Starting The Engine; Vehicles With Start Buttons; Before Starting The Engine; Vehicles With Ignition Locks - Seat Ateca 2020 Owner's Manual

In vehicles with diesel engines, wait until
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the warning light page 214
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before starting the engine.

If during the STOP phase you press the
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button, the ignition is switch-
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ed off and the push-button flashes.
If the indication is displayed on the in-
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strument panel display "Start-Stop system
deactivated: Start the engine manually";
the button will flash.
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Starting the engine

Before starting the engine
Vehicles with manual transmission: put the
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gear lever in neutral, press the clutch pedal
and keep it pressed in this position until the
engine starts.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: put
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the selector lever in P or N, press the brake
pedal and keep it pressed in this position until
the engine starts.

Vehicles with ignition locks

Turn the key to position
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heating occurs in diesel vehicles
Keep turning the key to position
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Fig. 157 without stepping on the accel-
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erator.
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Once the engine starts, release the key.
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When it is released, the key returns to position
goes off
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If the engine does not start, stop and wait
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for around 1 minute to try again.

Vehicles with start buttons

Press and hold the brake pedal until the en-
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gine starts.
Press the starter button
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press the accelerator. There needs to be a
valid key inside the vehicle for the engine to
start. After starting the engine, the lighting of
the
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ing that the engine is running.
Once the engine starts, release the start-up
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button.
If the engine does not start, stop and wait
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for around 1 minute to try again. If necessary,
perform an emergency start
Diesel engines can take a few seconds longer
than usual to start on cold days. During pre-
heating, the warning lamp
avoid unnecessary discharging of the bat-
tery, do not use any other major electrical
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Fig. 157 . Pre-
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equipment while the glow plugs are pre-
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heating.
The preheating time depends on the coolant
and exterior temperatures. With the engine at
operating temperature, or at outside temper-
atures above +8°C, the warning lamp
light up for about one second. This means
Driving
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Fig. 158; do not
button remains fixed indicat-
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page 216.
remains lit. To
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will
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that you can start the engine almost immedi-
ately.
Starting a diesel engine after having run
out of fuel
If the fuel tank of a diesel vehicle was run until
completely empty, after refuelling it can last
longer than normal to start the engine, even
up to a minute. This is because the fuel sys-
tem must eliminate air first.
WARNING
Do not keep the engine running in confined
spaces, as there is a risk of poisoning.
The exhaust gases contain carbon mon-
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oxide, an odourless and colourless poison-
ous gas that can cause loss of conscious-
ness and death.
WARNING
Do not get out of the vehicle with the en-
gine running, especially if a gear is engag-
ed. The vehicle could then suddenly move
or something strange could happen that
would cause damage, fire or serious injury.
WARNING
Never use cold start sprays, they could ex-
plode or cause the engine to run at high
revs. Doing this risks injury.