Seat Alhambra 2015 Owner's Manual page 148

Changing gears with Tiptronic*
Selector lever in Tiptronic position
Fig. 131
(left-hand drive vehicles). The lay-out in right-
hand drive vehicles is symmetrically op-
posed.
Steering wheel with two paddle
Fig. 132
shifts for Tiptronic
The Tiptronic system allows you to manually
change gears in vehicles with an automatic
gearbox. When you change to the Tiptronic
programme, the vehicle remains in the cur-
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Operation
rently selected gear. This is possible as long
as the system is not changing gear automati-
cally due to a traffic situation.
Using Tiptronic with the selector lever
● Press the selector lever from position D to
the right into the Tiptronic selector gate
in Automatic gearbox*: selecting gears on
page 145.
● Press the lever forwards or backwards
+
›››
to move up or down a gear
–
Using the Tiptronic with the steering wheel
paddle shifts
● In D or S, move the steering wheel paddle
›››
shifts Fig. 132.
● Pull the right-hand side paddle
›››
Fig. 132 towards the steering wheel to
step up a gear.
● Pull the left-hand side paddle
towards the steering wheel step down a gear.
If the paddles are not used for a period of
time, the vehicle leaves Tiptronic mode.
CAUTION
When accelerating, the gearbox automati-
●
cally shifts up into the next gear shortly be-
fore the maximum engine speed is reached.
When reducing speed manually, the gear
●
box only shifts gear when the engine can no
longer exceed the maximum engine speed.
Driving with an automatic gearbox
The gearbox changes gear ratios automatical-
ly as the vehicle moves.
Driving down hills
›››
The steeper the gradient, the lower the gear
you will need. The lowest gears increase the
engine braking work. Never go down hills
with the selector lever in neutral N.
Fig. 131.
● You should reduce speed accordingly.
Press the selector lever from position D to
●
the right into the Tiptronic selector gate
›››
page 146.
Gently pull the selector lever back to
●
change down a gear.
+ OFF
OR: reduce using the steering wheel pad-
●
›››
dles page 146.
›››
Fig. 132
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Back-up programme
If all the selector lever positions on the in-
strument panel display are shown with a
light-coloured background, this means there
is a fault in the system. The automatic gear-
box will operate in back-up mode. When the
backup programme is activated, it is possible
to drive the vehicle, however, at low speeds
and within a selected range of gears.
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For the DSG dual clutch gearbox, in some
cases, this may mean that the reverse gear
does not engage. The gearbox should be