2014 Seat Leon 5D service indicator

Advice
Wheels
Wheels and tyres General notes –
When driving with new tyres, be especially
car
eful during the first 500 km (300 miles).
– If you have to drive over a kerb or similar
obstacle, drive very slowly and as near as
possible at a right angle to the obstacle.
– Check from time to time if the tyres are
damaged (punctures, cuts, cracks or
dents). Remove any foreign objects embed-
ded in the treads.
– Damaged wheels and tyres must be re-
placed immediately.
– Keep grease, oil and fuel off the tyres.
– Replace any missing valve caps as soon as
possible.
– Mark the wheels before taking them off so
that they rotate in the same direction when
put back.
– When removed, the wheels or tyres should
be stored in a cool, dry and preferably dark
place.
New tyres
New tyres do not give maximum grip straight
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ay and should therefore be “run in” by driving carefully and at moderate speeds for
about the first 500 km (300 miles). This will
also increase the useful life of the tyres.
The tread depth of new tyres may
v
ary, ac-
cording to the type and make of tyre and the
tread pattern.
Concealed damage
Damage to tyres and rims is often not readily
visible. If you notice unusual vibration
or the
car pulling to one side, this may indicate that
one of the tyres is damaged. Reduce speed
immediately if there is any reason to suspect
that damage may have occurred. Inspect the
tyres for damage. If no external damage is
visible, drive slowly and carefully to the near-
est specialised workshop and have the car
inspected.
Tyres with directional tread pattern
An arrow on the tyre sidewall indicates the di-
rection of rotation on single drive tyres. Al-
ways note the direction of rotation indicated
when mounting the wheel. This guarantees
optimum grip and helps to avoid aquaplan-
ing, excessive noise and wear.
Retrofitting Accessories
If you wish to change or fit wheels, rims or
wheel trims, we recommend that you consult
with a SEAT Official Service centre for advice
regarding current techniques. Useful life of tyres Correct inflation pressures and sensible driv-
ing habits will increase the useful life of your
tyres.
– Check tyre pressure at least once a month,
and also prior to any long trip.
– The tyre pressure should only be checked
when the tyres are cold. Do not reduce the
pressure of warm tyres.
– Adjust tyre pressure to the load being car-
ried by the vehicle.
– In vehicles with a tyre pressure indicator,
save the pressure of modified tyres
››› page 212 , ››
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page 208.
– Avoid fast cornering and hard acceleration.
– Inspect the tyres for irregular wear from
time to time.
The useful life of your tyres depends on the
following factors:
Tyre pressure
Tyre pressure values are indicated on the
sticker on the inside of the fuel tank flap.
Insufficient or excessive pressure greatly re-
duces the useful life of the tyres and adverse-
ly affects vehicle performance and ride. Cor-
rect inflation pressures are very important,
especially at high speeds.
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Wheels
Depending on the vehicle, tyre pressure can
be adjusted (“comfort” tyre pressure) to in-
crease driving comfort. When driving with
comfort tyre pressure fuel consumption may
increase slightly.
The tyre pressure must be adjusted according
to the load the vehicle is carrying. If the vehi-
cle is going to carry the maximum load, the
tyre pressure should be increased to maxi-
mum value indicated on the sticker on the in-
side of the fuel tank flap.
Do not forget the spare wheel when checking
the tyre pressures: Keep this spare wheel in-
flated to the highest pressure required for the
road wheels.
In the case of a minimised temporary spare
wheel (125/70 R16 or 125/70 R18) inflate to
a pressure of 4.2 bar as indicated on the tyre
pressure label on the fuel tank flap.
Driving style
Fast cornering, heavy acceleration and hard
braking (squealing tyres) all increase tyre
wear.
Wheel balance
The wheels on new vehicles are balanced.
However, certain circumstances may lead to
imbalance (run-out), which is detected as vi-
brations in the steering wheel. Unbalanced wheels should be rebalanced, as
they otherwise cause excessive wear on
steering, suspension and tyres. A wheel must
also be rebalanced when a new tyre is fitted
or if a tyre is repaired.
Incorrect wheel alignment
Incorrect wheel alignment causes excessive
tyre wear, impairing the safety of the vehicle.
If you notice excessive tyre wear, you should
check wheel alignment at a SEAT Official
Service.
WARNING
● Always adapt the tyre pressure accordingly
when the vehicle load changes.
● A tyre with low air pressure has to flex a lot
more when the vehicle is heavily loaded or at
high speeds, therefore causing overheating
to occur. Under these conditions, the tyre
bead may be released or the tyre may burst.
Risk of accident! For the sake of the environment
Under-inflated tyres will increase fuel con-
sumption. Wear indicators
Fig. 177
Tyre tread: tread wear indicators Tread wear indicators indicate if a tyre is
worn.
The original tyres on your vehicle have
1.6 mm high “tread wear indicators” running
across the tread. Depending on the manufac-
turer, there will be 6 to 8 of them spaced at
equal distances around the tyre. Markings on
the tyre sidewall (for instance the letters
“TWI” or a triangle) indicate the positions of
the tread wear indicators.
The minimum tread depth required by law is
1.6 mm (measured in the tread grooves next
to the tread wear indicators). (Different fig-
ures may apply in other countries.)
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209Technical specifications
Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials

