2012 Seat Leon 5D fuel consumption

Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Retrofitting a towing bracket* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Care of vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Care of the vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Windscreen washer reservoir and wiper blades . 220
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Accessories and modifications to the vehicle 230
Accessories, replacement parts and repairs . . . . 230
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Radio transmitters and business equipment . . . 230
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Tyre repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Towing and tow-starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . 244
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Electrical fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Changing bulbs in headlight unit . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Changing bulb for front fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Changing tail light bulbs (on side panel) . . . . . . 257 Changing tail light bulbs (on rear lid) . . . . . . . . . 259
Changing number plate light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Information on fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Engine specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Dimensions and capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
4Table of Contents

62Instruments and warning/control lamps
CAUTION
● To prevent damage to the engine, the rev counter needle should only re-
main in the red zone for a short period of time.
● When the engine is cold, avoid high revs and heavy acceleration and do
not make the engine work hard.
For the sake of the environment
Changing up a gear in time reduces fuel consumption and noise. 
Displays on screen
Fig. 37 A: bonnet open; B: rear lid open; C: front left door open; D: rear right door
open (4-door vehicles only)
A variety of information can be viewed on the instrument panel display
⇒  Fig. 36 3
, depending on the vehicle equipment: ●
Bonnet, rear lid and doors open ⇒ Fig. 37.
● Information and warning texts
● Mileage
● Time
● Navigation instructions
● Outside temperature
● Compass
● Selector lever position ⇒ page 154
● Recommended gear (manual gearbox) ⇒ page 68
● Multifunction display (MFD) and menus with different setting options
⇒ page 73.
● Service interval display ⇒ page 65
● Second speed display ⇒ page 73
● Speed warning function ⇒ page 149
● Start-Stop system status display ⇒ page 149
● Identifying letters on engine (MKB)
Bonnet, rear lid and doors open
When the ignition is switched on or when driving, the bonnet, rear lid or
doors that are open will be indicated on the instrument panel display, and if
it should be the case, this will also be indicated audibly. The display may
vary according to the type of instrument panel fitted. 

76Driver information system
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. 

78Driver information system
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. 

84Introduction to the Easy Connect system*
Date and Time settings menu
The menu options will vary depending on the sound system
fitted in the vehicle.
– Switch the ignition on.
– Switch on the Easy Connect system.
– Press the Easy Connect button 
.
– Press the Setup
function button.
– Press the Date and time
function button to open the Date and
time settings menu.
When the function button check box is activated , the function is active.
Pressing the menu button 
will always take you to the last menu used.
MenuSubmenuPossible settingDescription
Date and time set-
tings–
Time source, set the
time, automatic summer
time setting, select time
zone, time format, set
the date, date format.
–
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.
 Units Settings
menu
–Switch the ignition on.
– Switch on the Easy Connect system.
– Press the Easy Connect button 
.
– Press the Setup
function button.
– Press the Measurement Units
function button to open the Meas-
urement units settings menu.
When the menu appears, choose the desired option.
Pressing the menu button 
will always take you to the last menu used.
MenuSubmenuPossible settingDescription
Measurements
unit settings
Distance
a)–SpeedTemperatureVolumeFuel consumptiona)
Data not available at the time of going to print
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.


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Seats and storage
WARNING
● Please make sure that any items of clothing hanging from the coat
hooks do not obstruct your view to the rear.
● The coat hooks should only be used for lightweight clothing. Do not
leave any heavy or sharp objects in the pockets.
● Do not use clothes hangers to hang up the clothing, as this could in-
terfere with the function of the head-protection airbags.

Roof carrier
Note the following points if you intend to carry loads on the roof:
● In your car only certain roof carriers should be used. Roof carriers are the
basis of a complete roof carrier system. To transport luggage and sports
equipment, additional structures/transport systems are needed. We recom-
mend roof carriers and structures from the SEAT accessories programme.
● When mounting the roof carrier, be sure to mount only on the points al-
ready provided on the roof. The front and rear attachment points are only
visible when the doors are open.
● The maximum permissible roof load for your vehicle is 75 kg. The load
limit applies to the combined weight of the roof carrier, the structures, and
load itself. However, check the load permitted by the specific loading sys-
tem being used. Permissible axle weight and permissible total weight for
your vehicle ⇒ page 267.
WARNING
● Take note of the mounting instructions for the roof carrier system. If
the carrier system and the roof load are not properly secured, items of
luggage could fall from the vehicle and cause an accident.
● When you use a roof carrier system the style of driving changes due
to a shift of emphasis and the larger surface area exposed to wind drag,
which could cause an accident. Therefore, it is essential to adjust your
speed and driving style accordingly, to avoid accidents.
CAUTION
Check that when the rear lid is open, it does not touch loads carried on the
roof. When a roof carrier is fitted, DO NOT open the panoramic roof*.
For the sake of the environment
Greater aerodynamic drag increases fuel consumption. For this reason you
should always take off the roof carrier when it is not in use. 
Luggage compartment
General notes
WARNING
The Safe driving chapter contains important information, tips, sugges-
tions and warnings that you should read and observe for your own safety
and the safety of your passengers ⇒ page 7.

