Start-Stop System - Seat MII Owner's Manual

WARNING
● If you do not start the vehicle immediately
after taking your foot off the brake pedal, the
vehicle may start to roll back under certain
conditions. Depress the brake pedal or use
the hand brake immediately.
If the engine stalls, depress the brake ped-
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al or use the hand brake immediately.
When following a line of traffic uphill, if you
●
want to prevent the vehicle from rolling back
accidentally when starting off, hold the brake
pedal down for a few seconds before starting
off.
Note
The Official Service or a specialist workshop
can tell you if your vehicle is equipped with
this system.

Start-Stop System

Control lamps
 It lights up
The Start-Stop system is enabled.
Driver assistance systems
 It lights up
The Start-Stop sys-
tem is enabled but
the engine cannot Contact a specialised workshop.
be automatically
stopped.
 It lights up
The Start-Stop sys-
Start the engine by hand using
tem cannot start the
the vehicle's key
engine.
There is a fault in the
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alternator.
 Flashes
The Start-Stop sys-
Contact a specialised workshop.
tem is not available.
Some warning and control lamps will light up
briefly when the ignition is switched on to
check certain functions. They will switch off
after a few seconds.
WARNING
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Observe the safety warnings
instrument panel on page 26.
Start-Stop system
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At the top of the centre console:
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Start-Stop system button
With the Start-Stop system enabled, the en-
gine is automatically stopped when the vehi-
cle is at a standstill. It will start again auto-
matically as required.
This function remains enabled while the igni-
tion is switched on. The instrument panel dis-
play shows information on the current status
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Disconnect the Start-Stop system by hand
whenever crossing water.
in On the
Vehicles with a manual gearbox
● When the vehicle is stopped, put it into
neutral and release the clutch pedal. The en-
gine will stop.
● To restart, simply engage the clutch.
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