2020 Seat Tarraco lock

Operation
be opened and closed by hand using reason-
abl e f
orce.
If the 12-volt battery is disconnected or the
corresponding ››› page 59
fuse burns out
while the rear lid is open, the system will have
to be reset. This requires closing the rear lid
completely once.
Emergency unlocking
››› page 109 WARNING
If a lot of snow builds up on the rear lid or it
is heavily l oaded, the r

ear lid may not open
or, after opening, it may lower by itself due
to the extra weight and cause serious in-
jury.

Operation
lead to strange noises and damage to the
v
ehicl
e. You should therefore not keep very
small objects in the glove compartment. Storage compartment in the front
centr
al armr

estFig. 137
In the front central armrest: storage
compartment. Opening: Giv
en the case

, press the unlock
button and raise the centre armrest in the di-
rection of the arrow ››› Fig. 137
.
Closing: Lower the armrest. WARNING
The centre armrest may obstruct the driv-
er 's arm mo

vements, which could cause an
accident and severe injuries.

Operation
Fig. 143
In the rear central armrest: drinks
hol der
. The storage compartments of the driver and
passenger doors cont
ain a bottl

e holder.
The folding tables of the front seats contain
more bottle holders ››› page 152
.
Depending on the features, there are two
drink holders in the front part of the centre
console ››› Fig. 142
.
Open and close the drink holder (variant 1)
Opening: Move the lid backwards.
Closing: Move the lid forwards.
Adjust the drink holder (variant 1)
To adapt the drink holder to the size of the
container, press the corresponding button
››› Fig. 142
1 . The fastening ring
2 opens.When you are not using the drink holder any
mor
e

, press the corresponding ring 2 in the
opposit e dir
ection to the arrow until it locks.
Drinks holder in the rear central armrest
Use: Lower the centre armrest.
When the drink holder is no longer in use, lift
the armrest again. WARNING
Incorrect use of the bottle holders may
cause injuries.

Air conditioning
must not be blocked by snow, mud or any-
thing el se
. WARNING
The auxiliary heater exhaust fumes contain
carbon mono xide

, an odourless and colour-
less toxic gas. Carbon monoxide can cause
people to lose consciousness. It can also
cause death.

Start and driving
Driving
St ar
t and driving
Starting and stopping the
engine Ignition and start button Fig. 161
In the lower part of the centre console:
st art butt

on. The engine can be started with a start button
(Pr
ess & Driv

e). To do so, there must be a valid
key inside the vehicle in the area of the front
or rear seats, or on the centre console.
In vehicles with the Keyless Access
››› page 94system, the engine can also be
started with the key in the luggage compart-
ment. Opening the driver's door when exiting the
v
ehicle activates the electronic lock on the
steering column if the ignition is disabled.
Switching the ignition on/off
If you only want to switch on the ignition
(without starting the engine), briefly press the
start button once without pressing the brake
pedal or the clutch pedal ››› .
The  


 push-button text flashes
lik e a heartbeat when the syst

em is ready for
the ignition to be turned on or off.
Automatic ignition disconnection
If the driver leaves the vehicle, taking the key
with them but leaving the ignition on, the igni-
tion does not switch off automatically. The ig-
nition is switched off by pressing the lock but-
ton on the remote control  or by pressing
the sensor surface on the door lever
››› Fig. 78.
Automatic deactivation of the ignition on
vehicles with the Start-Stop system
The ignition is switched off automatically
when the vehicle is stopped and the auto-
matic engine shutdown is active, if:

Driving
Automatic gearbox/DSG au-
t omatic gearbo
x*
Introduction Your vehicle is equipped with an electronical-
ly contr
oll

ed manual gearbox. Torque be-
tween the engine and the gearbox is trans-
mitted via two independent clutches. They
replace the torque converter found on con-
ventional automatic gearboxes and allow for
smooth, uninterrupted acceleration of the ve-
hicle.
The Tiptronic system allows the driver to
change gears manually ››› page 230,
Changing gear in Tiptronic mode*.
Control lamps 
It lights up green
The brake is not pressed.
T o sel

ect a gear range, press the brake pedal. 
Flashes green
The selector lever locking button is not engaged.
The v ehicl

e is prevented from moving forwards. En-
gage the selector lever lock. Selector lever positions
Fig. 166
Selector lever lock. Fig. 167
Selector lever lock (hybrid vehicles). The selector lever position is shown when the
corr
esponding sign lights up

. With the selec-
tor lever in the manual gearbox positions M, D
and S, the engaged gear is also shown on the
display. 
– Parking l
ock
When the lever is put in this position, the drive
wheels are locked. The lever must only be put
in P when the vehicle is stationary ››› .
T o put the l

ever in P or take it out of P , the
locking button must be pressed and held and
the brake pedal pressed simultaneously.
 – Reverse gear
Reverse gear must be engaged only when
the vehicle is stationary and the engine is
idling ››› .
T o mo

ve the lever to position R, the lock but-
ton must be pressed and held while pressing
the brake pedal at the same time. The reverse
lights come on when the lever is in the R posi-
tion with the ignition on.
 – Neutral
With the lever in this position, the gear is in
neutral.
Press the brake pedal to move the lever from
N to D/S when the vehicle is stationary or at
speeds below 3 km/h (2 mph) ››› .
 – P
ermanent f

orward drive position
The lever in the D/S position enables the
gears to be operated in normal mode (D) or
sport mode (S). To select Sport mode S,
move the lever backwards. Pushing the lever
again will select normal mode D. The
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Driving
moving. Follow the procedure below in or-
der f
or the l
ever lock to engage again:

Driving
k
It lights up grey
Hill Descent Control is not active. The system is
s wit
ched on, but is not adjusting. Some control and warning lamps will light up
briefly when the ignition is s
wit

ched on to
check certain functions. They will switch off
after a few seconds. WARNING
Observe the safety warnings ››

› in Con-
tr ol and w
arning lamps on page 85. Description and operation
Hill Descent Control limits the speed on steep
descents by aut
omatically br

aking all four
wheels, both when moving forward and in re-
verse. As the anti-lock brake system remains
active, it prevents the wheels from locking. In
vehicles with manual transmission, the Hill
Descent Control adapts the theoretical
speed without slowing the engine below its
idling speed.
After starting the descent of a slope below
30 km/h (18 mph), speed is limited to a mini-
mum of 2 km/h (1 mph) and a maximum of
30 km/h (18 mph). When appropriate, the
driver may increase or decrease the speed
within the limit by pressing the accelerator or the brake. At this point the function is interrup-
ted and, if necessary, it is then r

eactivated.
Even so, it is imperative that the surface 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: