2015 Seat Leon SC ignition

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The e s
senti
als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior view (left guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Interior view (right-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Journey data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 61
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Correct position for passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seat belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Why wear a seat belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 75
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Vehicle tool kit anti-puncture kit* . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Manual unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 88
Towing and tow-starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 89
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Changing bulbs in headlight unit . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Changing front fog light bulbs* . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Changing the rear light bulbs (on the side pan-
el) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Chan

ging the rear light bulbs (on the rear
lid) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

103
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . 104
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Introduction to the Easy Connect system*
. . . . 110
System settings (CAR)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
R

ear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 140
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 145
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
box* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
R

un-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cruise control system (GRA)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Adaptive Cruise Control ACC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 5

The essentials
Special Characteristics
● The anti-theft alarm will remain active when
v ehic
l
es are unlocked. However, the alarm
will not be triggered ›››
 page 116.
● After the driver door is opened, you have
15 seconds
to switch on the ignition. Once
this time has elapsed, the alarm is triggered.
● Switch the ignition on. The electronic im-
mobi
lizer recognises a valid vehicle key and
deactivates the anti-theft alarm system. Note
The anti-theft alarm is not activated when the
vehic l

e is locked manually using the key
shaft ›››
 page 116. Manual locking of the doors with no
loc
k
cylinder Fig. 4
Locking the door manually. If the central locking system should fail to
w
ork
at

any time, doors with no lock cylinder
will have to be locked separately.
A mechanical locking device (only visible
when the door is open) is provided on the
front passenger door.
● Pull the cap out of the opening.
● Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it
to the right a
s far as it will go (if the door is
on the right side) or to the left (if the door is
on the left side).
Once the door has been closed it can no lon-
ger be opened from the outside. Pull the inte-
rior door handle once to unlock and open the
door.
Rear lid Fig. 5
Rear lid: opening from the outside. The rear lid opening system operates electri-
c
al
ly

. It is activated by using the handle on
the boot lid.
To lock/unlock, press the button  or button
 ››› Fig. 1 on the remote control key.
A warning appears on the instrument panel
display if the rear lid is open or not properly
closed.* An audible warning is also given if
the rear lid is open when the car is driven
faster than 6 km/h*.
Opening and closing ● Opening the rear lid: Pull on the release
lever and lif
t it up ››› Fig. 5. The rear lid opens
automatically.
● Closing the rear lid: Hold it by one of the
handle
s on the interior lining and close it by
pushing gently.

››› in Tailgate automatic lock on
page 124
››› page 123
››› page 13, ››› page 13 12

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

The essentials
press the locking key on the selector lever
and r el
e
ase it again.
● Unlocking the steering wheel: Put the key
into the ignition and turn it
at the same time
as the steering wheel in the direction indica-
ted by the arrow. If it is not possible to turn
the steering wheel, it may be because it is
locked.
Turning on/switching off the ignition, glow
plugs reheating
● Switch ignition on: Turn the key to the 2position.
●
Switch ignition off. Turn the key to the 1position.
●
Diesel vehicles : The glo
w p
lugs reheat
when the ignition is switched on
Starting the engine
● Manual gearbox: press the clutch pedal all
the way
down and move the gearbox lever in-
to neutral.
● Automatic gearbox: Press the brake pedal
and move the sel
ector lever to the P position
or into N.
● Turn the key to the 3 position. The key au-
t om
atic

ally returns to the 2 position. Do not
pr e
s
s the accelerator. Start-Stop System*
When you s

top and release the clutch pedal,
the Start-Stop system* turns off the engine.
The ignition remains switched on.

››› in Switching the ignition on and
starting the engine with the key on
page 165
››› page 164 Lights and visibility
Light sw
it

ch Fig. 36
See position on page 9-10 ●
Turn the switch to the required position
› ›
›

Fig. 36.
Sym-
bolIgnition switched
offIgnition is
switched on 
Fog lights, dipped
beam and side lights
off.Light off or daytime
driving light on.

