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Driving
Switching on the drive system
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Press the ignition and start button once. The
ignition must be s
witched on.
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Press the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
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Set the gear selector switch to position N or
activate the parking lock P.
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Press the ignition and start button until in-
dicator lamp
lights up on the instrument
clust
er. Do not press the accelerator. Release
the ignition and start button when the indicator
lamp
lights up on the instrument cluster.
The mark on the po
wer display changes from
to 0.
●
If the indicator lamp does not light up,
cancel and r
epeat the operation.
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If the vehicle has been locked with the remote
control key, the ignition and start button is de-
activated. If you are inside the vehicle and have
to start the engine, first unlock the vehicle or
perform an emergency start ›››page155.
Note
A click is heard when the drive system is
t
urned on. This is completely normal and
does not mean there is a problem.
Detecting the drive system
With the electric drive, the motor makes no
noticeable noise when the drive system is
switched on or while driving. Therefore, you
cannot defect that the vehicle's drive system
is on by engine noise. Instead, the following
char
acteristics show that the vehicle is ready
to drive:
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The indication 0 ›››page23 is displayed on
the power gauge of the instrument cluster.
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The display light on the instrument cluster is
on, r
egardless of whether the vehicle’s exterior
lighting is on.
●
The indicator lamp
is on in the instrument
clust
er display.
●
An audio signal is heard.
Switching on the drive system in very low
outside temperatures
If the outside temperature is very low (approxi-
mately -27°C (-16°F) or lower), the high-voltage
battery may freeze and stop working. In this
case it's not possible to switch on the drive sys-
tem.
As soon as the temperature of the high-voltage
has increase enough, the drive system can be
switched on again.
To ensure that the drive system can be
switched on, even in very low outside tempera-
tures, SEAT recommends parking the vehicle in
a place protected from the cold.
Behaviour when moving o or stopping
The combustion engine only runs if necessary.
When the vehicle is stationary, the combustion
engine is normally switched o and the vehi-
cle’s electrical systems are powered by the
high-v
oltage battery. The rev counter on the
instrument cluster remains at 0 ›››page23.
The combustion engine switches o in certain
driving conditions. This is normal and aims to
save fuel. In general, the power steering and
brake assist systems remain on. In isolated ca-
ses the system may require the combustion en-
gine to carry on running even when the vehicle
is stationary.
In trac jams the combustion engine may start
up while the vehicle is stationary to recharge
the high voltage battery for subsequent driving
o and stopping phases.
Vehicle sound
✓ Valid for: hybrid vehicles
The electric drive makes much less noise than
a combustion engine. In the versions for some
countries, artificial vehicle sound is generated
to allow the vehicle to be heard better from
the outside. At higher speeds, when the noise
produced by the tyres and the wind increases,
the vehicle's sound automatically fades out.
WARNING
During electric driving, the auditory percep-
tion of the v
ehicle by other road users may
be much lower. This is especially true in traf-
fic-restricted areas and when manoeuvring
or reversing. Accident hazard!
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