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161
Driving
WARNING
● Always adapt your driving style to the traffic conditions.
● Only use the Launch control programme when road and traffic condi-
tions permit, and make sure your manner of driving and accelerating the
vehicle does not inconvenience or endanger other road users.
● Make sure that the ESC remains switched on. Please note that when
the ASR and ESC are deactivated, the wheels may start to spin, causing
the vehicle to lose grip. Risk of accident!
● After engaging gear, the Sport mode of the ESC should be deactivated
again by briefly pressing the 
OFF
button.
Note
● After using the Launch control programme, the temperature in the gear-
box may have increased considerably. In this case, the programme could be
disabled for several minutes. The programme can be used again after the
cooling phase.
● Accelerating with the Launch control programme places a heavy load on
all parts of the vehicle. This can result in increased wear and tear. 
Inertia mode
The inertia mode enables the kinetic energy of the vehicle to be
harnessed enabling certain stretches to be driven without using
the accelerator. This enables fuel to be saved. Use the inertia mode
to let the vehicle roll in advance of, for example, arriving in a town.
Switching on inertia mode
Important: selector lever must be in position D, gradients below
12 %. –
Select Eco mode ⇒  page 171 once in SEAT Drive Mode*.
– Take your foot off the accelerator.
The driver message Inertia will be displayed. At speeds higher
than 20 km/h (12 mph), the gearbox will automatically disengage
and the vehicle will roll freely, without the effect of the engine
brake. While the vehicle rolls, the engine runs at idling speed.
Stopping inertia mode
– Press the brake or the accelerator pedal.
To make use of the braking force and switch off the engine again,
simply press the brake pedal briefly.
Applying both the inertia mode (= prolonged section with less energy) and
the switching off using inertia (= shorter section without the need for fuel)
facilitates improved fuel consumption and emission balance.
WARNING
● If the inertia mode has been switched on, take into account, when ap-
proaching an obstacle and releasing the accelerator pedal, that the vehi-
cle will not decelerate in the usual manner: risk of accident!
● When using inertia mode while travelling down hills, the vehicle can
increase speed: risk of accident!
● If other users drive your vehicle, warn them about inertia mode. 
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172Driver assistance systems
The profiles, normal, sport and eco are fixed. Individual can be configured
according to personal preferences. 
Description
Depending on the equipment fitted in the vehicle, SEAT Drive Mode can op-
erate on the following functions:
Engine
Depending on the profile selected, the engine responds more spontaneous-
ly or more in harmony with the movements of the accelerator. Additionally,
when eco mode is selected, the Start-stop function is automatically activa-
ted.
In vehicles with DQ transmission, the gear change points are modified to
position them in lower engine speed ranges ( eco) or higher (sport). Addi-
tionally, eco mode activates the Inertia function, enabling the consumption
to be further reduced.
In manual vehicles, eco mode causes the gear recommendation indications
that appear on the instrument panel to vary, facilitating more efficient driv-
ing.
Steering
Power steering becomes more robust in sport mode to enable a more sporty
driving style.
Air conditioning
In vehicles with Climatronic, this can operate in eco mode, especially re-
stricting fuel consumption.
Ambient lighting
The ambient lighting guides located in the interior front door panels of the
Leon FR change colour from white to red when sport mode is activated. Setting driving mode
You can select from Normal, Sport, Eco and Individual.
Fig. 100 Centre console:
MODE button
The required mode can be selected on the touch screen, in the menu that
opens when the MODE button is pressed.
An icon on the Easy Connect system display informs about the active mode.
The MODE button light remains lit up yellow when the active mode is differ- ent to normal.
Driving pro-
fileCharacteristics
NormalOffers a balanced driving experience, suitable for everyday
use.
SportProvides a complete dynamic performance in the vehicle, en-
abling the user a more sporty driving style. 