Seat Ateca 2020, Owner'S Manual

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Driving
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In vehicles with diesel engines, wait until
the warning light

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before starting the engine.
● If during the STOP phase you press the
  
button, the ignition is switch-
ed off and the push-button flashes.
●
If the indication is displayed on the in-
strument panel display “Start-Stop system
deactivated: Start the engine manually”;
the
  
button will flash.
Starting the engine
Before starting the engine
●
Vehicles with manual transmission: put the
gear lever in neutral, press the clutch pedal
and keep it pressed in this position until the
engine starts.
●
Vehicles with automatic transmission: put
the selector lever in P or N , press the brake
pedal and keep it pressed in this position until
the engine starts.
Vehicles with ignition locks
●
Turn the key to position
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Fig. 157
2
. Pre-
heating occurs in diesel vehicles

.
●
Keep turning the key to position
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Fig. 157
3
without stepping on the accel-
erator.
● Once the engine starts, release the key.
When it is released, the key returns to position
2
.
●
If the engine does not start, stop and wait
for around 1 minute to try again.
Vehicles with start buttons
●
Press and hold the brake pedal until the en-
gine starts.
●
Press the starter button
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Fig. 158 ; do not
press the accelerator. There needs to be a
valid key inside the vehicle for the engine to
start. After starting the engine, the lighting of
the

button remains fixed indicat-
ing that the engine is running.
●
Once the engine starts, release the start-up
button.
●
If the engine does not start, stop and wait
for around 1 minute to try again. If necessary,
perform an emergency start
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Diesel engines can take a few seconds longer
than usual to start on cold days. During pre-
heating, the warning lamp

remains lit. To
avoid unnecessary discharging of the bat-
tery, do not use any other major electrical
equipment while the glow plugs are pre-
heating.
The preheating time depends on the coolant
and exterior temperatures. With the engine at
operating temperature, or at outside temper-
atures above +8°C, the warning lamp

will
light up for about one second. This means
that you can start the engine almost immedi-
ately.
Starting a diesel engine after having run
out of fuel
If the fuel tank of a diesel vehicle was run until
completely empty, after refuelling it can last
longer than normal to start the engine, even
up to a minute. This is because the fuel sys-
tem must eliminate air first.
WARNING
Do not keep the engine running in confined
spaces, as there is a risk of poisoning.
●
The exhaust gases contain carbon mon-
oxide, an odourless and colourless poison-
ous gas that can cause loss of conscious-
ness and death.
WARNING
Do not get out of the vehicle with the en-
gine running, especially if a gear is engag-
ed. The vehicle could then suddenly move
or something strange could happen that
would cause damage, fire or serious injury.
WARNING
Never use cold start sprays, they could ex-
plode or cause the engine to run at high
revs. Doing this risks injury.
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