Auto Hold Function; Automatically Engaging And Disengaging The Auto Hold Function - Seat Ateca 2020 Owner's Manual

If the 12-volt vehicle battery is flat, it will
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not be possible to switch off the electronic
parking brake. Use the jump-start
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page 50.
When the electronic parking brake is ap-
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plied or released, noises may be heard.
The system performs automatic and au-
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dible tests sporadically in the parked vehi-
cle if some time elapses without the elec-
tronic parking brake being used.

Auto Hold Function

3 Not valid for the 1.4L 110 kW engine with 8-
speed automatic transmission
In the lower part of the centre con-
Fig. 195
sole: Auto Hold function button.
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The Fig. 195 button's indicator lamp re-
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mains on while the Auto Hold function is
switched on.
Braking and parking
Once connected, the Auto Hold function as-
sists the driver in keeping the vehicle station-
ary at repeated intervals or for a certain peri-
od of time with the engine running, for exam-
ple, when going up a slope, when stopped at
traffic lights or in heavy traffic with intermit-
tent stops.
When connected, the Auto Hold function au-
tomatically prevents the vehicle from rolling
when stationary without pressing the brake
pedal.
After detecting that the vehicle is stationary
and the brake pedal has been released, the
Auto Hold function holds the vehicle. The driv-
er can lift their foot off the brake pedal.
When the driver touches the accelerator
pedal or accelerates slightly to continue driv-
ing, the Auto Hold function releases the brake.
The vehicle moves according to the slope of
the road.
If the vehicle is stationary and one of the con-
ditions required by the Auto Hold function is
impaired, it disconnects itself and the button's
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control light goes out Fig. 195. The elec-
tronic parking brake connects automatically,
if necessary, to park the vehicle safely
Conditions for keeping the vehicle station-
ary with the Auto Hold function
The driver door must be closed.
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The driver's seat belt must be fastened.
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The engine is running.
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Switching the Auto Hold function on and
off
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Press the button. The control lamp on
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the button goes out when the Auto Hold func-
tion is switched off.
Automatically engaging and disengaging
the Auto Hold function
If the Auto Hold function was switched on with
the button before switching off the ignition,
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the function will remain on the next time the
ignition is switched on.
If the Auto Hold function was not switched on,
it will automatically remain off next time the
ignition is engaged.
The Auto Hold function connects automat-
ically if the following conditions are met
(all points must be met at the same time
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):
1. The vehicle is kept stationary with the
brake pedal on a flat surface or on a
slope.
››› 2. The engine rotates "correctly".
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The Auto Hold function is automatically
turned off if the following conditions are
met:
1. If any of the conditions mentioned on
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