Seat Ateca Owner's Manual page 101

Accelerate with particular care and cau-
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tion.
Avoid sudden braking and manoeuvres.
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Brake earlier than usual and more
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smoothly.
CAUTION
To avoid damaging the vehicle, for example
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the paint, remove and replace the lid and
towing eye carefully.
Unburnt fuel could enter the catalytic con-
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verter and damage it during towing.
Indications for tow-starting
Vehicle's should not generally be tow-star-
ted. The jump start should be used instead
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For technical reasons, towing the following
vehicles is not allowed:
● Vehicles with an automatic gearbox.
● If the vehicle battery is discharged, be-
cause in vehicles with the Keyless Access
locking and ignition system the steering re-
mains locked and the electronic parking
brake cannot be deactivated nor can the elec-
tronic lock of the steering column be re-
leased if they are activated.
Self-help
● If the battery is flat, it is possible that the
engine control units may not operate correct-
ly.
However, if the vehicle must absolutely be
tow-started (in the case of manual gearbox-
es):
● Engage the 2nd or 3rd gear.
Keep the clutch pressed down.
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● Switch on the ignition and the hazard warn-
ing lights.
● Once both vehicles are moving, release the
clutch.
● Once the engine starts, press the clutch
and disengage the gear to avoid colliding
with the towing vehicle.
CAUTION
When tow-starting, unburnt fuel could enter
the catalytic converter and damage it.
Note
The vehicle can only be tow-started if the
electronic parking brake and, if appropriate,
the electronic lock of the steering column are
deactivated. If the vehicle has no power sup-
ply or there is an electric system fault, the
engine must be tow-started to deactivate the
electronic parking brake and the electronic
lock of the steering column.
Indications for towing
Tow rope or tow bar
It is safer for the vehicle to be towed using a
tow bar, avoiding damage to the vehicle. A
tow rope should only be used if a tow bar is
not available.
A tow rope should be slightly elastic to avoid
damage to both vehicles. It is advisable to
use a tow rope made of synthetic fibre or sim-
ilarly elastic material.
Only attach the tow rope or the tow bar to the
towing eyes provided or a towing bracket.
If the vehicle is factory-equipped with a tow-
ing bracket, it is only allowed to tow with a
tow bar if this has been specially designed to
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be installed with a tow hitch
When the vehicle needs to be towed:
Check whether the vehicle may be towed
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page 100, Cases where towing a vehicle
is not allowed.
Switch the ignition on.
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● Put the gearbox lever in neutral or the se-
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lector lever in the N page 192
● Do not allow the vehicle to be towed at
speeds of over 50 km/h (30 mph).
● The vehicle must not be towed further than
50 km (30 miles).
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