Seat Ateca 2018 Owner's Manual page 250

level in the reservoir is too low so there is a
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risk of an accident page 354, Brake
Stop the vehicle and do not drive on. Ob-
tain technical assistance.
If the brake warning lamp lights up
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gether with the ABS lamp
due to an ABS fault. This could cause the
rear wheels to lock quickly when you brake.
This could cause the rear to break away.
Risk of skidding. Stop the vehicle and seek
technical assistance.
Electronic parking brake
Centre console, lower part: electron-
Fig. 243
ic parking brake button.
The electronic parking brake replaces the
handbrake.
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Activating the electronic parking brake
fluid.
The electronic parking brake can be activa-
ted whenever the vehicle is at a standstill,
even when the ignition is switched off. Acti-
vate it whenever you leave or park the vehi-
to-
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this could be cle.
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Pull and hold the
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The parking brake is activated when the
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control light of the
and the red
the dash panel are on.
Release the button.
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Releasing the electronic parking brake
Switch the ignition on.
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Press the button
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time step hard on the brake pedal or, if the
engine is running, press the accelerator pedal
slightly.
The control light of the
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(arrow) and the red
play in the dash panel go out.
Automatic release of the electronic park-
ing brake on starting the engine
The electronic parking brake is automatically
switched off when starting if, after the driver's
door is closed and the driver's seat belt fas-
tened, any of the following situations take
place:
Driving
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Fig. 243 button.
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Fig. 243 button (arrow)
control light of the display in
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Fig. 243. At the same
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Fig. 243 button
control light of the dis-
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In vehicles with automatic transmission: a
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gear range is engaged or the vehicle is
switched to another one and the accelerator
pedal is lightly pressed.
In vehicles with manual transmission: the
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clutch pedal is pressed fully before starting
off and the accelerator is pedal lightly press-
ed.
To facilitate certain manoeuvres there are
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exceptions that allow the automatic parking
brake to be released without the driver's seat
belt being fastened.
The parking brake can be prevented from be-
ing automatically released by continuously
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pulling up the Fig. 243 switch when
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starting off.
The electronic parking brake is not discon-
nected until the button is released. This
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can facilitate starting off when a heavy load
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is towed page 330.
Automatic activation of the electronic
parking brake when exiting the vehicle in-
correctly
In vehicles with automatic transmission, the
electronic parking brake is activated auto-
matically when exiting the vehicle incorrectly
if:
The selector lever is in the D/S or R position
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or in the Tiptronic selector gate.
AND: the vehicle is stationary.
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