Automatic Gearbox/Dsg Automatic Gear; Box; Automatic Gearbox - Seat Ateca 2018 Owner's Manual

CAUTION
When travelling at high speeds or at high
engine speeds, selecting a gear that is too
low can cause considerable damage to the
clutch and the gearbox. This can also oc-
cur if the clutch pedal is pressed and held
and it does not engage.
CAUTION
To prevent damage and avoid premature
wear, please observe the following:
Do not rest your hand on the gear lever
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while driving. The pressure applied by your
hand is transmitted to the gearbox selector
forks.
Always ensure that the vehicle is com-
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pletely stopped before engaging the re-
verse gear.
Always press the clutch to the floor when
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changing gears.
Never hold the vehicle "on the clutch" on
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hills with the engine on.
Automatic gearbox/DSG au-
tomatic gearbox*
Introduction
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronical-
ly controlled manual gearbox. Torque be-
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Driving
tween the engine and the gearbox is trans-
mitted via two independent clutches. They
replace the torque converter found on con-
ventional automatic gearboxes and allow for
smooth, uninterrupted acceleration of the ve-
hicle.
The tiptronic system allows the driver to
change gears manually if desired
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page 257, Engaging gears with the tip-
tronic mode*.
Control lamps
 It lights up green
The brake pedal is not engaged.
To select a range of gears, press the brake pedal.
 Flashes green
The interlock button on the selector lever is not
pressed.
Movement of the vehicle is prevented. Engage the se-
lector lever lock.
Selector lever positions
Read the additional information carefully
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The selector lever position engaged is high-
lighted on the display in the instrument clus-
ter. With the selector lever in the manual
gearbox positions G, D, E and S, the engaged
gear is also indicated on the display.
P – Parking lock
When the selector lever is in this position, the
driven wheels are locked mechanically. The
parking lock must be engaged only when the
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vehicle is stationary .
The interlock button (the button on the selec-
tor lever handle) must be pressed in and si-
multaneously the brake pedal must be de-
pressed before moving the selector lever ei-
ther in or out of position P.
R – Reverse gear
Reverse gear must be engaged only when
the vehicle is stationary and the engine is
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idling .
To move the selector lever to position R, the
interlock button must be pressed in and at the
same time the brake pedal must be de-
pressed. The reverse lights come on when the
selector lever is in the R position with the igni-
tion on.
N – Neutral (idling)
With the selector lever in this position, the
gear is in neutral.