Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 238

Opening the driver's door when exiting the
vehicle activates the electronic lock on the
steering column if the ignition is disabled
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page 252.
Switching the ignition on/off
Briefly push the start-up button
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without touching the brake or clutch ped-
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al .
Emergency starting function
If no valid key is detected inside the vehicle,
an emergency start-up will be required. The
relevant message will appear in the dash
panel display. This may happen when, for ex-
ample, the vehicle key battery is very low or
flat:
Immediately after pushing the start-up but-
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ton, keep the vehicle key next to the steering
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column Fig. 238.
The ignition connects and the engine starts
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automatically.
Emergency disconnection
If the engine does not stop after briefly press-
ing the start-up button, an emergency dis-
connect will be required:
Press the starter button twice within 1 sec-
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ond or press it once for more than 2 seconds
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.
The engine turns off automatically.
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Engine restart feature
If no valid key is detected inside the vehicle
after the engine stops, you will only have 5
seconds to restart it. A warning will display on
the dash panel screen.
After this interval, it will not be possible to
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Fig. 237
start the engine without a valid key inside the
vehicle.
WARNING
Any accidental movement of the vehicle
could result in serious injury.
When pressing the start-up button, do
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not press the brake or clutch pedal, this
way the engine will start immediately.
WARNING
If vehicle keys are used negligently or with-
out due care, this may cause accidents and
serious injury.
Never leave any key inside the vehicle
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when exiting. Otherwise, a child or unau-
thorised person could lock the vehicle,
start the engine or connect the ignition
and, in this way, operate electronic equip-
ment (e.g. the windows).
Note
In diesel vehicles with the Keyless Access
system, there may be a delay in the engine
starting if it requires preheating.
Driving
Complete operations only in the sequence
given:
Starting the engine
Vehicles without Vehicles with
Keyless Access Keyless Access
Press and hold the brake until step 5 is per-
formed.
1. In vehicles with a manual gearbox: press
and hold the clutch down until the engine
starts.
Put the gearbox lever in neutral or the selector
2.
lever in position P or N.
Only in vehicles with
diesel engine: for
preheating, turn the
key in the ignition lock
3.
to position
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Fig. 236 . A con-
2
trol lamp lights up on
the dash panel .
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Press the starter but-
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ton Fig.
Turn the key in the ig-
press the accelerator.
nition lock to position
4. There needs to be a
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Fig. 236 ; do not
3
valid key inside the
press the accelerator.
vehicle for the engine
Once the engine Once the engine
5. starts, release the key starts, release the
in the ignition lock. start-up button.
237; do not
to start.