Seat ALHAMBRA Owner's Manual page 183

Changing gears with Tiptronic*
The Tiptronic system allows you to manually change gears in vehicles with
an automatic gearbox. When you change to the Tiptronic programme, the
vehicle remains in the currently selected gear. This is possible as long as
the system is not changing gear automatically due to a traffic situation.
Safety First
Fig. 134 Selector lever
in Tiptronic position (left-
hand drive vehicles). The
lay-out in right-hand
drive vehicles is symmet-
rically opposed.
Fig. 135 Steering wheel
with two paddle shifts for
Tiptronic
Operating instructions
Using Tiptronic with the selector lever
● Press the selector lever from position D to the right into the Tiptronic se-
lector gate ⇒
in Automatic gearbox*: Selecting gears on page 180.
● Press the lever forwards or backwards
+
⇒ F ig.
134.
Using the Tiptronic with the steering wheel paddle shifts
● In D or S, move the steering wheel paddle shifts
● Pull the right-hand side paddle
+ OFF
wheel to step up a gear.
⇒ F ig. 135
● Pull the left-hand side paddle
–
step down a gear.
If the paddles are not used for a period of time, the vehicle leaves Tiptronic
mode.
CAUTION
● When accelerating, the gearbox automatically shifts up into the next
gear shortly before the maximum engine speed is reached.
● When reducing speed manually, the gear box only shifts gear when the
engine can no longer exceed the maximum engine speed.
Driving with an automatic gearbox
The gearbox changes up or down gears automatically as the vehicle moves.
Driving down hills
The steeper the gradient, the lower the gear you will need. The lowest gears
increase the engine braking work. Never go down hills with the selector lev-
er in neutral N.
Practical tips
Driving
to move up or down a gear
–
⇒ F ig.
135.
⇒ F ig. 135
towards the steering
towards the steering wheel
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