2020 Seat Tarraco ESP

Introduction
Thank you f or your trust choosing a SEAT v
e-
hicle.
With your new SEAT, you will be able to enjoy
a vehicle with state-of-the-art technology
and top quality features.
We recommend reading this Instruction Man-
ual carefully to learn more about your vehicle
so you can enjoy all its benefits in your daily
driving.
Information about handling is complemented
with instructions regarding the operation and
maintenance of the vehicle in order to ensure
its safety and maintain its value. Moreover, we
want to give you valuable advice and tips to
drive your vehicle efficiently and respecting
the environment.
We wish you safe and enjoyable motoring.
SEAT, S.A.
WARNING
Read and always observe safety infor-
mation concerning the passenger 's
fr

ont airbag ››› page 33, Fitting and us-
ing child seats.

Seat belts
Head-on collisions and the laws of
physics Fig. 8
A driver not wearing a seat belt is thrown
f orw
ard violently. Fig. 9
The unbelted passenger in the rear seat
is thr o

wn forward violently, hitting the driver
who is wearing a seat belt. The effects of the laws of physics in the case
of a head-on collision ar
e easy t

o explain: the
moment a vehicle starts moving, a type of en- ergy called “kinetic energy” starts acting on
both the vehicl

e and its passengers.
The amount of “kinetic energy” depends on
the speed of the vehicle and on the weight of
the vehicle and of its passengers. The higher
they are, the more energy there is to be “ab-
sorbed” in the event of an accident.
The most significant factor, however, is the
speed of the vehicle. If the speed doubles
from 25 km/h (15 mph) to 50 km/h (30 mph),
for example, the corresponding kinetic ener-
gy is multiplied by four.
Given that the passengers of the vehicle in
our example do not have their seat belts fas-
tened, in the event of a collision the entire
amount of the passengers' kinetic energy will
be only absorbed by the mentioned impact.
Even at speeds of 30 km/h (19 mph) to
50 km/h (30 mph), the forces acting on bod-
ies in a collision can easily exceed one tonne
(1000 kg). At greater speed these forces are
even higher.
Vehicle occupants not wearing seat belts are
not “attached” to the vehicle. In a head-on
collision, they will move forward at the same
speed their vehicle was travelling just before
the impact. This example applies not only to
head-on collisions, but to all accidents and
collisions.
Even at low speeds the forces acting on the
body in a collision are so great that it is not possible to brace oneself with one's hands. In
a front
al collision, unbelted passengers are
thrown forward and will make violent contact
with the steering wheel, dash panel, wind-
screen or whatever else is in the way
››› Fig. 8.
It is also important for rear passengers to
wear seat belts properly, as they could other-
wise be thrown forward violently through the
vehicle interior in an accident. Passengers in
the rear seats who do not use seat belts en-
danger not only themselves but also the front
occupants ››› Fig. 9
.
19

Safety
Front airbags Fig. 15
Driver airbag located in steering
wheel . Fig. 16
Front passenger airbag located in
dash panel .The driver's front airbag is housed in the
st
eering wheel and that of the fr
ont passen-
ger, on the dash panel. Airbags are identified
by the word “AIRBAG”. The airbag covers fold open and remain at-
tached t

o the steering wheel ››› Fig. 15
and
the dash panel ››› Fig. 16
when the driver and
front passenger airbags, respectively, are
triggered.
In conjunction with the seat belts, the front
airbag system gives the front occupants ad-
ditional protection for the head and chest in
the event of a severe frontal collision ››› .
Their special design all o

ws the controlled es-
cape of the propellant gas when an occu-
pant puts pressure on the bag. Thus, the
head and chest are protected by the airbag.
After the collision, the airbag deflates suffi-
ciently to allow visibility. WARNING

Safety
Transporting children
saf ely
Chil
d safety
Introduction For safety reasons, as we have learned from
accident st
atistics, w

e recommend that chil-
dren under 12 years of age travel in the rear
seats. Depending on their age, height and
weight, children travelling in rear seats must
use a child seat or a seat belt. For safety rea-
sons, the child seat should be installed in the
rear seat, behind the front passenger seat or
in the centre back seat.
The physical laws involved and the forces
acting in a collision apply also to children
››› page 19. But unlike adults, children do not
have fully developed muscle and bone struc-
tures. This means that children are subject to
a greater risk of injury.
To reduce the risk of injuries, children must al-
ways use special child restraint systems
when travelling in the vehicle.
We recommend the use of child safety prod-
ucts from the SEAT Original Accessories Pro-
gramme, which includes systems for all ages
made by “Peke” (not for all countries) (see
www.seat.com). These systems have been especially de-
signed and appr
o

ved, complying with the
ECE-R44. regulation.
SEAT recommends securing the child seats
shown on the website as described below:

Instruments and warning/control lamps
Explanation of the function buttons Fig. 65
Schematic representation: Overview of the
possibl e function butt
ons on the screenTop part of the screen
Curr ent time
Driving pr

ofile and navigation informa-
tion. If the user has an active route, both
the time and the distance to the destina-
tion are displayed. If there is no active
route, the driving profile is displayed. On
vehicles with no available driving profile,
the current address is displayed whenev-
er there is no active route.
Air conditioning information. In vehicles
with heated steering wheels or wind-
screen heating, the corresponding icon is
A B
C displayed when these functions are ena-
bl
ed. If not, the curr
ent outside tempera-
ture is displayed.
Telephone information. Information re-
garding your mobile device is displayed:
available network signal strength, estab-
lished Bluetooth connection, unanswered
calls, new messages, battery status, etc.
Number of notifications and customi-
zation of the system depending on the
user and connectivity.
Bottom part of the screen Main menu display mode:
D E
F : main menu with the 6 main functions
divided int o 2 scr
eens (3 + 3, customisa-
ble by the user by pressing on the func-
tion).
: main menu in mosaic mode (all func- tions of the Infotainment system)
Direct accesses to the functions of the In-
fotainment system (up to 10 functions, 5 +
5, customisable by the user). By pressing
on the icon, you can select/deselect the
functions in question.
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87

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.

Lights
Turn signal and main beam lever Fig. 94
Turn signal and main beam lever. More the lever to the required position:
Right t urn light or right
-hand parking light
(ignition switched off).
Left turn light or left-hand parking light
(ignition switched off).
Turning main beam headlights on: control
lamp  lit up on the instrument panel.
The headlight flasher comes on while we
pull the lever. Control lamp  lit up.
Place the lever in rest position to turn off the
corresponding function.
Convenience turn signals
When the ignition is switched on, move the
lever as far as possible upwards or down-
wards and release the lever. The turn signal
will flash three times. 1 2
3
4 The convenience turn signals are switched on
and off in the inf
ot

ainment system by means
of the function button  ! SETTINGS ! Light ! Light Assist ! Convenience
turn signals
››› page 90
.
In vehicles that do not have the correspond-
ing menu, this function can be deactivated in
a specialised workshop.
Parking light 
The parking lights will only work with the igni-
tion off. If said light is on, an audible warning
will sound while the driver door is open.

Operation
Turn the control to the corresponding posi-
tion: Turning the knob t
o the desired position,
adjust the mirrors on the driver side (L,
left) and the passenger side (R, right) to
the direction desired.
Depending on the equipment fitted on
the vehicle, the mirrors may be heated
according to the outside temperature.
Folding in mirrors.
Synchronized regulation of the exterior
mirrors
In the infotainment system, using the function
button ! Settings ! Mirrors and
wipers ! Mirrors , the exterior rear view
mirrors can be selected to adjust in a
synchronised manner.