Seat Ateca 2018 Owner's Manual page 340

For hill-starting with a trailer, do the following:
Press and hold the brake pedal.
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Press the button to disconnect the elec-
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tronic parking brake page
If the vehicle is equipped with a manual
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gearbox, push the clutch pedal all the way
down.
Put the vehicle into first gear or turn the se-
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lector lever to position D/S
Pull out the button and hold it in that po-
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sition to stop the towing vehicle and trailer
with the electronic parking brake.
Release the brake pedal.
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Start driving slowly. To do this, in the case of
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a manual gearbox, slowly release the clutch
pedal.
Do not release the
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gine has sufficient force to start driving.
WARNING
If a trailer is pulled incorrectly, this may
lead to loss of control of the vehicle and
serious injury.
Driving with a trailer and transporting
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heavy or large objects will change the ve-
hicle handling and braking distances.
Always drive cautiously and carefully.
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Brake earlier than usual.
Adapt your speed and driving style at all
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times to suit visibility, weather, road and
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traffic conditions. Slow down, especially
when driving down hills or slopes.
Accelerate with particular care and cau-
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tion. Avoid sudden braking and manoeu-
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vres.
Take great care when overtaking. Reduce
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speed immediately if you notice that the
trailer is swaying, however slightly.
Never attempt to "straighten" the towing
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vehicle and trailer while accelerating.
Take into account the speed limit for vehi-
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cles with a trailer, as it could be lower than
for vehicles without a trailer.
Stabilisation of the towing vehicle
and trailer
button until the en-
The stabilisation of the towing vehicle and
trailer together is an additional function of the
electronic stability control (ESC).
If the system detects that the trailer is sway-
ing, it intervenes automatically with the driver
steering recommendation to reduce the
swaying of the trailer.
Requirements for the stabilisation of the
towing vehicle and trailer
The vehicle is factory-equipped with a tow-
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ing bracket or has been retro-fitted with a
compatible towing bracket.
Driving
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lamp
panel.
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towing vehicle through the trailer power sock-
et.
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(approx. 37 mph).
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missible is being utilised on the coupling de-
vice.
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with a mechanical overrun brake.
The ESC and ASR are active. The control
or is not lit up on the instrument
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The trailer is electrically connected to the
The vehicle is travelling at over 60 km/h
The maximum vertical load technically per-
The trailer has a rigid draw bar.
If the trailer has brakes, it must be equipped
WARNING
The enhanced security provided by the
electric stability control of the towing vehi-
cle and trailer should not lead you to take
any risks that could compromise your safe-
ty.
Adapt your speed and driving style at all
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times to suit visibility, weather, road and
traffic conditions.
Accelerate with caution when the road is
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slippery.
When adjusting any settings, stop accel-
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erating.