Seat ALHAMBRA Owner's Manual page 181

Automatic gearbox*: Selecting gears
The selector lever has a lock. When changing the selector lever from posi-
tion P to a range of gears, press the brake pedal and press the lock on the
selector lever, located on the front part of the knob, in the direction of the
⇒ F ig. 132 ⇒ F ig.
arrow or 133. To move the gear selector lever from the po-
sition N to D or to R, first press and hold the brake pedal.
Safety First
Fig. 132 Left-hand drive
vehicles: Automatic gear-
box selector lever with
locking button (arrow)
Fig. 133 Right-hand
drive vehicles: Automatic
gearbox selector lever
with locking button (ar-
row)
Operating instructions
When the ignition is on, the current position of the selector lever is shown
on the instrument panel.
Selector
Denomination Meaning ⇒
lever po-
sitions
The driven wheels are locked mechanically.
They only engage when the vehicle is at a

Parking lock standstill. To change the position of the selec-
tor lever, press the brake pedal and switch on
the ignition.
Reverse gear is engaged.

Reverse gear Only select reverse gear when the vehicle is at
a standstill.
The gear box is in neutral. No movement is

Neutral
transmitted to the wheels and the engine
does not act as a brake.
Standard for-
The gears are changed (up and down) auto-
wards driving
matically. The gear shifts are determined by

position (nor-
the engine load, your individual driving style
mal pro-
and the speed of the vehicle.
gramme)
The shift up to a higher gear is automatically
Standard for- delayed and the shift down is faster with re-
wards driving spect to the D range of gears, to take full ad-

position vantage of the engine power. The gear shifts
(sports pro- are determined by the engine load, your indi-
gramme) vidual driving style and the speed of the vehi-
cle.
Selector lever locking
The gear selector lever lock prevents, in P or N, a gear selection from being
inadvertently engaged and the vehicle moving off accidentally.
To release the gear selector lever lock, press and hold the brake pedal with
the ignition on. Press simultaneously on the selector lever lock.
Practical tips
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Technical Specifications