Seat TOLEDO Owner's Manual page 161

If, while the vehicle is moving, the selector
lever is accidentally moved to position N, re-
lease the accelerator and wait for the engine
to idle before moving it back into position.
WARNING
● If the vehicle is to be stopped with a gear
selected and the engine idling (e.g. waiting
or moving slowly at traffic lights), press down
on the brake pedal because the transmission
is not entirely interrupted when the engine is
idling and the vehicle will tend to start mov-
ing.
Apply the handbrake firmly and put the se-
●
lector lever in position P before opening the
bonnet and working on the vehicle with the
engine running. Risk of accident! Strictly fol-
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low the safety instructions page 203, En-
gine compartment.
● When stopping on a slope (hill), try not to
stop the vehicle from moving by pressing the
"accelerator" with a gear selected. This could
overheat the clutch. If the clutch risks being
burnt due to this force, it would switch off
and the vehicle could move backwards. Risk
of accident!
If you have to stop on a hill, press down on
●
the brake pedal to stop the vehicle from mov-
ing.
The drive wheels could lose traction on a
●
slippery road surface when the kick-down
function is activated. Risk of sliding!
Driving
CAUTION
● In DSG automatic gearboxes, the double
clutch is protected from overloads. If the hill
hold control is used, the clutches are subjec-
ted to greater force if the vehicle is at a
standstill on a slope or suddenly accelerating
on a slope.
● Should the clutches overheat, the
bol is shown on the informative display with
a warning message Gear overheated.
Stop! Instruction Manual!
warning is also heard. Stop the vehicle in this
case, stop the engine and wait until the sym-
bol has switched off. Danger of damage to
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the gearbox! You can continue driving once
the symbol is switched off.
Starting and driving
Starting
Press and hold the brake pedal.
–
Press and hold the interlock button on the
–
selector lever knob and move the selector
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lever to position
ing the interlock button.
Release the brake and press the accelera-
–
tor.
Stopping
The selector lever does not have to be
–
moved to position N if the vehicle is stop-
ped for a short period, e.g. at intersections.
Applying the brake is enough. However, the
engine must remain idling.
Parking
Press the brake pedal.
–
Apply the handbrake.
–
sym-

Press the interlock button, move the selec-
–
tor lever to position P and release the but-
An audible
ton.
Kick-down feature
The kick-down feature allows maximum ac-
celeration to be reached.
In any gear programme, press down fully on
the accelerator for the automatic gearbox to
activate the kick-down feature. This function
takes priority over the gear programmes with-
out taking into account the position of the se-
lector lever (D, S or Tiptronic) and is used to
reach maximum acceleration, using full en-
gine power. Depending on the road speed
and engine speed, the automatic gearbox
shifts down and the vehicle accelerates. It
before releas-
only shifts up after the maximum engine
speed has been reached.
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