2019 Seat Tarraco Owner's manual

Start and driving
Under certain circumstances (e.g. on moun-
t ain r
oads) it can be adv ant
ageous t o s
wit
ch
tiptronic mode

Driving
Changing gear in Tiptronic mode* Fig. 246
Lever in the Tiptronic position Fig. 247
Steering wheel: automatic transmis-
sion l ev
ers Tiptronic gives the driver the option to
change gears manually.
When you change t
o the T
iptronic pr
o-
gr amme
, the v
ehicle remains in the currently
selected gear. This is possible as long as the system is not changing gear automatically
due to a traffic situation.
Using Tiptronic with the selector l

ever
It is possible to change to Tiptronic mode,
both when the vehicle is stopped and while
driving.

Start and driving
Stop/Park
On l e
vel gr
ound, just use the l e
v
er to engage
position P. On slopes you should first apply
the parking brake and then set the lever to P.
This makes it easier to remove the lever from
position P when starting.
If the driver door is opened and the lever is
not in position P, the vehicle could move. The
following warning is displayed on the instru-
ment panel:

Driving

Start and driving
The assistant attempts to maintain the speed
at which the v ehicl
e was tr
avelling when the
br ak
e was applied, within logical limits. It may
be necessary to correct the speed by press-
ing the brake.
The assistant can only change down as far
as 3rd gear. It is possible that on very steep
slopes you have to switch to tiptronic mode
and change down to 2nd or 1st gear to take
advantage of engine braking and take the
load off the brake system.
Downhill speed control is deactivated as
soon as the road levels out again or you press
the accelerator pedal.
On vehicles with cruise control system*

Driving
cool with the engine at idling speed and the
sel ect
or le
ver in position
P
. When the warning
lamp and the driver message switch off, have
the fault corrected by a specialised work-
shop without delay. If they do not turn off, do
not continue driving. Seek specialist assis-
tance.
Faults in the gearbox

Start and driving
Gear-change recommenda-
tion Sel ecting the optimal gear Depending on the equipment on the instru-
ment panel screen, a recommendation is
shown with the gear that should be engaged
to optimise consumption.
On v ehicl
es with automatic transmission, the
lever must be in Tiptronic mode

Driving
interrupted and, if necessary, it is then reacti-
v at
ed.
Ev en so
, it is imper ativ
e that the surf
ace guar-
antees sufficient adhesion. For this reason,
the Hill Descent Control will not fulfil its func-
tion when, for example, descending a slope
with a frozen or slippery surface.
Hill Descent Control is available when the
dash panel display shows the message k.
Hill Descent Control automatically intervenes
if the following conditions are met: