Seat ALTEA Owner's Manual page 157

Selecting the economy programme
– This programme selects a higher gear earlier rather than remain
in a lower gear.
– Put the selector lever into position D to drive forwards.
– Put the selector lever into position R to reverse. This position is
shared by all programmes for reversing.
Selecting the sport programme
– Move the lever to position S.
If you select the sport programme, S, you will drive in a sporty mode, i.e. a
programme in which shifts into high gears are postponed in order to use
the full power of the engine. This programme is not recommended for use
on the motorway or in the city.
Selecting the manual programme (Tiptronic)
This programme allows driving similar to a manual gearbox.
This programme may be accessed using the selector lever or from the steer-
ing wheel controls when this option is fitted ⇒ p age 158.
Safety Operation
Selector lever locking
The selector lever lock prevents gears from being engaged inadver-
tently, which would cause the vehicle to move.
Releasing the selector lever lock
– Start the vehicle.
– Press and release the brake pedal, at the same time press the
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button on the selector lever.
Level lock can only be engaged with the vehicle stationary at a speed of less
than 5 km/h (3 mph). It is automatically switched off at higher speeds in
position N.
For rapid changes of position (e.g. from R to D) the lever will not lock. If the
lever remains in the position N more than one second then it is locked. With
the automatic lock, the lever will not change from P or N to any other gear
without first pressing the brake pedal.
The selector lever must be put in the position P in order to remove the key.
Advice
Driving
Fig. 141 Centre console:
Automatic gearbox selec-
tor lever
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Technical specifications
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