Cupra ATECA, Owner'S Manual, Page: 237 / 380

Start and driving
If the paddles are not operated for some
time and the lever is not in the Tiptronic se-
lection position, it will automatically exit from
Tiptronic mode.
CAUTION
●
When accelerating, if a higher gear is not
selected, it will automatically change short-
ly before reaching the maximum permitted
RPM.
●
Also, if a lower gear is selected, the sys-
tem will not change until it detects that the
engine will not reach its maximum RPM.
Driving with an automatic gearbox
The gearbox changes gear ratios automati-
cally as the vehicle moves.
The engine can only start with the selector
lever in position
P or N . At low temperatures,
below -10 °C (+14 °F), the engine can only
start with the selector lever in position
P
.
Driving down hills
Under certain circumstances it may be ad-
vantageous to use the Tiptronic mode to se-
lect the gear manually according to driving
conditions
›››
.
Stop/Park
On level ground, just use the lever to engage
position
P . On slopes you should first apply
the parking brake and then set the lever to P .
This makes it easier to remove the lever from
position
P when starting.
If the driver door is opened and the lever is
not in position
P
, the vehicle could move.
The following warning is displayed on the in-
strument panel:

Gear change: selec-
tor lever in the drive position!.
Additionally, a buzzer will sound.
Stopping on a downhill
Always apply the brake pedal firmly to pre-
vent the vehicle from moving; if necessary,
apply the electronic parking brake
›››
.
Do not
accelerate while a range of gears is
engaged to prevent the car from rolling
downhill
›››
.
Starting off uphill with the Auto Hold func-
tion
●
Once you have engaged a gear, take your
foot off the brake pedal and gently press the
accelerator.
Starting off uphill without the Auto Hold
function
●
Pull on the electronic parking brake but-
ton.
● Once you have engaged a gear, gently
press the accelerator and pull on the elec-
tronic parking brake button.
Back-up programme
If all the positions of the lever are shown over
a light background on the instrument panel
display, there is a system fault and the auto-
matic gearbox will operate in with the back-
up programme. It is still possible to drive the
vehicle, however, at low speeds and within a
selected range of gears.
Driving in reverse
gear may not be possible
.
Kick-down
The kick-down system provides maximum
acceleration when the gear selector lever is
in the positions
D
,
S
or in the Tiptronic posi-
tion.
When the accelerator pedal is pressed right
down, the automatic gearbox will shift down
to a lower gear, depending on road speed
and engine speed. This takes advantage of
the maximum acceleration of the vehicle
›››
.
The upshift to the next higher gear is delayed
until the engine reaches maximum rpm.
WARNING
Observe the safety warnings
›››
in Selec-
tor lever positions on page 233 .
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