Driving; Start And Driving; Ignition Lock; Locking And Unlocking The Steering Wheel - Seat Ateca 2020 Owner's Manual

Driving

Start and driving

Starting and stopping the
engine

Ignition lock

Ignition key positions.
Fig. 157
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Key positions Fig. 157
Ignition off. Key can be removed from the
1
vehicle.
Ignition is switched on. Preheating occurs
2
in diesel vehicles .
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Starting the engine.
3
212
Driving

Locking and unlocking the steering wheel

Lock the steering wheel: remove the key
●
from the ignition and turn the wheel until it
locks. Depending on the country, in vehicles
with automatic transmission, in order to re-
move the key, move the gear shift to the P po-
sition. If necessary, press the gear shift block-
ing key and release it.
Unlock the steering wheel: put the key into
●
the ignition and turn it at the same time as the
steering wheel in the direction indicated by
the arrow. If it is not possible to turn the steer-
ing wheel, it may be because it is locked.
Start-Stop system*
If the vehicle is stopped and the Start-Stop
system* switches off the engine, the ignition
remains switched on.
Automatic transmission: before leaving the
vehicle, make sure that the ignition is switch-
ed off and the selector lever is in position P.
WARNING
Always remove the key from the ignition
●
when leaving the vehicle, even if only for a
short period. This is especially important if
children or disabled people are left alone
in the vehicle. They could accidentally
start the engine or operate electrical
equipment, resulting in an accident.
The ignition key must NOT be removed
●
from the lock until the vehicle comes to a
standstill. Otherwise, the steering could be
immediately blocked- Risk of accident!
Note
If it is difficult to turn the ignition key to
●
the position , move the steering wheel to
2
both sides to release the steering lock.
If the 12-volt vehicle battery is discon-
●
nected and reconnected, the key must be
kept in position for around 5 seconds be-
2
fore starting.
Vehicles with automatic transmission,de-
●
pending on the country, after switching off
the ignition, you can only remove the igni-
tion key if the selector lever is in position
"P" (parking lock). Next, the selector lever
is locked.