2020 Seat Tarraco gearbox

Table of Contents
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
bo x* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
228
Gear
-change recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Hill Descent Control (HDC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
SEAT Drive Profiles* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Drive assist sensors and cameras . . . . . . . . . . 244
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Emergency brake assistance system (Front
Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
ACC - Adaptive Cruise Control* . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Proactive speed adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Lane Assist* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Driving Assist (Travel Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Side Assist with Rear Cross Traffic Alert
(RCT
A)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Stabilisation and brake assistance sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
8
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Help with parking and manoeuvring . . . . . 282
Assisted parking system (Park Assist)* . . . . . . 282
Parking aid parking and manoeuvring
(ParkPil
ot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Parking System Plus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Trailer Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Peripheral view system (Top View Cam-
era)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
R

everse Assist (Rear View Camera)* . . . . . . . 302
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Electrically unlocking trailer hook* . . . . . . . . . 313
Retrofitting a towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
High-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Conservation of the high-voltage bat-
tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Char

ging settings in the infotainment sys-
tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Char

ging the high-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . 320
Charging cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Fuel types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
AdBlue® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Engine management and emissions control
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Cooling syst

em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
12-volt battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353
Tyre pressure monitor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
SEAT Maintenance Programme . . . . . . . . . .
364
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364 Additional service offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Accessories and modifications to the ve-
hicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Accessories, spare parts and repair work . . . 373
Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Information stored by the control units . . . . . . 375
Other important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Information about the EU Directive
2014/53/EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Indications about the technical data . . . . 380
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
6

Start and driving
Manual gearbox Changing gears Fig. 165
Gear shift pattern of a 6-speed man-
ual gearbo xThe position of the gears is indicated on the
gearbo
x l
ever ››› Fig. 165
.

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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Start and driving
selected driving mode is shown on the instru-
ment panel displ ay.
In
normal mode (D), the gearbox selects the
best gear ratio. This depends on the engine
load, the road speed and the dynamic gear
control programme (DCP).
Sport mode (S) should be selected for a
sporty driving style. This setting makes use of
the engine's maximum power output. When
accelerating the gear shifts will be noticea-
ble.
Under certain circumstances (e.g. on moun-
tain roads) it can be advantageous to switch
tiptronic mode ››› page 230
, to adapt the
gears to suit the road conditions.
 – Permanent forward drive position
(valid for hybrid vehicles)
The lever in the D/B position allows the gears
to be operated in coasting or recuperation
mode.
Push the lever backwards to select mode B.
Pushing it again will return to mode D.

Start and driving
Driving with an automatic gearbox The gearbox changes gear ratios automati-
cally as the v
ehicl
e moves.
The engine can only start with the selector
lever in position P or N. At low temperatures,
below -10 °C (+14 °F), the engine can only
start with the selector lever in position P.
Driving down hills
Under certain circumstances it may be ad-
vantageous to use the Tiptronic mode to se-
lect the gear manually according to driving
conditions ››› .
St op/P

ark
On level ground, just use the lever 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:

Driver assistance systems
ACC detects it and adapts the speed au-
t omatically, maint
aining a distance set by
the driver.
Does my vehicle have ACC?
Your vehicle has ACC if it has a configuration
menu in the infotainment system ››› page 90
and if it has the ACC function buttons on the
multifunction steering wheel ››› Fig. 185
.
Speed range
ACC regulates speeds between 30 km/h (20
mph) and 210 km/h (130 mph). 1)
If the vehicle is fitted with an automatic gear-
box, the ACC can bring the vehicle to a
standstill if a vehicle in front of it stops.
If your vehicle is fitted with a manual gearbox,
you must pay attention to speed and gear
changes. The ACC is deactivated if the
speed is too low (less than 30 km/h) of the
engine RPM is too low or high.
Driver intervention prompt ACC is subject to certain limitations in-
herent to the system. This means that
the driver will have to control the speed
and distance from other vehicles in cer-
tain situations. In this case, the instru-
 ment cluster display will tell you t
o in-
tervene by applying the brake, and an
audio warning will be played.
Radar sensors
The ACC uses the front radar technology.
Read its maintenance instructions and infor-
mation about its limitations ››› page 243
. WARNING
The ACC’s technology cannot overcome
the syst em's inher

ent limitations or change
the laws of physics. If used negligently or
involuntarily, it may cause serious acci-
dents and injuries. The system is not a re-
placement for driver awareness.

Driving
Avoid undertaking on the right 1)
If a v ehicl
e is detected in the left lane that is
travelling at a speed slower than that set by
the driver, it will brake the vehicle within the
comfort limits of the system to avoid passing
it on the right ››› Fig. 187
.
You can cancel this regulation by changing
the set speed or by pressing the accelerator
pedal.
The function works at speeds over 80 km/h
(50 mph). It may not be available in certain
countries.
Overtaking
When the turn signal is switched on for over-
taking, the ACC reduces the distance from
the vehicle in front to help with the overtaking
manoeuvre. The set cruising speed will not be
exceeded.
The function works at speeds over 80 km/h
(50 mph). It may not be available in certain
countries.
Stop&Go function
 Valid for: vehicles with an automatic gearbox
The ACC can bring the vehicle to a standstill
(0 km/h) if the vehicle in front stops. The ACC remains active and the message
ACC ready to start is displayed on the in-
strument clust
er for a few seconds. You can
extend or reactivate this warning by pressing
the button  or, depending on your vehicle’s equipment, by grabbing the steering wheel.
During this time, the vehicle will move off
again if the vehicle in front moves forwards.
To move off when the message ACC ready
to start is not longer displayed, once the
vehicle in front has moved off:

Driving
If the engine is running irregularly or an
anomaly is det ect
ed.
If the engine is turned off or stalls.
Manual gearbox: The clutch and the ac-
celerator are pressed at the same time.
Automatic gearbox: If the accelerator is
pressed
Automatic gearbox: If any of the tyres
has only minimal contact with the
ground, e.g. in the case of axle articula-
tion. WARNING
The smart technology incorporated into
the Aut o Hol

d function cannot defy the
laws of physics; it only works within the lim-
its of the system. The greater convenience
provided by the Auto Hold function should
never tempt you to take any risk that may
compromise safety.