Seat ALHAMBRA Owner's Manual page 185

Automatic gearbox*: Selecting gears
The gear selection lever has a lock. When changing the selector lever from
position 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
arrow fig. 130 or fig.
tion N to D or to R, first press and hold the brake pedal.
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Fig. 130 Left-hand drive
vehicles: Automatic
gearbox selector lever
with locking button
(arrow).
Fig. 131 Right-hand
drive vehicles: Automatic
gearbox selector lever
with locking button
(arrow).
131. To move the gear selector lever from the posi-
Operating instructions
When the ignition is on, the current position of the selector lever is shown on
the instrument panel.
Selector
lever Denomination Meaning
positions
The drive 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
wards driving respect to the D range of gears, to take full
position advantage of the engine power. The gear
(sports pro- shifts are determined by the engine load, your
gramme) individual driving style and the speed of the
vehicle.
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.
Practical tips
Driving
Technical Data
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