2018 Seat Tarraco engine

Instruments and warning/control lamps
Digital instrument panel (SEAT Digital Cockpit) Fig. 107
SEAT Digital Cockpit on the instrument
panel (classic vie w).Details of the instruments:
Engine cool ant t
emper
ature display

Operation
throughout the journey, in litres/100 km;
and with the engine running and the v e-
hicl e st
opped, in litres/hour. The average
fuel consumption is displayed after driv-
ing for approximately 300 metres.
This indicates the hours
(h) and minutes (min) since the ignition
was switched on.
Approximate distance in
km that can still be travelled if the same
driving style is maintained.
Approxi-
mate distance in km that can still be
travelled with the current level of the
AdBlue

Operation
Check a service warning
With the ignition s wit
ched on, the engine off
and the v
ehicle at a standstill, the current
service notification can be read:
Check the date of the current service on the
infotainment system

Operation
pollen filter, leading to a permanently un-
pleasant smell.
Note
Climatronic: air recirculation mode is acti-
v at ed t
o prevent exhaust gas or unpleasant
odours from entering the vehicle interior
when it is in reverse and while the automat-
ic windscreen wiper is working. Seat heating*
Fig. 188
On the centre console: front seats
heating s wit
ch Fig. 189
In the centre console, rear section:
contr ol
s f

or rear seat heating. With the engine on, the seat cushion and the
seat backr
est can be heat ed el

ectrically.
Control seat heating

Start and driving
Driving
St ar
t and driving
St
arting and stopping the
engine
Starter button Fig. 243
In the lower part of the centre con-
sol e: st
art butt

on. Fig. 244
On the right of the steering column:
emergency st art. Read the additional information carefully

Start and driving
The control lamps light up together when the
ignition is s wit
ched on and shoul
d turn off af-
ter approximately 2 seconds. This is the time
taken for the function check.
Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA) Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
The ESC helps to impr
o

ve safety. It reduces
the tendency to skid and improves the stabili-
ty and roadholding of the vehicle. The ESC
detects critical handling situations, such as
vehicle understeer or oversteer, or wheelspin
on the driving wheels. It stabilises the vehicle
by braking individual wheels or by reducing
the engine torque. The warning lamp will
flash on the instrument panel when the ESC is
intervening !.
The ESC includes the anti-lock brake system
(ABS), the hydraulic brake assist (HBA), the
traction control system (ASR), electronic dif-
ferential lock (EDS), electronic torque control
(XDS) and tractor-trailer sway mitigation*.
ESC also helps stabilise the vehicle by
changing the torque.
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
ABS prevents the wheels from locking up un-
der braking until the vehicle has reached a
virtual standstill. You can continue to steer the
vehicle even when the brakes are on full.
Keep your foot on the brake pedal and do not pump the brakes. You will feel the brake pedal
pulsat
e whil

e the ABS is working.
Hydraulic Brake Assist (HBA)
The brake assist system can reduce the re-
quired braking distance. The braking force is
automatically boosted if you press the brake
pedal quickly in an emergency. You must
keep pressing the brake pedal until the dan-
ger has passed.
Traction control system (ASR)
In the event of wheelspin, the traction control
system reduces the engine torque to match
the amount of grip available. This helps the
car to start moving, accelerate or climb a
gradient.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
When the EDL detects wheelspin, it brakes
the spinning wheel and directs the power to
the other driven wheel. This function is active
up to approximately 100 km/h (62 mph).
To prevent the disc brake of the braked wheel
from overheating, the EDL cuts out automati-
cally if subjected to excessive loads. The ve-
hicle can still be driven. The EDL will switch on
again automatically when the brake has
cooled down. Tractor-trailer sway mitigation*
If the vehicle is pulling a tr
ailer, it will control
the following: tractor-trailers tend to sway.
When the swaying of the trailer is felt by the
vehicle and detected by the ESC, it will auto-
matically brake the towing vehicle within the
limits of the system and mitigate the sway.
Tractor-trailer sway mitigation is not available
in all countries.
Electronic torque management (XDS)
When taking a curve, the driveshaft differen-
tial mechanism allows the outer wheel to turn
at a higher speed than the inner wheel. In this
way, the wheel that is turning faster (outer
wheel) receives less drive torque than the in-
ner wheel. This may mean that in certain sit-
uations the torque delivered to the inner
wheel is too high, causing the wheels to spin.
On the other hand, the outer wheel is receiv-
ing a lower drive torque than it could transmit.
This causes an overall loss of lateral grip on
the front axle, resulting in understeer or
“lengthening” of the trajectory.
The XDS system can detect and correct this
effect via the sensors and signals of the ESC.
Via the ESC, the XDS will brake the inside
wheel and counter the excess driving torque
of that wheel. This means that the driver

Start and driving
The driver message Inertia will be dis-
pl ayed. At speeds higher than 20 km/h (
12
mph), the gearbo
x will automatically disen-
gage and the vehicle will roll freely, without
the effect of the engine brake. While the vehi-
cle rolls, the engine runs at idling speed.
Stopping inertia mode

Start and driving
Steering Inf ormation r
el
ated to steering the
vehicle Electro-mechanical power steering assists
the driver when st
eering.
El

ectro-mechanical power steering adapts
electronically to the speed of the car, torque
and turning angle.
If the power steering should fail at any time or
the engine is switched off (for instance when
being towed), the car can still be steered.
However, more effort than normal will be re-
quired to turn the steering wheel.
Progressive steering
Depending on the vehicle