Seat Alhambra 2015 Owner's Manual page 146

The position of each of the gears is shown on
›››
the gear stick Fig. 129.
● Keep the clutch pedal pushed all the way
down.
● Move the gearbox lever to the required po-
sition.
In some countries, it is necessary to press the
clutch pedal to the floor to start the engine.
Selecting reverse gear
● With the vehicle at a standstill, press the
clutch pedal to the floor and keep pressed.
Push the gear lever down.
●
● Move the gear stick to the left and then for-
›››
wards to reverse gear
WARNING
When the engine is running, the vehicle will
start to move as soon as a gear is engaged
and the clutch released. This is also the case
with the electronic parking brake on.
● Never engage the reverse gear when a vehi-
cle is moving forward.
CAUTION
To prevent damage and avoid premature
wear, please observe the following:
● While driving, do not leave your hand rest-
ing on the gear stick. The pressure applied by
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your hand is transmitted to the gearbox se-
lector forks.
● Always ensure that the vehicle is complete-
ly stopped before engaging the reverse gear.
When changing gear, always make sure the
●
clutch pedal is pushed right to the floor.
Never hold the vehicle "on the clutch" on
●
hills with the engine on.
Automatic gearbox*: selecting gears
Fig. 129 .
R
Fig. 130
with locking button (arrow)
The selector 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
lever from the position N to D or to R, first
press and hold the brake pedal.
Operation
Automatic gearbox selector lever
Fig. 130. To move the gear selector
When the ignition is on, the current position
of the selector lever is shown on the instru-
ment panel.
Selector
Denomi-
›››
lever po- Meaning
nation
sitions
The driven wheels are locked
mechanically.
They only engage when the
Parking vehicle is at a standstill. To

lock change the position of the
selector lever, press the
brake pedal and switch on
the ignition.
Reverse gear is engaged.
Reverse Only select reverse gear

gear
when the vehicle is at a
standstill.
The gear box is in neutral. No
movement is transmitted to

Neutral
the wheels and the engine
does not act as a brake.
Standard
The gears are changed (up
forwards
and down) automatically.
driving
The gear shifts are deter-

position
mined by the engine load,
(normal
your individual driving style
pro-
and the speed of the vehicle.
gramme)