Seat alhambra Owner's Manual page 150

146 Driving
This selector position is recommended in situations where the
gearbox alternates frequently between 3 3 r r d d and 4 4 t t h h gears in the
"D D " position.
2 2 – – P P o o s s i i t t i i o o n n f f o o r r s s t t e e e e p p h h i i l l l l s s
This selector lever position is suitable for long climbs and
descents.
The 1 1 s s t t and 2 2 n n d d gears are shifted up and down automatically
depending on engine load and road speed. The 3 3 r r d d and 4 4 t t h h gears
are not engaged in order to avoid unnecessary gear changes. This
further increases the engine braking effect on deceleration.
1 1 – – P P o o s s i i t t i i o o n n f f o o r r v v e e r r y y s s t t e e e e p p h h i i l l l l s s
This selector lever position is recommended for very steep
descents.
To engage this gear, the lock button in the selector lever handle
must be pressed in. The vehicle only moves in 1 1 s s t t gear. The 2 2 n n d d ,
3 3 r r d d and 4 4 t t h h gears are not engaged. Maximum possible engine
braking effect is now available.
The cruise control * cannot be used in position "1 1 ".
N N o o t t e e
When changing down manually the selector lever can be moved into gears
3 3 , 2 2 , and 1 1 , but the gearbox will not change down until it is no longer
possible to over–rev the engine.
Kick-down device
The kick-down device gives maximum acceleration. When the
accelerator pedal is pressed right down past the full throttle
position, depending on road speed and engine speed, the box
K
changes down into a lower gear. The shift into the next higher gear
then takes place as soon as the maximum specified engine speed
is reached.
W W A A R R N N I I N N G G
P P l l e e a a s s e e n n o o t t e e t t h h a a t t t t h h e e d d r r i i v v e e n n w w h h e e e e l l s s c c o o u u l l d d g g o o i i n n t t o o a a s s p p i i n n i i f f t t h h e e k k i i c c k k - - d d o o w w n n
d d e e v v i i c c e e i i s s a a p p p p l l i i e e d d o o n n r r o o a a d d s s w w i i t t h h b b l l a a c c k k i i c c e e . .
K
R R i i s s k k o o f f s s k k i i d d d d i i n n g g ! !
Notes on driving
S S t t a a r r t t i i n n g g
The engine can only be started when selector lever is at "N N " or "P P "
"Starting engine".
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S S e e l l e e c c t t i i n n g g a a d d r r i i v v i i n n g g r r a a n n g g e e
W W h h e e n n t t h h e e v v e e h h i i c c l l e e i i s s s s t t a a t t i i o o n n a a r r y y a a n n d d t t h h e e e e n n g g i i n n e e i i s s r r u u n n n n i i n n g g a a l l w w a a y y s s
d d e e p p r r e e s s s s t t h h e e f f o o o o t t b b r r a a k k e e w w h h e e n n s s e e l l e e c c t t i i n n g g a a g g e e a a r r . .
W W h h e e n n t t h h e e v v e e h h i i c c l l e e i i s s s s t t a a t t i i o o n n a a r r y y d d o o n n o o t t d d e e p p r r e e s s s s t t h h e e a a c c c c e e l l e e r r a a t t o o r r
w w h h e e n n s s e e l l e e c c t t i i n n g g a a g g e e a a r r . .
I I f f t t h h e e l l e e v v e e r r i i s s m m o o v v e e d d a a c c c c i i d d e e n n t t a a l l l l y y i i n n t t o o " " N N " " w w h h e e n n d d r r i i v v i i n n g g , , r r e e l l e e a a s s e e
a a c c c c e e l l e e r r a a t t o o r r a a n n d d l l e e t t t t h h e e e e n n g g i i n n e e s s p p e e e e d d d d r r o o p p t t o o i i d d l l i i n n g g b b e e f f o o r r e e
s s e e l l e e c c t t i i n n g g a a f f o o r r w w a a r r d d g g e e a a r r a a g g a a i i n n . .
W W A A R R N N I I N N G G
• • W W h h e e n n t t h h e e e e n n g g i i n n e e i i n n r r u u n n n n i i n n g g i i t t i i s s n n e e c c e e s s s s a a r r y y t t h h o o l l d d t t h h e e v v e e h h i i c c l l e e w w i i t t h h t t h h e e f f o o o o t t
b b r r a a k k e e i i n n a a l l l l g g e e a a r r s s . . B B e e c c a a u u s s e e w w i i t t h h a a n n a a u u t t o o m m a a t t i i c c g g e e a a r r b b o o x x t t h h e e t t r r a a n n s s f f e e r r o o f f p p o o w w e e r r