Seat Ateca 2016 Owner's Manual page 173

● To stop the braking process, release the
button or press the accelerator.
WARNING
The improper use of the electronic parking
brake can cause accidents and serious injury.
Never use the electronic parking brake to
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stop the vehicle, unless it is an emergency.
Braking distances can be considerably lon-
ger, since, under certain circumstances, only
the rear wheels brake. Always use the foot
brake.
● Never accelerate from the engine when a
gear range or a gear is engaged and the en-
gine is running. The vehicle could move, even
if the electronic parking brake is activated.
CAUTION
To prevent the vehicle from unintentionally
moving when parking it, first apply the elec-
tronic parking brake and then remove your
foot from the brake pedal.
Note
In vehicles with a manual gearbox, releas-
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ing the clutch and accelerating at the same
time automatically disconnects the electronic
parking brake.
● If the vehicle battery is flat, it will not be
possible to disconnect the electronic parking
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brake. Use the jump-start
When the electronic parking brake is ap-
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plied or released, noises may be heard.
● The system performs automatic and audi-
ble tests sporadically in the parked vehicle if
some time elapses without the electronic
parking brake being used.
Parking
The electronic parking brake should always
be applied when the vehicle is parked.
Always note the following points when park-
ing the vehicle:
Use the brake pedal to stop the vehicle.
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Apply the electronic parking brake.
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Put it in 1st gear.
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Switch the engine off and remove the key
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from the ignition. Turn the steering wheel
slightly to engage the steering lock.
Never leave a vehicle key in the vehicle.
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Additional notes on parking the vehicle on
gradients:
Turn the steering wheel so that the vehicle
rolls against the kerb if it started to roll.
If the vehicle is parked facing downhill,
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turn the front wheels so that they point to-
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wards the kerb.
Driving
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the front wheels so that they point away from
the kerb.
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electronic parking brake firmly and putting it
in 1st gear.
If the vehicle is parked facing uphill, turn
Secure the vehicle as usual by applying the
WARNING
● Take measures to reduce the risk of injury
when you leave your vehicle unattended.
Never park where the hot exhaust system
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could ignite inflammable materials, such as
dry grass, low bushes, spilt fuel etc.
● Never allow vehicle occupants to remain in
the vehicle when it is locked. They would be
unable to open the vehicle from the inside,
and could become trapped in the vehicle in
an emergency. In the event of an emergency,
locked doors will delay assistance to vehicle
occupants.
Never leave children alone in the vehicle.
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They could set the vehicle in motion, for ex-
ample, by releasing the electronic parking
brake or the gearshift lever, which would
cause the vehicle to move, but uncontrolla-
bly.
Depending on weather conditions, it may
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become extremely hot or cold inside the vehi-
cle. This can be fatal.
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