Seat Ateca Owner's Manual page 246

Driving
Characteristics
profile
Places the vehicle in a particularly low
state of consumption, facilitating a fuel-
Eco
saving driving style that is respectful to
the environment.
Offers a balanced driving experience,
Normal
suitable for everyday use.
Provides a complete dynamic perform-
ance in the vehicle, enabling the user a
Sport
more sporty driving style.
It allows you to personalise the configura-
Individ- tion. The functions that can be adjusted
ual depend on the equipment fitted in the ve-
hicle.
It adjusts the vehicle's parameters in or-
a)
Offroad
der to maintain optimal off-road driving.
It adjusts the vehicle's behaviour for driv-
a)
Snow ing on slippery road surfaces, optimising
grip and manoeuvrability.
a)
Only for 4Drive models.
WARNING
When operating SEAT Drive Profile, pay atten-
tion to all traffic: doing otherwise could cause
an accident.
Note
● When the vehicle is switched off it will al-
ways store the driving profile that was selec-
ted when the ignition key was removed. Nev-
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Operation
ertheless, when the engine is restarted, the
engine and the gear will not restart in the set-
ting selected. For engine and gear to revert to
the desired position, select the correspond-
ing drive profile again or press the Easy Con-
nect system button repeatedly.
When the vehicle is restarted after using
●
the Offroad or Snow settings, the system is
always activated in the
Normal
Your speed and driving style must always
●
be adjusted to visibility, weather, and traffic
conditions.
The profile is not recommended when
● Eco
towing a vehicle.
Kick-down
The Kick-down feature allows maximum ac-
celeration to be reached.
If the Eco* profile has been selected in the
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accelerator is pressed beyond a hard point,
the engine power is automatically controlled
to give your vehicle maximum acceleration.
WARNING
Please note that if the road surface is slip-
pery or wet, the kick-down feature could
cause the driving wheels to spin, which could
result in skidding.
profile.
and the