Seat Ateca Owner's Manual page 227

Any modification to the programmed speed
will be shown on the bottom left part of the
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instrument panel display Fig.
Setting your distance level
To increase/reduce the distance level, press
the rocker switch towards the left/right
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Fig. 198 .
A
The instrument panel display shows the mod-
ification of the distance level. There are 5 dis-
tance levels to choose from. SEAT recom-
mends level 3. The set distance can be
changed when the vehicle is stopped or dur-
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ing driving, as you like .
Connecting and activating the ACC
To connect and activate the ACC, the position
of the gearbox selector lever, the vehicle
speed and the position of the third level of
the ACC must all be taken into account.
● With a manual gearbox, the gearbox selec-
tor lever must be in any gear except first, and
speed must be greater than approximately 30
km/h. With an automatic gearbox, the gear-
box selector lever must be in position D or S.
● To activate the ACC, with the third lever in
position press the  button or move the
1
third lever of the ACC to position
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Fig. 197. At this point, the image of the
ACC on the instrument panel display will
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Fig. 195.
switch to Active mode
Driver assistance systems
When the ACC function is active, the vehicle
travels at a set speed and distance from the
195. vehicle ahead. Both speed and distance can
be changed at any time.
Disconnecting and deactivating the ACC
To disconnect the ACC move the lever to the
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position
0
deactivated
function is totally deactivated.
If you do not wish to disconnect the ACC, just
to switch it temporarily to inactive mode
(Standby), move the third lever to position
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Fig. 197 or press the brake pedal.
It will also switch to inactive mode (Standby)
if the vehicle is stopped and the driver door
is opened.
Adjusting the default distance level at the
start of your journey.
In wet road conditions, you should always set
a larger distance with regard to the vehicle in
front than when driving in dry conditions.
The following distances can be preselected:
● Very short
● Short
2
● Media
● Long
● Very long
Fig. 197 (engaged). An ACC
message appears and the
3
In the Easy Connect system you can adjust
the distance level that will be applied when
the ACC is connected using the
and the and
SETTINGS Driver assistance
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
buttons page 33.
Changing the driving profile
In vehicles with SEAT Drive Profile, the driving
profile selected can have an influence on the
ACC's acceleration and braking behaviour
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page 242.
In vehicles without SEAT Drive Profile, the be-
haviour of the ACC can also be affected by se-
lecting any of the following drive profiles in
the Easy Connect system:
● Normal
● Sport
● Eco
● Convenience
In this case, you should access the ACC set-
tings using the button and the

> function buttons
Driver assistance ACC
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
page 33.
The following conditions may lead the ACC
not to react:
● If the accelerator is pressed.
If there is no gear engaged.
●
● If the ESC is controlling.
button

function
>
SETTINGS
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