2015 Seat Leon 5D steering wheel adjustment

The essentials
Attachment of the child seat with the
T op
T
ether* retainer straps Fig. 33
Position of the Top Tether rings on the
b ac
k

of the rear seat. Child seats with the Top Tether system come
w
ith a s
tr

ap for securing the seat to the vehi-
cle anchor point, located at the back of the
rear seat backrest and provide greater re-
straint.
The objective of this strap is to reduce for-
ward movements of the child seat in a crash,
to reduce the risk of injuries to the head from
hitting the inside of the vehicle.
Using the Top Tether in rear-facing mounted
seats
Currently, there are very few rear-facing child
safety seats that have Top Tether. Please
carefully read and follow the seat manufac-
turer instructions to learn the proper way to
install the Top Tether strap. Securing the Top Tether* to the an-
chorag

e point Fig. 34
Retainer strap: correct adjustment
and fittin g. Securing the retainer strap
● Follow the manufacturer's instructions to
dep lo
y

the child seat Top Tether retainer
strap.
● Guide the strap under the rear seat head re-
straint
››› Fig. 34 (lift the head restraint where
necessary).
● Slide the strap and secure it properly with
the anchorag
e of the backrest ››› Fig. 33.
● Firmly tighten the strap following the manu-
factur
er's instructions.
Releasing the retaining strap
● Loosen the strap following the manufactur-
er's in s

tructions. ●
Pu sh the loc

k and release it from the an-
choring support.

››› in Safety instructions on page 85 Starting the vehicle
Ignition lock Fig. 35
See position on page 9-10 Switch ignition on: Place the key in the igni-
tion and s
t
ar

t the engine.
Locking and unlocking the steering wheel
● Engaging the steering wheel lock: Remove
the key fr
om the ignition and turn the wheel
until it locks. In vehicles with an automatic
gearbox, the gear lever must be in the P posi-
tion in order to remove the key. If necessary, 24

Safe driving
● Belt
t
ensioners for the front seats
● Front airbags
● knee airbags,
● Side airbags in the front seat backrests
● Side airbags in the rear seat backrests*
● Head-protection airbags
● “ISOFIX” anchor points for child seats in
the rear s
ide seats with the “ISOFIX” system,
● Height-adjustable front head restraints
● Rear head restraints with in-use position
and non-use pos
ition
● Adjustable steering column
The safety
equipment mentioned above
works together to provide you and your pas-
sengers with the best possible protection in
the event of an accident. However, these
safety systems can only be effective if you
and your passengers are sitting in a correct
position and use this equipment properly.
Safety is everyone's business! Correct position for passengers
Correct
sitting position for driver Fig. 83
The proper distance between driver
and s t
eerin

g wheel Fig. 84
Correct head restraint position for the
driv er
. For your own safety and to reduce the risk of
injur
y
in the ev

ent of an accident, we recom- mend the following adjustments for the driv-
er:
– Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a
dist

ance of at least 25 cm between the
steering wheel and the centre of your chest
››› Fig. 83.
– Move the driver seat forwards or backwards
so that

you are able to press the accelera-
tor, brake and clutch pedals to the floor
with your knees still slightly angled ››› .
– Ensure that you can reach the highest point
of the s
t

eering wheel.
– Adjust the head restraint so that its upper
edge is

at the same level as the top of your
head, or as close as possible to the same
level as the top of your head ››› Fig. 84.
– Move the seat backrest to an upright posi-
tion so that

your back rests completely
against it.
– Fasten your seat belt securely ›››
page 72.
– Keep both feet in the footwell so that you
have the

vehicle under control at all times.
Adjustment of the driver seat ››› page 140. WARNING
● An incorr ect

