2019 Seat Alhambra engine

Driving
Driving
St ar
t and driving
St
opping and starting the
engine
Introduction Immobiliser display
When an invalid k
ey is used or in the e

vent of
a system fault,  or ,mmobiliser on is dis-
played on the instrument panel. The engine
cannot be started.
Pushing or towing
For technical reasons, the vehicle must not
be push- or tow-started. Jump starting is
preferable. WARNING
Turning off the engine while driving will
make it difficult t o st

eer and stop the vehi-
cle; this could even result in the loss of con-
trol causing an accident with serious con-
sequences.

Start and driving

Vehicles without
Keyl ess Access V
ehicles with
Keyless Access
6. If the engine does not
start, st op and w

ait
for around 1 minute to try again. If the engine does not
start, st op and w
ait for
around 1 minute to try again. If necessary,
perform an emergen-
cy start

Start and driving
When the accelerator pedal is pressed right
do wn, the aut
omatic gearbo
x will shift down
to a lower gear, depending on road speed
and engine speed. This takes advantage of
the maximum acceleration of the vehicle

Driving
Note
The recommended gear display is switched
off when the clutch pedal is pr essed.Steering
Information r el
ating to different ve-
hicle processes. Electro-mechanical power steering assists
the driv
er 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, as
long as the key remains in the ignition. How-
ever, more effort than normal will be required
to turn the steering wheel.
Steering column electronic lock
Vehicles with Keyless Access: the steering
column locks when the driver

Start and driving
F
It lights up yellow
Hindered operation of the electromechanic steering.
The steering syst em shoul
d be checked by a special-
ised workshop as soon as possible. If, after restarting
the engine and driving for a short distance, the yel-
low warning lamp no longer comes on, it will not be
necessary to take the vehicle to a specialised work-
shop.
The battery of the vehicle was disconnected and it
has been connected again.
Driv e a short dist

ance at around 15-20 km/h
(9-12 mph). F
Flashes red
Fault in the steering column electronic lock.

Driver assistance systems
as the engine, transmission, drive train or
electrical syst
em.

Driver assistance systems
WARNING
The brake servo and the power steering do
not work when the engine is s wit
ched off.

Driving
Permanent Auto Hold connection
The Aut o Hol
d function must be s
witched on
every time the engine is started. However, to
switch the Auto Hold function on permanent-
ly, the mark must be switched on in the Set-
tings menu, “Autohold” submenu