2012 Seat Leon 5D Owner's manual

72Instruments and warning/control lamps
WARNING (Continued)
● Before opening the bonnet, switch off the engine and allow it to cool.
● In any vehicle, the engine compartment is a hazardous area and could
cause severe injuries ⇒ page 209.
CAUTION
Failure to heed the control lamps and text messages when they appear may
result in faults in the vehicle. 

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Driver information system
Driver information system Information system
Introduction
With the ignition switched on, it is possible to read the different functions of
the display by scrolling through the menus.
In vehicles with multifunction steering wheel, the multifunction display can
only be operated with the multifunction steering wheel buttons.
The number of menus displayed on the instrument panel will vary according
to the vehicle electronics and equipment.
A specialised workshop will be able to programme or modify additional
functions, according to the vehicle equipment. SEAT recommends visiting a
SEAT Official Service.
Some menu options can only be read when the vehicle is at a standstill.
As long as a priority 1 warning is displayed, it will not be possible to read
the menus. Some warning messages can be confirmed and made to disap-
pear with the windscreen wiper lever button or the multifunction steering
wheel button.
Additional information and warnings:
● Easy Connect system ⇒ page 79
● Driver assistance systems ⇒ page 164
● Radio or navigation system ⇒  Booklet Radio or ⇒ Booklet Navigation
system
WARNING
Any distraction may lead to an accident, with the risk of injury.
● Do not read the instrument panel display menus when driving.

Overview of the menu structure
Driving data ⇒  page 75
■ Vehicle status
■ MFD from departure
■ MFD from refuelling
■ MFD total calculation
Assist systems ⇒ table on page 75
■ Activate/deactivate Lane Assist
■ Reverse (optional)
Navigation ⇒ Booklet Navigation system Audio ⇒ Booklet Radio or ⇒ Booklet Navigation systemTelephone ⇒ Booklet Bluetooth systemVehicle ⇒ table on page 75 
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Operating the instrument panel menus
Fig. 40 Vehicles without
multifunction steering
wheel: Button 1
on the
windscreen wiper lever to
confirm the menu options
and rocker switch 2
to
change menu
Fig. 41 Right side of
multifunction steering
wheel: buttons to access
the instrument panel me-
nus
Enabling the main menu
● Switch the ignition on.
● If a message or vehicle pictogram appears, press button ⇒ Fig. 40 1
on
the windscreen wiper lever or button  on the multifunction steering wheel
⇒ Fig. 41. ●
If managed from the windscreen wiper lever: To display the main menu
⇒ page 75 or to return to the main menu from another menu, hold the
rocker switch down ⇒ Fig. 40 2
.
● If managed from the multifunction steering wheel: the main menu list is
not displayed. To go from point to point in the main menu, press button  
or   several times
⇒ Fig. 41.
Select a submenu
● Press the rocker switch ⇒ Fig. 40 2
on the windscreen wiper lever up or
down or turn the thumbwheel of the multifunction steering wheel ⇒ Fig. 41
until the desired option appears marked on the menu.
● The selected option is displayed between two horizontal lines. In addi-
tion, a triangle is displayed on the right: .
● To consult the submenu option, press button ⇒ Fig. 40 1
on the wind-
screen wiper lever or button  on the multifunction steering wheel
⇒ Fig. 41.
Making changes according to the menu
● With the rocker switch on the windscreen wiper lever or the thumbwheel
of the multifunction steering wheel, make the desired changes. To increase
or decrease the values more quickly, turn the thumbwheel faster.
● Mark or confirm the selection with button ⇒ Fig. 40 1
on the wind-
screen wiper lever or button  on the multifunction steering wheel
⇒ Fig. 41. 

