2020 Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual

Start and driving
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Flashes green
The selector lever locking button is not engaged.
The vehicle is pre v
ented from moving forwards. En-
gage the selector lever lock. Selector lever positions
Fig. 238
Automatic gearbox selector lever with
l ocking butt
on (arro
w) When the ignition is on, the current position of
the sel
ect
or le
v

er is shown on the instrument
panel.
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Driving
Safety interlock for ignition key
Once the ignition has been t urned off
, the key
may be r emo
ved only if the gear selector is in
position P. While the key is not in the ignition,
the selector lever is locked in position P. WARNING

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selected gear. This is possible as long as the
syst em is not changing gear aut
omatically
due t o a tr
affic sit
uation.
Using Tiptronic with the selector lever
It is possible to change to Tiptronic mode,
both when the vehicle is stopped and while
driving.

Driving
programme. It is still possible to drive the ve-
hicl e
, ho w
e
ver, at low speeds and within a se-
lected range of gears. Driving in reverse
gear may not be possible.
Overload protection of the 6-speed DSG

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WARNING

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 shoul d be engaged
t
o optimise consumption. Display Meaning
 Optimum gear.
 Recommendation to change up a
gear
.
 R
ecommendation t o change do
wn
a gear

. Information regarding the “cleanliness” of
the par
ticul
ate filt
er
When the e

xhaust system detects that the
particulate filter is close to saturation, this
system

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Control lamp F
It lights up red
Faulty steering.
Do not continue driving, stop the vehicle as soon as
possible and in a saf
e manner.
Take the vehicle to a specialised workshop and have
the fault repaired as soon as possible. F
It lights up yellow
Limited steering operation.
Drive carefully to a specialised w orkshop t

o have the
steering checked.
If the warning light does not come on again after re-
starting the engine and driving a short distance, it is
not necessary to check the steering.
OR: The 12-volt battery was disconnect ed and r
e-
connected.
Drive a short distance at 15-20 km / h (9-12 mph). F
Flashes red
Fault in the steering column electronic lock.

Driving
Programme Driving recommendations
“SPORT” S Sport setting for sporty style
drivingSelect a program