Seat Ateca 2016 Owner's Manual page 191

When the clutch pedal is pressed the en-
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gine will start up again. The warning lamp
will switch off.
Vehicles with an automatic gearbox
Use the foot brake to bring the vehicle to a
–
stop and keep the brake pedal pressed
down with your foot. The engine will switch
off. The warning lamp  will appear in the
display.
When you take your foot off the brake pedal
–
the engine will start up again. The warning
lamp will switch off.
Additional information related to the auto-
matic gearbox
The engine stops when the selector lever is in
the positions P, D, N and S, in addition to
when in manual mode. With the selector lev-
er in position P, the engine will also remain
switched off when you take your foot off the
brake pedal. In order to start the engine up
again the accelerator must be pressed, or an-
other gear engaged or the brake released.
If the selector lever is placed in position R
during the stopping phase, the engine will
start up again.
Change from position D to P to prevent the
engine from accidentally starting when
changing and passing by position R.
Driver assistance systems
Note
● You can control whether the engine should
switch off or not by reducing or increasing the
brake force applied. While the vehicle re-
mains stopped, the engine will not stop if the
brake pedal is slightly pressed, in traffic jams
with frequent stopping and starting for exam-
ple. As soon as strong pressure is applied to
the brake pedal, the engine will stop.
● In vehicles with manual gearbox, during
the stopping phases the brake pedal must re-
main depressed to prevent the vehicle from
moving.
If the engine "stalls" in vehicles with man-
●
ual gearbox, it can be directly started up
again by immediately pressing the clutch
pedal.
General notes
The system can interrupt the Start-Stop mode
frequently for different reasons.
The engine does not switch off
Before the stopping phase, the system veri-
fies whether certain conditions are met. The
engine does not switch off, in the following
situations for example:
● The engine has not yet reached the mini-
mum required temperature for the Start-Stop
mode.
● The interior temperature selected for the air
conditioner has not yet been reached.
● The interior temperature is very high/low.
Defrost function button activated
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● The parking aid* is switched on.
● The battery is very low.
The steering wheel is overly turned or is be-
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ing turned.
● If there is a danger of misting.
● After engaging reverse gear.
● In case of a very steep gradient.
The indication  is shown on the instrument
panel display, and in addition, the driver in-
formation system* shows, .
The engine starts by itself
During a stopping phase the normal Start-
Stop mode can be interrupted in the follow-
ing situations: The engine restarts by itself
without involvement from the driver.
● The interior temperature differs from the
value selected on the air conditioner.
● Defrost function button activated
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● The brake has been pressed several times
consecutively.
● The battery is too low.
High power consumption.
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