The “Coming home”
and “Leaving home”
guide lights may be
switched on.Automatic control of
dipped beam and
daytime driving
light.

Side light on.

Dipped beam head-
light offDipped beam
switched on.

Front fog lights: mo
ve the switch to the
first position, from positions ,  or .
 Rear fog light: move the switch completely
from positions ,  or .
● Switching off fog lights: Push the switch or
turn it t

o the  position.

››› in Side light and dipped beam head-
light on page 128
››› page 128 25

The essentials
Turn signal and main beam lever Fig. 37
See position on page 9-10 More the lever to the required position:
Right t
urn s
ignal: Right-hand parking
light (ignition switched off).
Left turn signal: Left-hand parking light
(ignition switched off).
Main beam switched on: Control lamp 
lit up on the instrument panel.
Headlight flasher: lit up when the lever is
pushed. Control lamp  lit up.
Lever all the way down to switch it off.

››› in Turn signal and main beam lever
on page 129
››› page 129 1
2
3
4 Hazard warning lights
Fig. 38
See position on page 9-10 Switched on, for example:
● When approaching a traffic jam
● In an emergency
● The vehicle has broken down
● When towing or being towed

››› in Hazard warning lights  on
page 133
››› page 133 Interior lights
Fig. 39
Detail of headliner: front interior light-
in g.
KnobFunction 
Switches interior lights off.

Switches interior lights on.

Switches door contact control on (central po-
sition).
The interior lights come on automatically
when the vehicle is unlocked, a door is
opened or the key is removed from the igni-
tion.
The lights go off a few seconds after all the
doors are closed, the vehicle is locked or the
ignition is switched on.

Turning the reading light on and off
Ambient light*: in the door panel, it changes
c
o
lour (whit

e or red) depending on the driv-
ing mode. 26

The essentials
Easy Connect CAR menu settin g
s
(Setup)Fig. 41
See position on page 9-10 Fig. 42
See position on page 9-10 To select the settings menus, press the Easy
C
onnect


 button and the
Set
up function
b utt
on.
The act
ual number of menus available and
the name of the various options will depend
on the vehicle’s electronics and equipment.
● Switch the ignition on.
● If the Infotainment System is off, switch it
on. ●
Pres s the system's MENU button and then
the sy s
t
em's 
› ››
Fig. 41
button or  but-
t on t
o g
o to the CAR menu ››› Fig. 42.
● Press the function button Setup to open the
menu Vehicle settings › ›
›

Fig. 42.
● To select a function in the menu, press the
desir
ed button.
When you press the menu button, the last se-
lected menu will always be displayed. When the function button check box is activa-
ted 

, the function is active.
Any changes made using the settings menus
are automatically saved on closing the BACK menus.
MenuSubmenuPossible settingDescription
ESC system–Activation of the Electronic Stability Programme (ESC)›››
page 178
TyresTyre pressure monitoringTyre pressure storing (Calibration)››› page 259
Winter tyresActivation and deactivation of the speed warning. Setting the speed warning value››› page 263 28

The essentials
Driver information system Intr oduction With the ignition switched on, it is possible
to r
e
ad the different functions of the display
by scrolling through the menus.
In vehicles with multifunction steering wheel,
the multifunction display can only be operat-
ed with the steering wheel buttons.
The number of menus displayed on the in-
strument panel will vary according to the ve-
hicle electronics and equipment.
A specialised workshop will be able to pro-
gramme or modify additional functions, ac-
cording to the vehicle equipment. SEAT rec-
ommends visiting a SEAT Official Service.
Some menu options can only be read when
the vehicle is at a standstill.
As long as a priority 1 warning is displayed, it
will not be possible to read the menus. Some
warning messages can be confirmed and
made to disappear with the windscreen wiper
lever button or the multifunction steering
wheel button.
The information system also provides the fol-
lowing information and displays (depending
on the vehicle's equipment):
Driving data ›››
page 35
■ Vehicle status ■
MFD from dep ar

