Gear-Change Recommendation - Seat Arona 2018 Owner's Manual

Emergency program
A backup programme is in place if a fault
should occur in the control system.
If all the positions of the selector lever are
shown over a light background on the instru-
ment panel display, there is a system fault
and the automatic gearbox will operate in
with the backup programme. When the back-
up programme is activated, it is possible to
drive the vehicle, however, at low speeds and
within a selected range of gears. In some ca-
ses driving in reverse gear may not be pos-
sible.
CAUTION
If the gearbox operates with the backup
programme, take the vehicle to a special-
ised workshop and have the fault repaired
without delay.
Indications on the instrument panel
display
Clutch
Clutch overheating! Please stop!

The clutch has overheated and could be
damaged. Stop the vehicle and wait for the
gearbox to cool with the engine at idling
speed and the selector lever in position P.
When the warning lamp and the driver mes-
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Driving
sage switch off, have the fault corrected by a
specialised workshop without delay. If the
warning lamp and the driver message do not
switch off, do not continue driving. Seek spe-
cialist assistance.
Gearbox malfunctions
Gearbox: Fault! Stop the vehicle

and place the lever in the posi-
tion P.
There is a fault in the gearbox. Stop the vehi-
cle in a safe place and do not continue driv-
ing. Seek specialist assistance.
Gearbox: System fault! You may

continue driving.
Have the fault corrected by a specialised
workshop without delay.
Gearbox: System fault! You can

continue driving with restric-
tions. Reverse gear disabled
Take the vehicle to a specialised workshop
and have the fault repaired without delay.
Gearbox: System fault! You can

continue driving in D until
switching off the engine
Stop the vehicle in a safe place well away
from moving traffic. Seek specialist assis-
tance.
Gearbox: too hot. Adapt your

driving accordingly
Continue driving at moderate speeds. When
the warning lamp switches off, you can con-
tinue driving in a normal manner.
Gearbox: press the brake and en-

gage a gear again.
If the fault was caused by a gearbox with a
high temperature, this driver message will be
displayed when the gearbox has cooled
again.
Gear-change recommenda-
tion
Choosing the ideal gear
Instrument panel: gear-change indi-
Fig. 223
cator (manual gearbox).
While driving, and depending on vehicle
equipment, the instrument panel display may