Start and driving
Detecting the drive system
vehicle's drive system is no longer avail-
able. Park the vehicle in a safe place as
soon as possible. Seek professional as-
sistance.
Note
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
characteristics show that the vehicle is ready
to drive:
A click is heard when the drive system is
turned on. This is completely normal and
does not mean there is a problem.
Drive: Fault! The electric drive is not
working properly. Visit a workshop
Vehicle sound
The warning lamp lights up yellow. There
is a fault in the vehicle’s drive system.
Drive slowly to a specialised workshop
to have the fault repaired.
3 Valid for: hybrid vehicles
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The power display on the instrument cluster
displays page 80.
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 auto-
matically fades out.
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The display light on the instrument cluster is
Drive: Warning! Power is limited.
Check the manual
on, regardless of whether the vehicle’s exteri-
or lighting is on.
The warning lamp lights up yellow. Per-
formance limited. The high-voltage bat-
tery may not be sufficiently charged or
may have reached its operating temper-
ature limit, for example in very cold out-
side temperatures.
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The indicator lamp on the instrument clus-
ter switches on .
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An audio signal is heard.
Switching on the drive system in very low
outside temperatures
WARNING
During electric driving, the auditory per-
ception of the vehicle by other road users
may be much lower. This is especially true
in traffic-restricted areas and when ma-
noeuvring or reversing. Accident hazard!
Vehicle sound: Fault! Pedestrians
cannot hear the vehicle. Visit a work-
shop
If the outside temperature is very low (ap-
proximately -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 system.
The warning lamp lights up yellow. There
is a vehicle sound fault. Drive with utmost
care, as other road users may not be
able to hear the electric vehicle. Go im-
mediately to a specialised workshop to
have the fault repaired.
As soon as the temperature of the high-volt-
age has increase enough, the drive system
can be switched on again.
Troubleshooting
3 Valid for: hybrid vehicles
To ensure that the drive system can be
switched on, even in very low outside temper-
atures, SEAT recommends parking the vehicle
in a place protected from the cold.
Drive: Fault! Stop the vehicle safely
The warning lamp lights up red. There is
a fault in the vehicle’s drive system. The
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