lock Seat Tarraco 2020 Owner's Guide
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Start and driving
Driving
St ar
t and driving
Starting and stopping the
engine Ignition and start button Fig. 161
In the lower part of the centre console:
st art butt
on. The engine can be started with a start button
(Pr
ess & Driv
e). To do so, there must be a valid
key inside the vehicle in the area of the front
or rear seats, or on the centre console.
In vehicles with the Keyless Access
››› page 94system, the engine can also be
started with the key in the luggage compart-
ment. Opening the driver's door when exiting the
v
ehicle activates the electronic lock on the
steering column if the ignition is disabled.
Switching the ignition on/off
If you only want to switch on the ignition
(without starting the engine), briefly press the
start button once without pressing the brake
pedal or the clutch pedal ››› .
The
push-button text flashes
lik e a heartbeat when the syst
em is ready for
the ignition to be turned on or off.
Automatic ignition disconnection
If the driver leaves the vehicle, taking the key
with them but leaving the ignition on, the igni-
tion does not switch off automatically. The ig-
nition is switched off by pressing the lock but-
ton on the remote control or by pressing
the sensor surface on the door lever
››› Fig. 78.
Automatic deactivation of the ignition on
vehicles with the Start-Stop system
The ignition is switched off automatically
when the vehicle is stopped and the auto-
matic engine shutdown is active, if:
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Driving
Automatic gearbox/DSG au-
t omatic gearbo
x*
Introduction Your vehicle is equipped with an electronical-
ly contr
oll
ed manual gearbox. 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 ››› page 230,
Changing gear in Tiptronic mode*.
Control lamps
It lights up green
The brake is not pressed.
T o sel
ect a gear range, press the brake pedal.
Flashes green
The selector lever locking button is not engaged.
The v ehicl
e is prevented from moving forwards. En-
gage the selector lever lock. Selector lever positions
Fig. 166
Selector lever lock. Fig. 167
Selector lever lock (hybrid vehicles). The selector lever position is shown when the
corr
esponding sign lights up
. With the selec-
tor lever in the manual gearbox positions M, D
and S, the engaged gear is also shown on the
display.
– Parking l
ock
When the lever is put in this position, the drive
wheels are locked. The lever must only be put
in P when the vehicle is stationary ››› .
T o put the l
ever in P or take it out of P , the
locking button must be pressed and held and
the brake pedal pressed simultaneously.
– Reverse gear
Reverse gear must be engaged only when
the vehicle is stationary and the engine is
idling ››› .
T o mo
ve the lever to position R, the lock but-
ton must be pressed and held while pressing
the brake pedal at the same time. The reverse
lights come on when the lever is in the R posi-
tion with the ignition on.
– Neutral
With the lever in this position, the gear is in
neutral.
Press the brake pedal to move the lever from
N to D/S when the vehicle is stationary or at
speeds below 3 km/h (2 mph) ››› .
– P
ermanent f
orward drive position
The lever in the D/S position enables the
gears to be operated in normal mode (D) or
sport mode (S). To select Sport mode S,
move the lever backwards. Pushing the lever
again will select normal mode D. The
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