2012 Seat Altea Freetrack warning

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 172Driving
–The instrument panel screen displays information about the sta-
tus of the Start-Stop function  ⇒ fig. 139.
Start-Stop function conditions
● The driver seat belt must be buckled.

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Manual gearbox
Driving with a manual gearbox
Fig. 140  Detailed view of
the centre console: gear
shift pattern of a 5-speed
manual gearbox
Fig. 141  Detailed view of
the centre console: gea

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 177
Driving
– Press the button on the selector lever knob (on the left
⇒ fig. 145).
– Select a gear for driving ( R, D or S).
– Release the button and wait a few seconds for the gear to en-

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WARNING (Continued)
● The footbrake must not be held for a long period of time, not even
lightly; continuous braking will cause overheating of the brakes and a re-
duction or even a loss

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 179
Driving
Changing gear with the selector lever
– Put the lever in position  D and press towards the right to enter
the tiptronic gate  ⇒ fig. 146.
– Press the gear lever forwards  +
 ⇒ 

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 180Driving
Handbrake
Using the handbrake
The handbrake should be applied firmly to prevent the vehi-
cle from accidentally rolling away.
Fig. 148  Handbrake be-
tween the front seats
Always apply the

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 181
Driving
– Select first gear.
– Switch the engine off and remove the key from the ignition. Turn
the steering wheel slightly to engage the steering lock.
– Always take you car keys with you w

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Seat Altea Freetrack 2012  Owners Manual 182Driving
Parking aid acoustic system*
Rear parking aid
The parking aid system will use an acoustic signal to warn of
the approach of any object towards the rear of the vehicle.
Description
The acous