2020 Seat Tarraco ignition

Self-help
Jump start: description Fig. 43
Diagram of connections for vehicles
without St art
-Stop system. Fig. 44
Diagram of connections for vehicles
with St art

-Stop system. Jump lead terminal connections
Swit

ch off the ignition of both vehicles
››› .
1. Connect one end of the r
ed

jump lead to
the positive + terminal of the vehicle
with the fl at batt
ery A
› ›
› Fig. 43
.
Connect the other end of the red jump
lead to the positive terminal + in the ve-
hicl e pr

oviding assistance B .
In v ehicl
es without a Start-Stop system:
connect one end of the black jump lead
to the negative terminal – of the vehicle
pr o

viding the current B
› ›
› Fig. 43
.
In vehicles with a Start-stop system:
connect one end of the black jump lead X to a suitable ground terminal, to a sol-
id piece of met al in the engine bl

ock, or
to the engine block itself ››› Fig. 44
.
Connect the other end of the black jump
lead X to a solid metal component bol-
t ed t

o the engine block or to the engine
block itself of the vehicle with the flat
battery. Do not connect it to a point near
the battery A .
P osition the l

eads in such a way that
they cannot come into contact with any
moving parts in the engine compart-
ment.
Starting Start the engine of the vehicle with the
boosting battery and let it run at idling
speed.
2.
3.
4a.
4b.
5.
6.
7.
Start the engine of the vehicle with the
flat batt

ery and wait for 2 or 3 minutes
until the engine is running.
Removing the jump leads Before you remove the jump leads,
switch off the dipped beam headlights if
they are switched on.
Turn on the heater blower and heated
rear window in the vehicle with the flat
battery. This helps minimise voltage
peaks which are generated when the
leads are disconnected.
When the engine is running, disconnect
the leads in reverse order to the details
given above.
Make sure the battery clamps have sufficient
metal-to-metal contact with the battery ter-
minals.
If the engine fails to start after about 10 sec-
onds, switch off the starter and try again after
about 1 minute. WARNING

Operation
Control lamps Contr ol and w
arning lampsThe control and warning lamps are indicators
of w
arnings
›

›› , faults or certain functions.
Some contr ol and w
arning lamps come on
when the ignition is switched on, and switch
off when the engine starts running, or while
driving.
Depending on the model, additional text
messages may be viewed on the instrument
panel display. These may be purely informa-
tive or they may be advising of the need for
action ››› page 66, Instrument panel
.
Depending upon the equipment fitted in the
vehicle, instead of a warning lamp, some-
times a symbol may be displayed on the in-
strument panel.
When certain control and warning lamps are
lit, an audible warning is also heard.
Red warning lamps

Operation
If the driver’s door is unlocked mechanically
using the k ey, the ignition must be t
urned on
within 15 seconds of opening the door.
Otherwise, the alarm will trigger for 30 sec.
and the ignition will be blocked. CAUTION
If the anti-theft security system is switched
off , the v

ehicle interior monitoring and the
tow-away protection are automatically
disconnected. Note

Operation
The front and rear electric windows can be
oper at
ed by using the controls on the driver
door. The other doors each have a switch for
their own window.
Always close the windows fully if you park the
vehicle or leave it unattended ››› .
Y ou can use the el

ectric windows for approx.
10 minutes after switching off the ignition if
neither the driver door nor the front passen-
ger door have been opened.
Safety switch _*
The safety control ››› Fig. 88
5 on the driver
door can be used t o disabl

e the electric win-
dow buttons on the rear doors.
Safety switch not pressed: buttons on rear
doors are activated.
Safety switch pressed: buttons on rear doors
are deactivated.
The safety control symbol _ lights up in yel- low if the buttons on the rear doors are
switched off.
Convenience open/close function
The electric windows can be opened or
closed from outside using the vehicle key:
Convenience opening:

Operation
switch on the ignition and activate the sun-
r
oof
.

Lights
Several warning and control lamps light up
f or a f
ew seconds when the ignition is switch-
ed on, signalling that the function is being
verified. They will switch off after a few sec-
onds. WARNING
Observe the safety warnings ››

› in Con-
tr ol and w
arning lamps on page 85. Headlight switch
Fig. 92
Dash panel: lights control.

Operation
Audible warnings to advise the driver that
the lights hav e not been s
witched off
If the ignition is not connected and the driver
door is open, an audible warning signal is
heard in the following cases: this will remind
you to turn the light off.

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.