Contemporary automobiles have more and more functionnalities and although they provide us a lot of convenience, some of them are not all the time simple to use. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Seat Tarraco, according to its functionnalities, it can be challenging to understand how to start a Seat Tarraco? Even if this required act of running a car may seem very clear to most of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. On this webpage we will demonstrate the several procedures to start a Seat Tarraco with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Seat Tarraco with a card, and at last, without using the key.

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How to start a Seat Tarraco with key?

So we start our article which aims to show you how to start a Seat Tarraco, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find down below the different measures to be executed to turn on the engine of your Seat Tarraco:

  • Determine the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is most frequently on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Seat Tarraco that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Insert the key into this one.
  • Check that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t think twice to consult our article on orange lights on Seat Tarraco to know the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Seat Tarraco starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Seat Tarraco,

How to start a Seat Tarraco with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Seat Tarraco with key or will demonstrate you how to do it for a Seat Tarraco equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique is still roughly the same, so don’t think twice to get back to the previous section to have information on each of the steps to do. Learn below the guidelines to stick to to start your Seat Tarraco with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Seat Tarraco is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Uncover the “start” button, which is generally placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally placed on the centre console.
  • Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Seat Tarraco

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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Seat Tarraco

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How do I start a Seat Tarraco without a key?

And at last, we will discover, how to start a Seat Tarraco without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem logical. Even so, you should know that if your Seat Tarraco is newer than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to follow:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them mutually and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Seat Tarraco).

There, you’ve found out all the options to start a Seat Tarraco.

Whenever you have any additional questions about the Seat Tarraco, do not hesitate to consult our Seat Tarraco category.