2008 Seat Altea Freetrack engine

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2008  Owners Manual Driving
166Glow plug system for the diesel engine
To avoid unnecessary load on the battery, do not use any other major elec-
trical equipment while the glow plugs are pre-heating.
Start the engine as

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Caution
If the engine has been driven hard for a long period, the engine could over-
heat when it is switc

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WARNING
•
When the engine is running, the vehicle will start to move as soon as a 
gear is engaged and the clutch released.
•
Never select the reverse gear when the vehicle is in motio

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Driving programmes
The automatic gearbox / direct shift gearbox has three 
programmes.Selecting the econom

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Hill stop
– Hold the vehicle, in all cases, using the foot brake to prevent 
rolling back.
– Do not tr

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2008  Owners Manual Driving
172Using the Tiptronic gear system
The Tiptronic system allows the driver to manually select 
gears
General information about driving in Tiptronic mode
Changing gear with the gear stick
–Put

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2008  Owners Manual Driving
174Parking
The handbrake should always be firmly applied when the 
vehicle is parked.Always note the following points when parking the vehicle:
– Use the foot brake to stop the vehicle.
–A

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Tips and MaintenanceIntelligent technologyBrakesBrake servoThe brake servo amplifies the pr