Braking And Parking - Seat Ateca 2016 Owner's Manual

button flashes to indicate
START ENGINE STOP
this fact.

Braking and parking

Electronic parking brake
Fig. 165 In the lower part of the centre con-
sole: electronic parking brake button.
The electronic parking brake replaces the
handbrake.
Activating the electronic parking brake
The electronic parking brake can be activated
whenever the vehicle is at a standstill, even
when the ignition is switched off. Activate it
whenever you leave or park the vehicle.
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Pull and hold the 
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● The parking brake is activated when the
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control light of the Fig. 165
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and the red  control light of the display in
the dash panel are on.
● Release the button.
Releasing the electronic parking brake
● Switch the ignition on.
Press the button 
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time step hard on the brake pedal or, if the
engine is running, press the accelerator ped-
al slightly.
The control light of the
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(arrow) and the red  control light of the dis-
play in the dash panel go out.
Automatic release of the electronic parking
brake on starting the engine
The electronic parking brake is automatically
switched off when starting if, after the driv-
er's door is closed and the driver's seat belt
fastened, any of the following situations take
place:
On vehicles with an automatic gearbox: A
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gear range is engaged or the vehicle is
switched to another one and the accelerator
pedal is lightly pressed.
● In vehicles with a manual gearbox: The
clutch pedal is pressed fully before starting
off and the accelerator is pedal lightly press-
ed.
Fig. 165 button.
● To facilitate certain manoeuvres there are
exceptions that allow the automatic parking
button (arrow)
Operation
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Fig. 165. At the same
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Fig. 165 button
brake to be released without the driver's seat
belt being fastened.
The parking brake can be prevented from be-
ing automatically released by continuously
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pulling up the  Fig. 165 switch when
starting off.
The electronic parking brake is not discon-
nected until the  button is released. This
can facilitate starting off when a heavy load
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is towed
Automatic activation of the electronic park-
ing brake on starting the engine
In vehicles with automatic transmission, the
electronic parking brake is activated auto-
matically when exiting the vehicle incorrectly
if:
● The selector lever is in the D/S or R posi-
tion or in the Tiptronic selection track.
● AND: the vehicle is stationary.
AND: the driver door is open.
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Emergency braking function
Only use the emergency brake function if you
are unable to stop the vehicle with the foot
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brake .
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● Pull and hold the  Fig. 165
this position to forcefully stop the vehicle. At
the same time, an acoustic warning can be
heard.
button in