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Button for the driving assistance systems
Fig. 42 On the turn sig-
nal and main beam head-
light lever: button for the
driving assistance sys-
tems
With the turn signal and main beam headlight lever button, you can activate
or deactivate the driver assistance systems Assist systems ⇒ page 164.
Activate or deactivate a driver assistance system
● Briefly press the button ⇒ Fig. 42 in the direction of the arrow to open
the menu Assist systems .
● Select the driver assistance system and activate or deactivate it
⇒  page 74. A mark indicates that driver assistance system is switched on.
● Mark or confirm the selection with button 
on the windscreen wip-
er lever or button  on the multifunction steering wheel
⇒ page 74.
Menu
MenuFunctionSee
Driving dataInformation and possible configurations of
the multifunction display (MFD).⇒ page 75
⇒ page 79
Assist sys-
temsInformation and possible configurations of
the driver assistance systems.⇒ page 79
MenuFunctionSee
Navigation
Information instructions from the activated
navigation system: When a route guidance
is activated, the turning arrows and prox-
imity bars are displayed. The appearance is
similar to the Easy Connect system.
If the route guidance is not activated, the
direction of travel (compass) and the name
of the street along which you are driving
are shown.
⇒ Booklet Navi-
gation system
AudioStation display on the radio.
Track name on the CD.
Track name in Media mode.⇒ Booklet Radio
or
⇒ Booklet Navi-
gation system
TelephoneInformation and possible configurations of
the mobile phone preinstallation.⇒ Booklet Blue-
tooth System
Vehicle sta-
tusDisplay of the current warning or informa-
tion texts and other system components,
depending on the equipment⇒ page 79
Driving data
The MFD (multifunction display) shows different values for the journey and
the consumption.
Changing between display modes on the MFD
● In vehicles without multifunction steering wheel: Press the rocker switch

on the windscreen wiper lever ⇒ Fig. 40.
● Vehicles with a multifunction steering wheel: turn the thumbwheel.
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Multifunction display memory
The multifunction display is equipped with three memories that work auto-
matically: MFD from departure, MFD from refuelling, MFD total calculation.
On the screen display, you can read which memory is currently displayed.
To change between memories with the ignition on and the memory shown,
press the button 
on the windscreen wiper lever or you can also
change between memories using the button  on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
MenuFunction
MFD from de-
parture
Display and storage of the values for the journey and the
consumption from when the ignition is switched on to
when it is switched off.
If the journey is continued in less than 2 hours after the ig-
nition is switched off, the new data is added to the data al-
ready stored in the memory. The memory will automatically
be deleted if the journey is interrupted for more than two
hours.
MFD from re-
fuellingDisplay and storage of the values for the journey and the
consumption. By refuelling, the memory will be erased au-
tomatically.
MFD total cal-
culation
The memory records the values for a specific number of
partial trips, up to a total of 19 hours and 59 minutes or 99
hours and 59 minutes, or 1999.9 km (or miles) or 9999 km
(or miles), depending on the model of instrument panel.
On reaching either of these limits a)
, the memory is auto-
matically erased and starts to count from 0 again.
a) It varies according to the type of instrument panel fitted.
Erasing a memory manually
● Select the memory that you wish to erase.
● Press and hold the button 
on the windscreen wiper lever or the
button  on the multifunction steering wheel for about 2 seconds. Personalising the displays
In the Easy Connect system you can adjust which of the possible displays of
the MFD can be shown on the instrument panel display with the button

and the function button Setup ⇒ page 79.
DisplaysMenuFunction
Current fuel con-
sumptionThe current fuel consumption display operates through-
out the journey, in litres/100 km; and with the engine
running and the vehicle stopped, in litres/hour.
Average fuel con-
sumption
After turning on the ignition, average fuel consumption
in litres/100 km will be shown after travelling approxi-
mately 100 metres. Otherwise horizontal lines are dis-
played. The value shown is updated approximately ev-
ery 5 seconds.
Operating range
Approximate distance in km that can still be travelled
with the fuel remaining in the tank, assuming the same
style of driving is maintained. This is calculated using
the current fuel consumption.
Journey durationThis indicates the hours (h) and minutes (min) since
the ignition was switched on.
Distance coveredDistance covered in km (m) after switching on the igni-
tion.
Average speed
The average speed will be shown after a distance of ap-
proximately 100 metres has been travelled. Otherwise
horizontal lines are displayed. The value shown is up-
dated approximately every 5 seconds.
Digital display of
speedCurrent speed displayed in digital format.
Speed warning at
--- km/h or Speed
warning at --- mphIf the stored speed is exceeded (between 30 - 250 km/
h, or 1 - 155 mph), an audible warning is given togeth-
er with a visual warning. 

