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Controls and displays
Operating instructions Controls and displays
Overview
Door handle
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Electric control to adjust exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Control lever for:
– Turn signals and main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
– Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
– Main beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
– Cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Depending on equipment fitted:
– Lever for cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Steering wheel with horn and
– Driver airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
– On-board computer controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
– Controls for radio, telephone, navigation and speech dia-
logue system ⇒ Booklet Radio
– Paddle levers for tiptronic gearshift (automatic gearbox) . .178
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Control lever for:
– Windscreen wipers and washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
– Wipe and wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
– On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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Depending on equipment fitted: Radio or display for Easy
Connect (navigation, radio, TV/video)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Depending on the equipment, buttons for:
– SEAT driving modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
– Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
– Park assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
– Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
– Airbag off display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Glove box with (depending on equipment): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
– CD player* and/or SD card* ⇒ Booklet Radio
– Multimedia interface* ⇒ Booklet Radio
Tyre pressure switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Front passenger airbag switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front passenger airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Passenger seat heating control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Storage compartment
Depending on gearbox fitted, gear lever or selector lever for:
– manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
– automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Depending on the equipment, controls for:
– Heating and ventilation system or manual air conditioner .158, 157
– Automatic air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Driver seat heating control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
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134Seats and storage
Drink holders
Fig. 85 Centre console:
Front drink holders
Front drink holders
– Place drinks in the holder ⇒ Fig. 85. Placement of two drinks is
possible. There is also the possibility of placing larger plastic
bottles in the trims of the doors.
WARNING
● Do not place any hot drinks in the drink holder while the vehicle is
moving. Hot drinks could spill and cause burns, which may cause an acci-
dent.
● Do not use hard china cups or glasses. These could cause injury in the
event of an accident.
CAUTION
You should avoid putting open drinks containers in the cup holders. The
drinks could otherwise spill over and cause damage to e.g. the electrical
equipment or the seat covers. Glove box
Fig. 86 Glove compart-
ment
Opening/closing
– To open the glove compartment, pull the handle in the direction
of the arrow.
– To close the glove compartment, move the cover upwards until
it engages.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the CD player is located in the glove
compartment. Separate operating instructions are enclosed for this equip-
ment in the corresponding Instruction Manual.
WARNING
The cover of the glove compartment should always be closed while driv-
ing. Failure to do so could result in an accident.
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Seats and storage
Other storage compartments
You will find more object holders, compartments and supports in other
parts of the vehicle:
● In the top of the glove compartment in vehicles that do not have a CD
reader. The load must not exceed 1.2 kg.
● In the centre console under the centre armrest*.
● In the driver side panel there is a removable box for access to fuses and
relays. The load of the compartment should not exceed 0.2 kg.
● Coat hooks in the pillar B ⇒
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● Other storage compartments are found in the rear seat, to the left and
the right of the seats.
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.
Power sockets
Electrical equipment can be connected to the 12 volt power
socket.
Fig. 87 Centre console:
front/rear 12-volt power
socket
Fig. 88 Detailed view of
the side trim in the lug-
gage compartment: 12-
volt power sockets (valid
only for the LEON ST
model)
Safety FirstOperating instructionsPractical TipsTechnical specifications
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Fold the back seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Front Assist city emergency braking function . . . . . . . . 206
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
messages on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
see monitoring system Front Assist . . . . . 202
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
temporarily switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Front Assist Monitoring system malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
messages on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Front Assist Monitoring System city emergency braking function . . . . . . . . 206
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
temporarily switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Front seats see Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Full-LED headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
G Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Gearbox DSG see Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Gearshift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . 178
General overview of the engine compartment 309
Glass Cleaning/De-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
H Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Headlights Changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 157
Hill driving assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Hill hold assist see Hill driving assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
How to jump start description . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
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Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Identifying letters of engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Increase capacity of luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Indicator Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Information on emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Installation of exhaust gas filtration systems Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Particulate filter Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 62
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Instrument panel lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
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Index
Safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Safety notesAirbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Saving fuel Conscientious driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Saving tips (efficiency programme) . . . . . . . . . 78
Seat adjuster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Seat belt control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Seat belt position Pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Incorrectly fastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SEAT Drive Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Seats
adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
rear seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Selector lever Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Function fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Selector lever (automatic gearbox) Manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Setting Headlight range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Side light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sitting position for vehicle occupants . . . . . . . 10
Sliding/tilting sunroof Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . 103
Smell of gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271, 307
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Special features Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Speed warning function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Stop/Start the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
The engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . 170
The engine starts by itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Starting up (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Steering Electro-mechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Engage the steering lock (ignitionkey) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163, 165
Steering wheel Gearshift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . 178
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Storage area front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Storing the rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Sun visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Switch Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Switching ignition on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Switching off using inertia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Switching off (engine) With the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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