Seat ALTEA Owner's Manual page 158

156 Driving
Driving with automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gearbox*
The gearbox changes gear ratios automatically as the vehicle
moves.
Starting
– Start the engine with the selector lever in position P or N.
Driving
– Press and hold the brake pedal.
– By holding the lock button (button on the left in the selector lev-
er), select R or D.
– Release the lever and wait a little for the gearbox to engage the
gear (a slight movement can be felt).
– Release the brake and press the accelerator ⇒ .
Stopping briefly
– If stopping for a short time, keep the vehicle stationary by
pressing the foot brake hard to prevent the vehicle moving
backwards on a slope or "creeping" forwards, e.g. at traffic
lights. The selector lever does not need to be put into the posi-
tions P or N for this.
– Do not press the accelerator.
Parking
– Press and hold the brake pedal until the vehicle comes to a
standstill ⇒ .
– Apply the handbrake.
Fig. 142 Centre console:
Automatic gearbox selec-
– By pressing the lock button down, move the selector lever to P
tor lever
and release the lock button.
Driving up and down hills
– Press the selector lever from position "D" to the right into the
tiptronic selector gate.
– Lightly press the selector lever back to change down.
Holding the car on a hill
– The brake must be always pressed down to prevent the vehicle
from "rolling backwards" ⇒ . Do not try to prevent the vehicle
from "rolling backwards" by increasing the engine speed while
a range of gears is selected.
Starting the vehicle up hills
– Apply the handbrake.
– With a selected gear, accelerate slowly and at the same time,
release the handbrake. 