Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 197

WARNING
Placing the selector lever in an incorrect posi-
tion may cause loss of control of the vehicle
and a serious accident.
● Do not press the accelerator when engag-
ing a range of gears.
With the engine running and a range of
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gears selected, the vehicle will move off
when the brake pedal is released.
Never select reverse gear or the parking
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lock while driving.
WARNING
Unintentional movements of the vehicle
could cause serious injury.
As a driver, you should never leave your ve-
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hicle if the engine is running and a gear range
is engaged. If you have to leave your vehicle
while the engine is running, you must apply
the electronic parking brake and engage
parking lock P with the selector lever.
While the engine is running and with the D,
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S or R range of gears selected, keep the brake
pressed to keep the vehicle at a standstill.
Transmission is not totally interrupted either
when the vehicle is idling or when the vehicle
"continues moving forwards".
● Never engage the R or P gear ranges when
the vehicle is moving.
Never leave the vehicle with the gear selec-
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tor in N. The vehicle may move downhill re-
gardless of whether the engine is switched
on or not.
Driving
CAUTION
If, when the vehicle is at a standstill, the
electronic parking brake is not applied and
the brake pedal is released while in position
P, the vehicle may move a few centimetres
forwards or backwards.
Note
If, while driving, the selector lever is acciden-
tally placed in position N, lift your foot off the
accelerator. Wait until the engine is running
at idle speed before selecting a new gear
range.
Gear change with Tiptronic*
Selector lever in Tiptronic position
Fig. 203
(left-hand drive vehicles). The lay-out in right-
hand drive vehicles is symmetrically op-
posed.
Steering wheel with two paddle
Fig. 204
shifts for Tiptronic
The Tiptronic system allows you to manually
change gears in vehicles with an automatic
gearbox. When you change to the Tiptronic
programme, the vehicle remains in the cur-
rently selected gear. This is possible as long
as the system is not changing gear automati-
cally due to a traffic situation.
Using Tiptronic with the selector lever
Press the selector lever from position D to
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the right into the Tiptronic selector gate
in Automatic gearbox* on page
● Press the lever forwards or backwards
+
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to move up or down a gear
–
Using the Tiptronic with the steering wheel
paddle shifts
● In D or S, move the steering wheel paddle
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shifts Fig. 204.
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Fig. 203.
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