ture
■ MFD from refuelling
■ MFD total calculation
Assist systems ››› table on page 32
■ Activate/deactivate Lane Assist
■ Reverse (optional)
Navigation ››› Booklet Navigation system
Audio ››› Booklet Radio or ››› Booklet Naviga-
tion system
Telephone ››› Booklet Radio or ››› Book-
let Navigation system
Vehicle ››› table on page 32 WARNING
Any distraction may lead to an accident, with
the risk of

injury.
● Do not operate the instrument panel con-
trol
s when driving. Using the menus on the instrument
p
anel Fig. 43
Windscreen wiper lever: control but-
t on
s. Fig. 44
Right side of multifunction steering
wheel: c ontr
o

l buttons. The driver information system is controlled
w
ith the mu
ltif

unction steering wheel buttons
››› Fig. 44 or with the windscreen wiper lever
››› Fig. 43 (if the vehicle is not equipped with
multifunction steering wheel). » 31

The essentials
Enabling the main menu
● Switch the ignition on.
● If a message or vehicle pictogram appears,
pr e
s
s button ››› Fig. 43 1 on the windscreen
w iper l
ev
er or button  on the multifunction
s t
eerin
g wheel ››› Fig. 44.
● If managed from the windscreen wiper lev-
er: to dis
play the main screen ››› page 32 or
to return to the main menu from another
menu hold down the rocker button ››› Fig. 43
2 .
● If managed from the multifunction steering
whe e
l:

the main menu list is not displayed.
To go from point to point in the main menu,
press button 
 or
  several times
› ›
›

Fig. 44.
Select a submenu ● Press the rocker switch ›››
Fig. 43 2 on the
w ind
s
creen wiper lever up or down or turn
the thumbwheel of the multifunction steering
wheel ››› Fig. 44 until the desired option ap-
pears marked on the menu.
● The selected option is displayed between
two horizont
al lines. In addition, a triangle is
displayed on the right: 
● To consult the submenu option, press but-
ton ››

› Fig. 43 1 on the windscreen wiper
l ev
er or b
utton  on the multifunction steer-
in g wheel
›
›› Fig. 44. Making changes according to the menu
● With the rocker switch on the windscreen
wiper lev
er or the thumbwheel of the multi-
function steering wheel, make the desired
changes. To increase or decrease the values
more quickly, turn the thumbwheel faster.
● Mark or confirm the selection with button
›››
Fig. 43 1 on the windscreen wiper lever
or b utt
on  on the multifunction steering
wheel
›
›

› Fig. 44.
Button for the driving assistance sys-
tems* Fig. 45
On the turn signal and main beam
he a
dlight

lever: button for the driving assis-
tance systems With the turn signal and main beam head-
light
l
ev

er button, you can activate or deacti-
vate the driver assistance systems displayed in the Assist systems
menu
›››
 page 178.
Activate or deactivate a driver assistance
system ● Briefly press the button ›››
Fig. 45 in the di-
rection of the arrow to open the menu As-
sist systems .
● Select the driver assistance system and ac-
tivate or de
activate it ››› page 31. A mark indi-
cates that driver assistance system is switch-
ed on.
Menu
MenuFunction
DrivingdataInformation and possible configurations
of the multifunction display (MFD)
››› page 35, ››› page 110.
Assist
systemsInformation and possible configurations
of the driver assistance systems
››› page 110.
Naviga-
tion
Information instructions from the activa-
ted navigation system: when a route guid-
ance is activated, the turning arrows and
proximity bars are displayed. The appear-
ance is similar to the Easy Connect sys-
tem.
If route guidance is not activated, the di-
rection of travel (compass) and the name
of the street along which you are driving
are shown ››› Booklet Navigation system. 32