Seat Ateca 2016 Owner's Manual page 169

remains switched on. Make sure that the igni-
tion is switched off before leaving the
vehicle, otherwise the battery could dis-
charge.
Starter button*
In the lower part of the centre con-
Fig. 164
sole: starter button.
The vehicle engine can be started with a
starter button (Press & Drive). To do so, there
must be a valid key inside the vehicle in the
area of the front or rear seats.
In vehicles with the Keyless Access
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page 112 system, the engine can also be
started with the key in the luggage compart-
ment.
Opening the driver's door when exiting the
vehicle activates the electronic lock on the
steering column if the ignition is disabled.
Driving
Switching the ignition on/off manually
Briefly push the starter button without touch-
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ing the brake or clutch pedal
For vehicles with both manual and automatic
transmission, the starter button text
flashes like a heartbeat
START ENGINE STOP
when the system is preset for switching the
ignition on and off.
Automatic ignition switch-off
If the driver leaves the vehicle, taking the ve-
hicle key with them but leaving the ignition
on, the ignition is switched off automatically
after a certain time. If at that time the dipped
beam is on, the parking lights will stay on for
approx. 30 minutes. The side light can be
turned off by blocking the vehicle
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page 112 or manually page
Emergency starting function
If no valid key is detected inside the vehicle,
an emergency start-up will be required. The
relevant message will appear in the dash
panel display. This may happen when, for ex-
ample, the battery of the vehicle key button
is very low or flat:
Immediately after pushing the starter but-
●
ton, keep the vehicle key next to the right
trim of the steering column.
● The ignition connects and the engine starts
automatically.
Emergency disconnection
If the engine does not switch off after briefly
. pressing the starter button, an emergency
disconnect will be required:
● Press the starter button twice within 3 sec-
onds or press it once for more than 1 sec-
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ond .
● The engine turns off automatically.
Engine restart feature
If no valid key is detected inside the vehicle
after the engine stops, you will only have 5
seconds to restart it. A warning will display
on the dash panel screen.
After this interval, it will not be possible to
start the engine without a valid key inside
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the vehicle.
Automatic deactivation of the ignition on ve-
hicles 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:
The driver's seat belt is not fastened,
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● the driver does not step on any pedal,
the driver door is opened.
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After automatically turning off the ignition, if
the dipped beam  is on, the side light re-
mains on for approx. 30 minutes (if the bat-
tery is sufficiently charged). If the driver locks
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