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Driver assistance systems
Wheel tread change
The wheel tread changes when:
● Tyre pressure is manually changed
● Tyre pressure is insufficient
● Tyre structure is damaged
● The vehicle is unbalanced because of a load
● The wheels on an axle are subject to a heavier load (e.g. when towing a
heavy load)
● The vehicle is fitted with snow chains
● The temporary spare wheel is fitted
● The wheel on one axle is changed
There may be a delay in the reaction of the tyre monitoring indicator  or it
may not indicate anything under certain circumstances (e.g. sporty driving,
snow-covered or unpaved roads, or when driving with snow chains). 
Calibrating the tyre monitoring indicator
Fig. 147 Glove compart-
ment: tyre control switch After changing the tyre pressure or replacing one or more wheels, the tyre
monitoring indicator must be recalibrated. Do the same, for example, when
the front and rear wheels are swapped.
●
Switch the ignition on.
● Store the new tyre pressure in the Easy Connect system with the button

and the function button Setup ⇒ page 80 or using the switch located in
the glove compartment* ⇒ Fig. 147.
When driving, the system self-calibrates the tyre pressure provided by the
driver and the wheels fitted. After a long journey with varied speeds the pro-
grammed values are collected and monitored.
With the wheels under very heavy loads, the tyre pressure must be in-
creased to the total recommended tyre pressure before the calibration
⇒ page 307.
Note
● The tyre monitoring indicator does not function when there is a fault in
the ESC or ABS ⇒ page 222.
● An erroneous indication may be given when snow chains are in use be-
cause the chains increase the tread of the wheel. 
Parking aid General information
Various systems are available to help you when parking or manoeuvring in
tight spaces, depending on the equipment fitted on your vehicle.
The rear parking aid is an audible assistant that warns about obstacles lo-
cated behind the vehicle ⇒ page 218. 
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During parking, the parking system plus assists you visually and audibly
about obstacles detected in front and behind the vehicle ⇒ page 219.
WARNING
● Always pay attention (also when looking straight ahead) to traffic and
the vehicle surroundings. The assistance systems are not a replacement
for driver awareness. When inserting or removing the vehicle from a park-
ing space, or when performing similar manoeuvres the driver always as-
sumes the responsibility.
● Take into account that the system is not always in conditions to rec-
ognise or represent certain surfaces, such as dress fabric: Risk of causing
an accident!
● The sensors and cameras have blind spots, making the detection of
people and objects impossible. Pay special attention to children and ani-
mals: Risk of causing an accident!
● Always keep visual control of the vehicle surroundings: use the rear
vision mirrors for additional help.
CAUTION
● Under certain circumstances, the system does not detect or display cer-
tain objects:
–Objects such as snow chains, trailer draw bars, bars or fences
– Objects that are located above the sensors, such as protrusions in a
wall.
– Objects with certain surfaces or structures, such as wire mesh fences
or powder snow.
● When the vehicle approaches a low obstacle, it could disappear from
the angle of measurement. In this case, take into account that the system
will no longer warn about this obstacle.
● The knocks or damage on the radiator grille, bumper, wheel arch and ve-
hicle underbody can adjust the orientation of the sensors. This can affect
the parking aid function. Have the function checked by a specialised work-
shop.
Note
● In certain situations, the system can give a warning even though there is
no obstacle in the detected area, e.g:
–for roads with certain surfaces, or with long grass
– for external ultrasound sources, such as cleaning vehicles
– In downpours, intense snow or dense exhaust gases
● In order to familiarise yourself with the system, it is advised that you
practice parking in an area or car park that is free from traffic. There must be
good weather and light conditions.
● The volume and tone of the warnings can be modified, in addition to the
indications ⇒ page 221.
● In vehicles without a driver information system, these parameters can be
modified in a SEAT Official Service or in a specialised workshop.
● Please observe information on towing a trailer ⇒  page 221.
● The display on the Easy Connect screen shows a slight time delay.
● To ensure that the parking aid works properly, the sensors must be kept
clean and free of ice and snow. 
Rear parking aid*
The rear parking aid is an audible assistant. Description
There are sensors integrated in the rear bumper. When the sensors detect
an obstacle, you are alerted by audible warnings.
Make sure that the sensors are not covered by adhesives, residues and the
like, given that this could affect the system operation. Cleaning instructions
⇒ page 239.
The approximate measurement range of the sensors is: 

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Wheels and tyres
For the sake of the environment
Summer tyres should be fitted again as soon as possible; they give better
handling on roads which are free of snow and ice. Summer tyres perform
with less rolling noise, tyre wear and – most important – reduce fuel con-
sumption. 
Snow chains
Snow chains will improve vehicle handling on snow-covered
roads.
– Snow chains can be used on the front wheels only.
– Check that the snow chains are correctly seated after driving for
a few yards. Always take the manufacturer assembly instruc-
tions into account.
– Keep your speed below 50 km/h.
– If there is a danger of being trapped despite having mounted
the chains, it is best to disable the driving wheels (ASR) in the
ESC ⇒ page 223, Switching on/off the ESC and ASR.
Snow chains will improve braking ability as well as traction in winter condi-
tions.
For technical reasons snow chains may only be used with the following
wheel rim/tyre combination.
195/65 R15Chains with links of maximum 15 mm205/55 R16Chains with links of maximum 15 mm225/45 R17Chains with links of maximum 9 mm225/40 R18Chains with links of maximum 9 mm
Remove wheel covers and trim rings before fitting snow chains.
Remove the chains when roads are free of snow. Otherwise they will impair
handling, damage the tyres and wear out very quickly. 
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Emergencies
– Take out the temporary spare wheel.
Chains
For technical reasons, snow chains must not be used on the temporary
spare wheel.
If you have a puncture on one of the front wheels when using snow chains,
fit the temporary spare wheel in place of one of the rear wheels. Fit the snow
chains on the rear wheel that you have removed and replace the punctured
front wheel with this wheel.
WARNING
● After fitting the temporary spare wheel, check the tyre pressures as
soon as possible. Failure to do so may cause an accident. The tyre pres-
sures are listed on the inside of the fuel tank flap.
● Do not drive at over 80 km/h (50 mph) when the temporary spare
wheel is fitted on the vehicle: risk of accident!
● Avoid heavy acceleration, hard braking and fast cornering: risk of ac-
cident!
● Never use more than one temporary spare wheel at the same time,
risk of accident.
● No other type of tyre (normal summer or winter tyre) may be fitted on
the compact temporary spare wheel rim.

