Braking And Parking - Seat Arona 2018 Owner's Manual

WARNING
Never switch off the engine while the vehi-
cle is moving. This could cause loss of con-
trol of the vehicle, accidents and serious in-
jury.
The airbags and belt tensioners do not
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work when the ignition is switched off.
The brake servo does not work with the
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engine off. Therefore, you need to press the
break pedal harder to brake the vehicle.
Power steering does not work when the
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engine is not running. You need more
strength to steer when the engine is switch-
ed off.
If the ignition is switched off, the steering
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column could be locked, making it impossi-
ble to control the vehicle.
CAUTION
If the engine is made to work hard for a long
time, it may overheat after being switched
off. To prevent damage to the engine be-
fore switching it off, leave it idle for approx.
2 minutes in neutral.
Note
After switching off the engine, the cooling
fan may continue to operate in the engine
compartment for a few more minutes, even
with the ignition off. The radiator fan is au-
tomatically switched off.
Start and driving
"My Beat" Function
For vehicles with a convenience key there is
the "My Beat" function. This feature provides
an additional indication of the vehicle ignition
system.
When accessing the vehicle, e.g. by opening
the doors with the remote control, the
button flashes, calling at-
START ENGINE STOP
tention to the relevant starter system button.
Upon switching the ignition on/off, the light of
the button flashes. With
START ENGINE STOP
the engine switched off, after a few seconds,
the button stops flashing
STOP ENGINE START
and goes out.
With the engine running, the
button light stays on, indi-
START ENGINE STOP
cating that the engine is running. The time
that lapses between the moment the user
starts the engine with the
START ENGINE STOP
button and the lighting changes from flashing
to fixed will depend on specific engine size
characteristics. Upon switching the ignition
off with the button, it starts
START ENGINE STOP
flashing again.
In vehicles with the Start-Stop system, the
"My Beat" function also offers additional in-
formation:
When the engine stops during the Stop
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phase, the light of the
START ENGINE STOP
ton stays on, since, even though the engine is
off, the Start-Stop system is active.
When the engine cannot be stated again
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with the Start-Stop system,
needs to be started manually, the
button flashes to indicate
START ENGINE STOP
this fact.

Braking and parking

Braking capacity and braking dis-
tance
The efficiency of the brakes depends directly
on the brake pad wear. This wear depends to
a great extent on the conditions under which
the vehicle is operated and the way the vehi-
cle is driven. If you often drive in town, drive
short distances or have a sporty driving style,
we recommend that you have the thickness
of your brake pads checked by technical
services more frequently than recommended
in the Maintenance Programme.
If you drive with wet brakes, for example, af-
ter crossing areas of water, on days of heavy
rainfall or even after washing the car, the ef-
fect of the brakes is reduced as the brake
discs are wet or even frozen (in winter): in this
case, press the brake pedal several times un-
but-
til the brakes are "dry".
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