tow Seat Tarraco 2018 User Guide

Start and driving
The control lamps light up together when the
ignition is s wit
ched on and shoul
d turn off af-
ter approximately 2 seconds. This is the time
taken for the function check.
Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA) Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
The ESC helps to impr
o

ve safety. It reduces
the tendency to skid and improves the stabili-
ty and roadholding of the vehicle. The ESC
detects critical handling situations, such as
vehicle understeer or oversteer, or wheelspin
on the driving wheels. It stabilises the vehicle
by braking individual wheels or by reducing
the engine torque. The warning lamp will
flash on the instrument panel when the ESC is
intervening !.
The ESC includes the anti-lock brake system
(ABS), the hydraulic brake assist (HBA), the
traction control system (ASR), electronic dif-
ferential lock (EDS), electronic torque control
(XDS) and tractor-trailer sway mitigation*.
ESC also helps stabilise the vehicle by
changing the torque.
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
ABS prevents the wheels from locking up un-
der braking until the vehicle has reached a
virtual standstill. You can continue to steer the
vehicle even when the brakes are on full.
Keep your foot on the brake pedal and do not pump the brakes. You will feel the brake pedal
pulsat
e whil

e the ABS is working.
Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA)
The brake assist system can reduce the re-
quired braking distance. The braking force is
automatically boosted if you press the brake
pedal quickly in an emergency. You must
keep pressing the brake pedal until the dan-
ger has passed.
Traction control system (ASR)
In the event of wheelspin, the traction control
system reduces the engine torque to match
the amount of grip available. This helps the
car to start moving, accelerate or climb a
gradient.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
When the EDL detects wheelspin, it brakes
the spinning wheel and directs the power to
the other driven wheel. This function is active
up to approximately 100 km/h (62 mph).
To prevent the disc brake of the braked wheel
from overheating, the EDL cuts out automati-
cally if subjected to excessive loads. The ve-
hicle can still be driven. The EDL will switch on
again automatically when the brake has
cooled down. Tractor-trailer sway mitigation*
If the vehicle is pulling a tr
ailer, it will control
the following: tractor-trailers tend to sway.
When the swaying of the trailer is felt by the
vehicle and detected by the ESC, it will auto-
matically brake the towing vehicle within the
limits of the system and mitigate the sway.
Tractor-trailer sway mitigation is not available
in all countries.
Electronic torque management (XDS)
When taking a curve, the driveshaft differen-
tial mechanism allows the outer 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

Start and driving
Steering Inf ormation r
el
ated to steering the
vehicle Electro-mechanical power steering assists
the driver when st
eering.
El

ectro-mechanical power steering adapts
electronically to the speed of the car, torque
and turning angle.
If the power steering should fail at any time or
the engine is switched off (for instance when
being towed), the car can still be steered.
However, more effort than normal will be re-
quired to turn the steering wheel.
Progressive steering
Depending on the vehicle

Towing bracket device*
Meaning of the orientation lines

Towing bracket device*

Towing bracket device*

Towing bracket device*
reconnect the Eco pr ofil
e once the tr ailer has
been unhitched, switch the ignition off and
back on once. WARNING
If the cables are improperly or incorrectly
connected, it may l ead t

o an excessive
amount of current supplied to the trailer,
which can cause abnormalities in the entire
vehicle electronic system, as well as acci-
dents and serious injuries.

Towing bracket device*

Towing bracket device*

Index
emergency braking assistance (Front As- sist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 279
enabl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. .
113
fatigue detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Park Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 305
parking assistant (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
parking system Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
PreCrash system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
rear parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Top View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
traffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
traffic sign detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
tyre monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Audible warning signal control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 136
unfastened safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 272
Auto Hold function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Automatic car washes switching the Auto Hold function off . . . . . . . 274
Automatic car wash tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 256
emergency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 manual release of the selector lever . . . . . . . 40
selector l
ever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
steering wheel with gear shift paddles . . . . 255
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252, 255
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 88
Automatic transmission control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 239 external audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
AUX-IN multimedia socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
electric consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
remote control range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
things to note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
B Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 125 replacement in the remote control (auxili-ary heater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Belt tensioners control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Belt tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Bicycle rack
fitting on the retract able tow hitch . . . . . . . . 333
maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 344
Blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298, 299 control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
indication in the external rear view mirror . 300
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 298
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 303
Bluetooth

Index
Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 113 ABS anti-bl ocking syst
em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
248
adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 78
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
applying the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248, 250
audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
blind spot detector (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
blocking of the steering column . . . . . . . . . . . 261
brake systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
depress the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
diesel preheating system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 248
electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
emission control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 350
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248, 250
gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Hill Descent Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 292
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 136
parking assistant (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 341
remote control (auxiliary heater) . . . . . . . . . . 185
seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 66
speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
t
yre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Control lamps engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Fuel reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
refuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 110
Controls rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 149
Controls and displays general instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 131
Controls on the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Convenient entry function for the third row of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 154
Coolant checking level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Cooling system checking coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 209
Correct position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
63
Correct sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 63
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 274 control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Cylinder deactivation see Active cylinder management (ACT) . . . . 101
D DAB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 207
Dangers in not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 38
Data label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
382
Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Deactivating the front passenger front airbag . 23
Deactivation of front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Diesel engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 349
particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 344
Diesel fuel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Digital instrument panel (SEAT Digital Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Digital SEAT Cockpit navigation map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 387
Direction of rotation tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 56
Display indications compass indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
driving recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
status of active cylinder management(ACT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 101
time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 109
Display of traffic signs on the instrument panel
activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
deactivate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Disposal belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Distance control see Adaptive Cruise Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 16
392