Extraction of the spare wheel in vehicles with SEAT SOUND
10 speakers (with subwoofer)*
– Disassemble the subwoofer’s floor panel (carpet) as follows:
– LEON / LEON SC model: first, pull the carpet in the direction of
the backrest and then pull the carpet upwards to remove it. LEON ST Model: lift and secure the luggage compartment floor
as explained in
⇒ page 148.
– Disconnect the subwoofer’s speaker cable.
– Turn the securing wheel anti-clockwise.
– Remove the subwoofer speaker and the spare wheel.
– When replacing the spare wheel, place the subwoofer speaker
in the direction indicated by the arrow and with the word
“FRONT” facing forward.
– Reconnect the speaker cable and firmly rotate the securing
wheel clockwise so that the subwoofer system and wheel are
firmly in place. 
Jump starting Jump leads
The jump lead must have a sufficient wire cross section.
If the engine fails to start because of a discharged battery, the battery can
be connected to the battery of another vehicle to start the engine.
Jump leads
Jump leads must comply with standard DIN 72553 (see cable manufactur-
er's instructions). The wire cross section must be at least 25 mm 2
for petrol
engines and at least 35 mm 2
for diesel engines. 
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Technical specifications
Towing a trailer Trailer weights
Trailer weight
The trailer weights and drawbar loads approved are selected in intensive tri-
als according to precisely defined criteria. The approved trailer weights are
valid for vehicles in the EU for maximum speeds of 80 km/h (50 mph) (in
certain circumstances up to 100 km/h, 60 mph). The figures may be differ-
ent in other countries. All data in the official vehicle documentation takes
precedence over these data at all times ⇒ 
.
Drawbar loads
The maximum permitted drawbar load on the ball joint of the towing bracket
must not exceed 80 kg.
In the interest of road safety, we recommend that you always tow approach-
ing the maximum drawbar load. The response of the trailer on the road will
be poor if the drawbar load is too small.
If the maximum permissible drawbar load cannot be met (e.g. with small,
empty and light-weight single axle trailers or tandem axle trailers with a
wheelbase of less than 1 metre), a minimum of 4% of the actual trailer
weight is legally required for the drawbar load.
WARNING
● For safety reasons, do not exceed the 80 km/h (50 mph) limit. This is
also valid in countries where higher speeds are permitted.
● Never exceed the maximum trailer weights or the drawbar load. If the
permissible axle load or the permissible total weight is exceeded, the
driving characteristics of the vehicle may change, leading to accidents,
injuries and damage to the vehicle.
 Wheels
Tyre pressure, snow chains, wheel bolts
Tyre pressures
The sticker with the tyre pressure values can be found on the inside of the
fuel tank flap. The tyre pressure values given there are for cold tyres. The
slightly raised pressures of warm tyres must not be reduced. ⇒ 
Snow chains
Snow chains may be fitted only to the front wheels, and only for the follow-
ing tyres:
195/65 R15Chains with links of maximum 15 mm205/55 R16Chains with links of maximum 15 mm225/45 R17Chains with links of maximum 9 mm225/40 R18Chains with links of maximum 9 mm
Wheel bolts
After the wheels have been changed, the tightening torque of the wheel
bolts should be checked as soon as possible with a torque wrench ⇒ 
.
The tightening torque for steel and alloy wheels is 120 Nm.
WARNING
● Check the tyre pressure at least once per month. Checking the tyre
pressure is very important. If the tyre pressure is too high or too low,
there is an increased danger of accidents, particularly at high speeds.
● If the tightening torque of the wheel bolts is too low, they could loos-
en while the vehicle is in motion. Risk of accident! If the tightening tor-
que is too high, the wheel bolts and threads can be damaged. 
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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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Index

Sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Vehicle battery Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Vehicle care Changing wiper blades of the windscreenand rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Cleaning windscreen and rear window wip- er blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow system Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Vehicle key Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
W Warning lamp Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Warning lamps adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
applying foot brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
applying the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
step on the brake pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Washing Care of the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Wearing suitable shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Wheel changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269, 307
Anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Loosening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Removing the cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Wheel brace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Wheel cover (wheel bolts): removing . . . . . . . 278
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265, 307 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277, 281
Why assume the correct sitting position? . . . . . 31
Why should head restraints be correctly adjus- ted? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Why wear seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 22, 31
Windows Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Windscreen washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Windscreen washer water Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Windscreen wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Window wiper lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Windscreen wiper fluid Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Windscreen wipers Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . 122
Lifting the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . 122 Winter conditions
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Care of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
De-icing the glass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Windscreen washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Winter operation Headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . 122
Salt on the roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
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