Seat Ateca 2016 Owner's Manual page 105

engine hot. However, it is advisable to
change up a gear or move the selector
lever to D (or lift your foot off the acceler-
ator) before the needle reaches the red
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zone .
Engine coolant temperature display
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page 105.
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Displays on the screen page
3
Adjuster button and display
4
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page 105.
Speedometer.
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Fuel gauge page 106.
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WARNING
Any distraction may lead to an accident, with
the risk of injury.
● Do not operate the instrument panel con-
trols when driving.
CAUTION
● To prevent damage to the engine, the rev
counter needle should only remain in the red
zone for a short period of time.
● When the engine is cold, avoid high revs
and heavy acceleration and do not make the
engine work hard.
For the sake of the environment
Changing up a gear in time reduces fuel con-
sumption and noise.
Instruments and warning/control lamps
Rev counter
The rev counter indicates the number of en-
gine revolutions per minute
Together with the gear-change indicator, the
rev counter offers you the possibility of using
the engine of your vehicle at a suitable
speed.
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The start of the red zone on the dial indicates
the maximum engine speed which may be
used briefly when the engine is warm and af-
ter it has been run in properly. Before reach-
ing this range, you should change to a higher
gear for vehicles with a manual gearbox or for
automatic gearboxes put the selector lever in
"D" or take your foot off the accelerator ped-
al.
We recommend that you avoid high revs and
that you follow the recommendations on the
gear-change indicator. Consult the additional
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information in
indicator.
CAUTION
Never allow the rev counter needle
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Fig. 115 to go into the red zone on the
scale for more than a very brief period, other-
wise there is a risk of engine damage.
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Fig. 115 .
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page 31, Gear-change
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For the sake of the environment
Changing up a gear early will help you to save
fuel and minimise emissions and engine
noise.
Indications on the display
A variety of information can be viewed on the
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Fig. 115
instrument panel display
pending on the vehicle equipment:
● Bonnet, rear lid and doors open
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page 32.
● Warning and information messages
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page 32.
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page 105.
● Distance travelled
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● Time page 104.
● Navigation instructions.
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● Outside temperature page
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page 104.
● Compass
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● Shift lever position page 177.
● Recommended gear (manual gearbox)
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page 31.
● Multifunction display (MFD) and menus
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with different setting options
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● Service interval display
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● Second speed display
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● Speed warning function
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