme.
In the event of a fault in the DCC, the follow-
ing message is displayed on the instrument screen Fault: shock absorber regula-
tion
Steering
The po
wer steering varies its driving modes
and adapts to the profile selected, thus offer-
ing the best behaviour for each situation.
Air conditioning
The Climatronic* can operate in Eco mode
with particularly limited consumption.
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)*
Depending on the driving profile, the perform-
ance of the ACC varies, to allow more sporty
acceleration and braking or a more respect-
ful fuel consumption.
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
In the Offroad and Snow driving profiles, the
electronic stability Control (ESC)
››› page 278 adjusts to adapt to the terrain.
In addition, hill descent control (HDC) is acti-
vated in the Offroad profile ››› page 236
.
PreCrash system
The PreCrash system adapts according to
the selected configuration. The Sport and
Offroad driving profiles have specific settings to adapt them to driving and terrain charac-
teristics
›
›› page 23
.
Setting the driving profile Fig. 170
Centre console: Driving Experience
butt on. Fig. 171
Centre console: S-BOOST button238

Driving
for a minimum of about 5 seconds already
sav es mor
e than the amount of fuel necessa-
ry for restarting.
The engine takes a long time to warm up
when it is idling. Mechanical wear and pollu-
tant emissions are also especially high during
this initial warm-up phase. It is therefore best
to drive off immediately after starting the en-
gine. Avoid running the engine at high speed.
Regular maintenance
Regular servicing helps in saving fuel even
before the engine is started. A well-serviced
engine gives you the benefit of improved fuel
efficiency as well as maximum reliability and
an enhanced resale value. A badly serviced
engine can consume up to 10% more fuel
than necessary.
Avoid short journeys
The engine and catalytic converter need to
reach their optimal operating temperature
in order to minimise fuel consumption and
emissions.
A cold engine consumes a disproportionate
amount of fuel. The engine reaches its work-
ing temperature after about four kilometres
(2.5 miles), when fuel consumption will return
to a normal level. Check tyre pressure
Alw
ays make sure the tyres are inflated to the
correct pressures ››› page 356
to save fuel. If
the pressure is below half bar, fuel consump-
tion may increase by 5%. Due to the greater
rolling resistance, under-inflation also increa-
ses tyre wear and impairs handling.
Do not use winter tyres all year round as
they increase fuel consumption by up to 10%.
Avoid carrying unnecessary loads
Given that every kilo of extra weight will in-
crease the fuel consumption, it is advisable
make sure that no unnecessary loads are be-
ing transported.
Since the luggage rack increases the aero-
dynamic drag of the vehicle, you should re-
move it when not needed. At speeds of
100-120 km/h (62-75 mph), this will save 12%
of fuel.
Save electrical energy
The engine drives the alternator, thereby
generating electricity. This implies that any
increase in power consumption also increa-
ses fuel consumption! For this reason, switch
off any unneeded electrical devices. Devices
that use a lot of electricity includes the blow-
er at a high setting, the rear window heating
or the seat heating*. Plug-in hybrid drive: brak
e early and evenly
to take advantage of energy recovery. Note

Practical tips
Refuelling Fig. 235
Fuel tank flap with tank cap attached. The fuel tank flap is on the rear right of the
v
ehicl
e.
The flap that covers the tank cap is unlocked
and locked automatically using the central
locking.