Seat ibiza Owner's Manual page 99

CAUTION
To prevent damage to the engine, the rev
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counter needle should only remain in the red
zone for a short period of time.
When the engine is cold, avoid high revs
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and heavy acceleration and do not make the
engine work hard.
For the sake of the environment
Changing up a gear in time reduces fuel con-
sumption and noise.
Rev counter
The rev counter indicates the number of en-
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gine revolutions per minute Fig. 121
Together with the gear-change indicator, the
rev counter offers you the possibility of using
the engine of your vehicle at a suitable
speed.
The start of the red zone on the dial indicates
the maximum engine speed which may be
used briefly when the engine is warm and af-
ter it has been run in properly. Before reach-
ing this range, you should change to a higher
gear for vehicles with a manual gearbox or for
automatic gearboxes put the selector lever in
"D" or take your foot off the accelerator ped-
al.
Instruments and warning/control lamps
We recommend that you avoid high revs and
that you follow the recommendations on the
gear-change indicator. Consult the additional
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page 28, Gear-change
information in
indicator.
CAUTION
Never allow the rev counter needle
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Fig. 121 to go into the red zone on the
scale for more than a very brief period, other-
wise there is a risk of engine damage.
For the sake of the environment
Changing up a gear early will help you to save
fuel and minimise emissions and engine
noise.
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Indications on the display
A variety of information can be viewed on the
instrument panel display
pending on the vehicle equipment:
● Bonnet, rear lid and doors open
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page 28.
● Information and warning texts.
● Mileage.
● Time.
● Navigation instructions.
● Outside temperature.
● Compass.
● Shift lever position
Recommended gear (manual gearbox)
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Multifunction display (MFD) and menus
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with different setting options
● Service interval display
● Second speed display
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Speed warning function
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● Start-Stop system status display
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● Low consumption driving status (ECO)
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● Identifying letters on engine (MKB).
● Active cylinder management display
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(ACT )*
Distance travelled
The odometer registers the total distance
travelled by the car.
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Fig. 121 de-
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The odometer ( trip ) shows the distance
travelled since the last odometer reset. The
last digit of the trip recorder indicates distan-
ces of 100 metres or one tenths of a mile.
● Briefly press the button
set the trip recorder to 0.
● Keep the button
seconds and the previous value will be dis-
played.
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