sitting position of the driver
can lead to severe injuries.
● Adjust the driver seat so that there is at
lea
st 25 cm distance between the centre of » 67
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Safety
the chest and the centre of the steering
wheel
››
› Fig. 83. If you are sitting closer than
25 cm, the airbag system cannot protect you
properly.
● If your physical constitution prevents you
from maint
aining the minimum distance of 25
cm, contact a specialised workshop. The
workshop will help you decide if special spe-
cific modifications are necessary.
● When driving, always hold the steering
wheel with both h
ands on the outside of the
ring at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock positions.
This reduces the risk of injury when the driver
airbag is triggered.
● Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock
position, or in any other manner (e.g.
in the centre of the steering wheel). In such
cases, if the airbag is triggered, you may sus-
tain injuries to the arms, hands and head.
● To reduce the risk of injury to the driver
during sud
den braking manoeuvres or an ac-
cident, never drive with the backrest tilted far
back! The airbag system and seat belts can
only provide optimal protection when the
backrest is in an upright position and the
driver is wearing his or her seat belt correct-
ly.
● Adjust the head restraint properly to ach-
ieve optima
l protection. Adjusting the steering wheel position
Read the additional information carefully
›› ›

 page 17. WARNING
● Never a dju

st the position of the steering
wheel when the vehicle is moving, as this
could cause an accident.
● Move the lever up firmly so the steering
wheel pos
ition does not accidentally change
during driving. risk of accident!
● Make sure you are capable of reaching and
firmly ho
lding the upper part of the steering
wheel: risk of accident!
● If you adjust the steering wheel so that it
points t
owards your face, the driver airbag
will not protect you properly in the event of
an accident. Make sure that the steering
wheel points towards your chest. Correct sitting position for front pas-
sen
g
er For your own safety and to reduce the risk of
injur
y
in the ev

ent of an accident, we recom-
mend the following adjustments for the front
passenger:
– Move the front passenger seat back as far
as po

ssible ››› .–
Mo v
e the se

at backrest to an upright posi-
tion so that your back rests completely
against it.
– Adjust the head restraint so that its upper
edge is

at the same level as the top of your
head, or as close as possible to the same
level as the top of your head ››› page 70.
– Always keep both feet in the footwell in
front of

the front passenger seat.
– Fasten your seat belt securely ›››
page 72.
It is possible to deactivate the front passen-
ger airbag in exceptional circumstances
››› page 81.
Adjusting the front passenger seat
››› page 140. WARNING
● An incorr ect

sitting position of the front
passenger can lead to severe injuries.
● Adjust the front passenger seat so that
there is
at least 25 cm between your chest
and the dash panel. If you are sitting closer
than 25 cm, the airbag system cannot protect
you properly.
● If your physical constitution prevents you
from maint
aining the minimum distance of 25
cm, contact a specialised workshop. The
workshop will help you decide if special spe-
cific modifications are necessary.
● Always keep your feet in the footwell when
the vehic
le is moving; never rest them on the68

Index
Index
A
ABS se
e
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 230
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
special driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
warning and indication lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Adaptive Cruise Control deactivating temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Additional electrical appliances (efficiency pro- gramme) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Adjusting front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Adjusting the head restraints front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Adjustment CAR menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 141
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 141
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 77 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
deactivation of front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 79
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Knee airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Air conditioning Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 159
heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
manual air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
User instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Alcantara: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
All-wheel drive snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 86 check after 10 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
inflating a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
sealing a tyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow sys-tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 119
Anti-tow protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Aspects to take into account before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
ASR see Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Assistance systems cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
front assist monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 tiredness detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
traffic s
ign detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
tyre monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Assist systems ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Audible signal lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Audible warning signal seat belt not fastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
warning and indication lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Automatic gear Safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 backup programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
launch control programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
manual release of selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Steering wheel with gearshift paddles . . . . . . 170
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167, 170
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
B Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Belt tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Bench seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
293

Index
Seat adju
s
tment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
electric seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
rear seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Seat belt position for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 75
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
protective function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 77
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
unfastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 76
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Selector lever (automatic gearbox) malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
manual release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Side airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sitting position driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Sliding panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Smell of gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 267 all-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239 Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Speed limiter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Speed warning device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
stopping and starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . 183
Switching off and on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
The engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
The engine starts by itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Steering Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
engaging the steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Steering wheel adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Gearshift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . 170
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Steering wheel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Storage area front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 146 glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127, 136 roll-back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Switching off the engine with the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Switching off the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Switching on the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . 24, 164
Sys
tem Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
T Tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . . . 153
Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Technical data capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Tightening torques of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 lap times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Tiptronic (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 167, 170
Tiredness detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Top speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 24
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 24
Top Tether System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Tow-starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Tow-starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
operation and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Towline anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 86 front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
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