Advice
● The vehicle is unbalanced because of a
load
● The wheels on an axle are subject to a
heavier load (e.g. with 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 in-
dic
ate anything under certain circumstances
(e.g. sporty driving, snow-covered or un-
paved roads, or when driving with snow
chains).
Calibrating the tyre monitoring
indicator Fig. 180
Glove compartment: tyre control
switch. After changing the tyre pressure or replacing
one or more wheels, the tyre monitoring indi-
cator 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 17 or us-
ing the switch located in the glove compart-
ment* ››› Fig. 180 .
When driv in
g, the system self-calibrates the
tyre pressure provided by the driver and the
wheels fitted. After a long journey with varied
speeds the programmed values are collected
and monitored.
With the wheels under very heavy loads, the
tyre pressure must be increased to the total
recommended tyre pressure before the cali-
bration ››› page 243
. Note
● The tyre monitoring indicator does not
function when there is a fault in the ESC or
ABS ››› page 143.
● An err oneou

s indication may be given when
snow chains are in use because they increase
the tread of the wheel. Compact temporary spare
wheel
General information Fig. 181
Compact temporary spare wheel:
raised floor panel. The temporary spare wheel has been de-
signed to be used for short periods of time.
Have the tyres checked, and if necessary, re-
placed as soon as possible at a SEAT Official
Service or at a specialised workshop.
Please note the following restrictions when
using the compact temporary spare wheel.
The compact temporary spare wheel is de-
signed specifically for this model. For this
reason, do not use a temporary spare wheel
from a different type of vehicle.
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Index
G
Gas Pre-heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Gas filtration system Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Gear-change indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Gearbox DSG see Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Ge arbo
x lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Gear engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Gearshift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . 135
General overview of the engine compartment . . 198
Glass Cleaning/De-icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Glow plug system control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
H Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 99
Head-on collisions and the laws of physics . . . . . 45
Head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Headlights Changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Heated rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 29
Heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Hill driving assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
How to jump start description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
I Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Identifying letters of engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 129
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 129
Importance of the correct adjustment of head re- straints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Information on emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 66 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 67
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Instrument panel lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument panel on-screen messages Front Assist monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 61
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 J
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Mounting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
K
Key Driver messages (mechanical contact) . . . . . . 129
Unlock/Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Keys Assign key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Car key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Changing the battery (vehicle key) . . . . . . . . . . 86
Locking/Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Kick-down Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Kick-down feature Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Knee airbag see Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
L
Lamps Audib

le warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Lane Assist system see Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Lau nc

h Control Programme (automatic gearbox) 137
Leather Care Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
273

Index
Tyres Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
With compulsory direction of rotation . . . . . . . 220
Tyre tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
U Unfastening the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Unlock/Lock By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Unlocking/Locking With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Upholstery: Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
V Vehicle Identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle battery Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Vehicle care Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow system Activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Vehicle key Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Vehicle maintenance
Changing windscreen wiper and windowwasher blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Cleaning windscreen wiper and window wash- er blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Vehicle tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Ventilation slits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
W Warning lamp Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
apply the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 162
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 24
Instrument panel screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Care of the vehicle exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Wearing suitable shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Wheel changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211, 244 Anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Loosening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Removing the cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Wheel brace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Wheel cover (wheel bolts): removing . . . . . . . . . 218
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208, 243 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217, 219
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Why assume the correct sitting position? . . . . . . . 48
Why wear seat belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 48
Window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 102 Windscreen washer water
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Windscreen wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Window wiper lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Lifting the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Windscreen wipers service position . . . . . . . . . . 230
Winter conditions Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Winter operation Headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Salt on the roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
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