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Driving
damage, stop before the wheels touch the
barrier or kerb.
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Special att
ention is required when driving
through entrances, over ramps, kerbs or
other objects. The vehicle underbody,
bumpers, mudguards and running gear,
and the engine and exhaust system could
be damaged as you drive over these ob-
jects.
Information on the brakes
For the first 200 to 300 km (100 to 200
mil
es),
ne
w brake pads have not yet
reached their maximum braking capacity,
and need to be “run in” first
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. The slightly
r
educed br
aking eff
ect can be compensated
for by increasing pressure on the brake pedal.
While running in, the full braking distance
or emergency braking distance is larger
then when the brake pads have been run in.
While running in, avoid full power braking or
situations requiring braking performance. For
example, in heavy traffic.
The rate of wear of the brake pads de-
pends to a great extent on the conditions in
which the vehicle is used and the way the ve-
hicle is driven. If the vehicle is used frequently
in city traffic or for short trips or driven sport
style, visit a specialised workshop regularly,
more frequently than advised in the Mainte-
nance Programme, to have the brake pads
checked.
If you drive with wet brakes, for example, af-
ter crossing areas of water, in heavy rainfall
or even after washing the car, the effect of
the brakes is lessened as the brake discs are
wet or even frozen (in winter). At higher speed,
“dry” the brakes as quickly as possible by
braking gently several times. Only do this
without endangering vehicles behind you or
any other road users
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.
A l
ayer of salt on the discs and br
ak
e pads
will reduce the effectiveness of the brakes
and increase braking distance. If you drive for
a prolonged period on salted roads without
braking then brake carefully several times to
eliminate the layer of salt on the brakes
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.
If the v
ehicl
e r
emains parked for considerable
lengths of time, is used little, or if the brakes
are not used, there may be corrosion on the
brake discs and a build up of dirt on the
brake pads. If the brakes are not used fre-
quently, or if rust has formed on the discs,
SEAT recommends cleaning the pads and
discs by braking firmly a few times at a mod-
erately high speed. Only do this without en-
dangering vehicles behind you or any other
road users
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.
F
aults in the br
ak
e system
During braking, if you notice that the vehicle
does not react as usual (that the braking dis-
tance has increased suddenly) it may be
possible that there is a fault in the braking
system. The warning lamp lights up and a
text message displayed. Take the vehicle to a
specialised workshop immediately and have
the fault repaired. Drive at a moderate speed
and be prepared to use more pressure on the
brake pedal, and allow for longer stopping
distances.
Brake servo
The brake servo only operates when the en-
gine is running and the pressure applied by
the driver on the brake pedal increases.
If the brake servo does not operate or the ve-
hicle must be towed, then the brake pedal will
have to be pressed with more force given that
the braking distance will be increased when
the brake servo does not operate
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.
WARNING
New brake pads do not brake to full effi-
ciency.
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For the first 320 km (200 miles), new
brake pads hav
e not yet reached their
maximum braking capacity, and need to be
“run in” first. For this, to compensate for re-
duced braking efficiency the brake pedal
will have to be pressed with more force.
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To avoid losing control of the vehicle and
causing serious accidents, always take
great care when driving with new brake
pads.
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