Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 187

Opening the driver's door when exiting the
vehicle activates the electronic lock on the
steering column if the ignition is disabled
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page 181.
Switching the ignition on/off
Briefly push the start-up button
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without touching the brake or clutch ped-
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al .
Emergency starting function
If no valid key is detected inside the vehicle,
an emergency start-up will be required. The
relevant message will appear in the dash
panel display. This may happen when, for ex-
ample, the vehicle key battery is very low or
flat:
Immediately after pushing the start-up but-
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ton, keep the vehicle key next to the steering
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Fig. 200.
column
● The ignition connects and the engine starts
automatically.
Emergency disconnection
If the engine does not stop after briefly press-
ing the start-up button, an emergency dis-
connect will be required:
● Press the starter button twice within 1 sec-
ond or press it once for more than 2 seconds
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.
● The engine turns off automatically.
Engine restart feature
If no valid key is detected inside the vehicle
after the engine stops, you will only have 5
seconds to restart it. A warning will display
on the dash panel screen.
After this interval, it will not be possible to
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Fig. 199
start the engine without a valid key inside
the vehicle.
WARNING
Any accidental movement of the vehicle could
result in serious injury.
When pressing the start-up button, do not
●
press the brake or clutch pedal, this way the
engine will start immediately.
WARNING
If vehicle keys are used negligently or with-
out due care, this may cause accidents and
serious injury.
Never leave any key inside the vehicle
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when exiting. Otherwise, a child or unauthor-
ised person could lock the vehicle, start the
engine or connect the ignition and, in this
way, operate electronic equipment (e.g. the
windows).
Note
In diesel vehicles with the Keyless Access
system, there may be a delay in the engine
starting if it requires preheating.
Driving
Complete operations only in the sequence
given:
Starting the engine
Vehicles without Vehicles with
Keyless Access Keyless Access
Press and hold the brake pedal until step 5 is per-
1.
formed.
In vehicles with a manual gearbox: press and
1a.
hold the clutch down until the engine starts.
Put the gearbox lever in neutral or the selector
2.
lever in position P or N.
Only in vehicles with
diesel engines: for pre-
heating, turn the key in
3. the ignition lock to po-
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sition Fig. 198 . A
2
control lamp lights up
on the dash panel .
Press the starter button
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Fig.
Turn the key in the igni-
press the accelerator.
tion lock to position
4. There needs to be a
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Fig. 198 ; do not
3
valid key inside the ve-
press the accelerator.
hicle for the engine to
Once the engine starts, Once the engine starts,
5. release the key in the release the start-up
ignition lock.
199; do not
start.
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button.
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