Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 310

With manual transmission: press the clutch
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hard.
Engage first gear or the gear range D
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page 247, Gearbox.
Release the brake pedal.
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Move off slowly. To do this, gently release
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the clutch pedal (for manual gearbox).
Release the button only when the engine
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
provides sufficient power to move the vehicle
and trailer combination.
WARNING
Jerking the trailer in an unsuitable manner
could cause loss of vehicle control with the
subsequent serious consequences.
Driving with a trailer and transporting
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heavy or a large objects will change the
vehicle handling and braking distances.
Anticipate traffic and be extremely cau-
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tious. Brake early.
Adjust your speed and driving style to vis-
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ibility, road, traffic and weather conditions.
Reduce your speed, especially on steep
hills.
Accelerate gently and carefully. Avoid
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brusque manoeuvres and sudden braking.
Always take the following precautions
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seriously. Reduce your speed immediately
if you observe the trailer rocking from side
to side.
Never try to stop the "snaking" by in-
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creasing speed.
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Driving
Always take the speed limits for vehicles
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with and without trailers into account.
Stabilising the vehicle and trailer
combination
Stabilisation of the vehicle and trailer combi-
nation is an extension of the electronic stabili-
ty control (ESC) and helps, with the help of
the steering control, to reduce trailer "sway-
ing".
Requirements for stabilising the vehi-
cle/trailer combination
An original tow hitch is fitted by the manu-
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facturer or a compatible model is retrofitted.
The ESC is switched on. The
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
lamp on the dash panel is not lit.
The trailer is connected to the vehicle using
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the power socket.
It travels faster than 60 km/h (37 mph).
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The maximum drawbar load is used.
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The trailer must have a fixed drawbar.
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Trailers with brakes must be equipped with
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a mechanical inertia brake.
WARNING
Do not let the extra safety afforded by the
stabilisation system tempt you into taking
any risks when driving.
Adjust your speed and driving style to vis-
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ibility, road, traffic and weather conditions.
If the road surface is slippery, take care
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when accelerating.
When a system is operating, lift your foot
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off the accelerator.
WARNING
It is possible that the combination stabili-
sation system does not correctly recog-
nised all driving situations.
It is possible that the stabilisation system
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does not detect snaking of a light trailer
and thus does not intervene.
When driving on slippery ground, the
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trailer could jack-knife despite the stabili-
sation system.
warning
Trailers with a high centre of gravity may
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even tip over before they start to rock side-
ways.
If a trailer is not used and the trailer pow-
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er socket is connected (e.g. installation of a
bicycle carrier with lights), repeated auto-
matic braking may occur in extreme driving
conditions.