Seat Ateca 2018 Owner's Manual page 122

switches off due to lack of fuel or an irregu-
lar supply thereof.
Always refuel when there is only one
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quarter of fuel in tank to prevent the vehicle
to stop due to lack of fuel.
CAUTION
Never run the fuel tank completely dry. An
irregular fuel supply can cause misfiring
and unburnt fuel could enter the exhaust
system. The catalytic converter or the par-
ticulate filter may get damaged!
Note
The small arrow on the fuel gauge next to
the fuel pump symbol points out towards
the side of the vehicle with the fuel tank
flap.
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Operation
Engine coolant temperature dis-
play
Analogue instrument panel: engine
Fig. 130
coolant temperature display.
Digital instrument panel: engine cool-
Fig. 131
ant temperature display.
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Fig. 130, Fig. 131:
Cool zone. The engine has not reached
A
operating temperature yet. Avoid high en-
gine speeds and stressing the engine if it
has not reached operating temperature.
Normal zone. At high outside tempera-
B
tures and when making the engine work
hard, the diodes may continue lighting up
and reach the upper zone. This is no
cause for concern, provided the control
lamp does not light up

Warning area. When the engine is work-
C
ing hard, especially at high outside tem-
peratures, the diodes may light up in the
warning area.
The coolant temperature gauge only works
when the ignition is switched on.
Control and warning lamp
 It lights up red
Do not keep driving!

Engine coolant level too low, coolant temperature too
high
 Flashes red
Fault in the engine coolant system.
Stop the vehicle, switch off the engine and
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let it cool down.
Check the engine coolant level
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