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DisplaysMenuFunctionOil temperatureUpdated engine oil temperature digital displayCoolant tempera-
ture gaugeDigital display of the current temperature of the liquid
coolant.
Storing a speed for the speed warning
● Select the display Speed warning at --- km/h (--- mph)
● Press the button 
on the windscreen wiper lever or the button on the multifunction steering wheel to store the current speed and activate
the warning.
●
If necessary, adjust the desired speed within 5 seconds using the rocker
switch 
on the windscreen wiper lever or by turning the thumbwheel on
the multifunction steering wheel. Next, press the button  or  again
or wait several seconds. The speed is stored and the warning activated.
● To deactivate it press the button 
or the button . The stored
speed is deleted. 
Assist systems submenu
Assist systems
menuFunction
Lane Assist*Switching the Lane Assist system on or off ⇒ page 170.Tiredness detec-
tion*Switching the tiredness detection on or off (pause recom-
mendation) ⇒ page 173.
Personal convenience settings
When two people use a vehicle, SEAT recommends that each person always
uses their own remote control key. When the ignition is switched off, or the vehicle is locked, the convenience settings are stored and allocated to the
vehicle key
⇒ page 73.
The values of the personalised convenience settings are allocated to the ve-
hicle key in the Easy Connect system via the button 
and the function
button Setup ⇒ page 79:
Vehicle settings menu
■ Time
■ Language
■ Units
Convenience settings menu ■ Door unlock (individual opening, Auto Lock)
■ Convenience handling of windows
■ Rear vision mirror adjustment
Light settings menu
■ Coming home and leaving home
■ Footwell light
■ Convenience turn signals
The stored settings are automatically activated, at the latest when the igni-
tion is switched on. 
Engine oil temperature display
Vehicles without multifunction steering wheel
– To display the temperature of the engine oil, press the rocker
switch ⇒ Fig. 40 2
until the main menu appears. Enter into
Journey data . With the button 2 move to the oil temperature
gauge. 
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Vehicles with multifunction steering wheel
–To display the engine oil temperature, enter the submenu Jour-
ney data and turn the thumbwheel until the oil temperature dis-
play appears.
The engine reaches its operating temperature when in normal driving condi-
tions, the oil temperature is between 80 °C (180 °F) and 120 °C (250 °F). If
the engine is required to work hard and the outside temperature is high, the
engine oil temperature can increase. This does not present any problem as
long as the warning lamps  ⇒ page 69 or  ⇒ page 70 do not appear on
the display. 
Additional electrical appliances
– Operation with the windscreen wiper lever*: Press the rocker
switch ⇒  Fig. 40 2 until the main menu appears. Enter into the
section Journey data . With the rocker switch, move to the display
Convenience appliances.
– Operation with the multifunction steering wheel*: Move with
the buttons 1
or 2 to Journey data
and enter with OK. Turn the
thumbwheel to the right until the Convenience appliances dis-
play appears.
In addition, a scale will inform you of the current sum of all the additional
appliances. 
Saving tips
Tips on how to save fuel will be displayed in certain conditions that
contribute to increased consumption. Following these tips could reduce the fuel consumption of your vehicle. The displays appear
automatically and will only be shown with the efficiency pro-
gramme. After a time, the saving tips will disappear automatically.
–
If you wish to hide a saving tip immediately after it appears,
press any button on the windscreen wiper lever*/multifunction
steering wheel*.
Note
● If you hide a saving tip, it will reappear after you switch the ignition on
again.
● The saving tips do not appear in all situations, but rather with a large
separation of time. 

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Introduction to the Easy Connect system*
Introduction to the Easy Connect system* System settings (CAR)*Introduction
To select the settings menus, press the Easy Connect  button and the
Setup function button.
The actual number of menus available and the name of the various options
in these menus will depend on the vehicle’s electronics and equipment.
Additional information and warnings:
● Driver assistance systems ⇒ page 164
WARNING
Any distraction may lead to an accident, with the risk of injury. Operating
the Easy Connect system while driving could distract you from traffic.

CAR menu (Setup) settings
– Switch the ignition on.
– Switch on the Easy Connect system.
– Press the Easy Connect button 
.
– Press the Setup
function button to open the main Vehicle set-
tings menu . Pressing the menu button will always take you to the last menu
used.
Function buttons in the
vehicle’s settings menuPageESC system⇒ page 79Tyres⇒ page 80Driver assistance⇒ page 80Parking and manoeuvring⇒ page 81Vehicle lights⇒ page 81Rear vision mirrors and windscreen wipers⇒ page 82Opening and closing⇒ page 82Multifunction display⇒ page 83Date and time⇒ page 84Units⇒ page 84Service⇒ page 85Factory settings⇒ page 85
Any changes made using the settings menus are automatically saved on
closing those menus.
WARNING
Any distraction may lead to an accident, with the risk of injury. Operating
the Easy Connect system while driving could distract you from traffic.

ESC System menu
–Switch the ignition on. 
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