Starting And Stopping The Engine - Seat Ibiza Owner's Manual

Starting and stopping the en-
gine
Ignition key positions
Ignition key positions.
Fig. 145
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Ignition switched off, steering lock
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In this position Fig. 145, the ignition and
the engine are OFF and the steering may be
locked.
For the Steering lock to operate without the
ignition key, turn the steering wheel until it
locks with an audible sound. You should al-
ways lock the steering wheel when you leave
your vehicle. This will help prevent vehicle
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theft .
Switching the ignition or the glow plug sys-
tem on
2
Turn the ignition key to this position and re-
lease it. If the key cannot be turned or it is
difficult to turn from position
, move the steering wheel from one side to
2
the other; this will release it.
Starting
3
The engine is started when the key is in this
position. Electrical devices with high power
consumption are switched off temporarily at
the same time.
Each time that the vehicle is restarted, the ig-
nition key must be turned to position
repetitive start prevention lock of the igni-
tion prevents possible damage to the starter
motor if the engine is already running.
WARNING
1
The ignition key must NOT be removed from
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the lock until the vehicle comes to a stand-
still. Otherwise, the steering could be imme-
diately blocked- Risk of accident!
● Always remove the key from the ignition
when leaving the vehicle, even if only for a
short period. This is especially important if
children or disabled people are left alone in
the vehicle. They could accidentally start the
engine or work electrical equipment such as
the electric windows, resulting in an acci-
dent.
Driving
to position
1
The electronic immobiliser prevents unau-
thorised persons from driving the vehicle.
. The
1
Inside the key there is a chip that deactivates
the electronic immobiliser automatically
when the key is inserted into the ignition.
The electronic immobiliser will be activated
again automatically as soon as you pull the
key out of the ignition lock.
The engine can only be started using a genu-
ine SEAT key with its correct code.
If the following message* is shown on the in-
strument panel display: SAFE , the vehicle
cannot be started.
The engine can, however, be started if the
appropriate coded SEAT genuine key is used.
Unsupervised use of the key could start the
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engine or any electrical system, such as the
electric windows. This could result in serious
injury.
CAUTION
The starter motor will only work when the en-
gine is stopped (ignition key position
Electronic immobiliser "SAFE"
).
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