2015 Seat Leon Sportstourer emergency towing

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
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
● Ret
urn al
l tools to their proper storing loca-
tion.
● If the replaced wheel does not fit in the
spar
e wheel housing, store it safely in the
luggage compartment ›››
 page 148.
● Check the tyre pressure of the newly moun-
ted tyr
e as soon as possible.
● In vehicles fitted with a tyre pressure indi-
cator
, adjust the pressure and store the read-
ing in the radio/Easy Connect system*
›››  page 259.
● Have the tightening torque of the wheel
bolts c
hecked as soon as possible with a tor-
que wrench (it should be 120 Nm). Mean-
while, drive carefully.
● Have the flat tyre replaced as quickly as
poss
ible.
Snow chains Use Snow chains should only be used on the
fr
on
t

wheels.
Check that they are correctly seated after
driving for a few yards; correct the position if
necessary, in accordance with the manufac-
turer's fitting instructions. Keep your speed
below 50 km/h. If there is a danger of being trapped despite
havin

g mounted the chains, it is best to disa-
ble the driving wheels (ASR) in the ESC
›››  page 180, Switching on/off the ESC
and ASR.
Snow chains will improve braking ability as
well as traction in winter conditions.
For technical reasons snow chains may only
be used with the following wheel rim/tyre
combination.
195/65 R15Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
205/55 R16Chains with links of maximum 15 mm
225/45 R17Chains with links of maximum 9 mm
225/40 R18Chains with links of maximum 9 mm Remove wheel covers and any integral trim
rin
g bef
or

e fitting snow chains.
Remove the chains when roads are free of
snow. Driving characteristics worsen, and the
wheels become damaged quickly and may
even be rendered unusable. Emergency towing of the vehi-
cle
T

owing Fig. 76
Right side of the front bumper: tow-
line anc hor
ag

e screwed in. Fig. 77
Right side of the rear bumper: towline
anc hor
ag

e screwed in. » 61

Emergencies
Emergencies
Self -help
V ehic
le tool kit anti-puncture kit* The tools and anti-puncture kit* are stored
under the floor p
anel

in the luggage compart-
ment.
To access the vehicle tools:
– Lift up the floor surface by the plastic han-
dle u nti

l it is fastened to the tabs on both
sides.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the an-
ti-puncture kit* is located under the floor
panel in the luggage compartment.
The tool kit includes:
● Jack*
● Wire hook for pulling off the wheel cov-
er*/wheel bolt
cap clip.
● Box spanner for wheel bolts*
● Towline anchorage
● Adapter for the anti-theft wheel bolts*
● Towing bracket device
Some of the items
listed are only provided in
certain model versions, or are optional ex-
tras. Note
The jack does not generally require any main-
ten anc

e. If required, it should be greased us-
ing universal type grease. Tyre repair
TMS (T

yre Mobility System)* Read the additional information carefully
›› ›

 page 57
The Anti-puncture kit* (Tyre Mobility System)
will reliably seal punctures caused by the
penetration of a foreign body of up to about
4 mm in diameter. Do not remove foreign ob-
jects, e.g. screws or nails, from the tyre.
After inserting the sealant residue in the tyre,
you must again check the tyre pressure about
10 minutes after starting the engine.
You should only use the tyre mobility set if
the vehicle is parked in a safe place, you are
familiar with the procedure and you have the
necessary tyre mobility set! Otherwise, you
should seek professional assistance.
Do not use the tyre sealant in the following
cases:
● If the wheel rim has been damaged.
● In outside temperatures below -20°C (-4°F). ●
In the ev ent
of

cuts or perforations in the
tyre greater than 4 mm.
● If you have been driving with very low pres-
sure or a c
ompletely flat tyre.
● If the sealant bottle has passed its use by
date. WARNING
Using the tyre mobility system can be dan-
ger ou

s, especially when filling the tyre at the
roadside. Please observe the following rules
to minimise the risk of injury:
● Stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible.
Park it
at a safe distance from surrounding
traffic to fill the tyre.
● Ensure the ground on which you park is flat
and solid.
● Al

l passengers and particularly children
must
keep a safe distance from the work area.
● Turn on the hazard warning lights to warn
other roa
d users.
● Use the tyre mobility system only if you are
famili
ar with the necessary procedures. Oth-
erwise, you should seek professional assis-
tance.
● The tyre mobility set is intended for tempo-
rary
emergency use only until you can reach
the nearest specialised workshop.
● Replace the repaired tyre with the tyre mo-
bility
set as soon as possible.86

Driver assistance systems
Brake assist system
The br ak
e a
ssist system can reduce the re-
quired braking distance. The braking force is
automatically boosted if you press the brake
pedal quickly in an emergency. You must
keep pressing the brake pedal until the dan-
ger has passed.
Traction control system (ASR)
In the event of wheelspin, the traction control
system reduces the engine torque to match
the amount of grip available. This helps the
car to start moving, accelerate or climb a gra-
dient.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
When the EDL detects wheelspin, it brakes
the spinning wheel and directs the power to
the other driven wheel. This function is active
up to approximately 100 km/h.
To prevent the disc brake of the braked wheel
from overheating, the EDL cuts out automati-
cally if subjected to excessive loads. The ve-
hicle can still be driven. The EDL will switch
on again automatically when the brake has
cooled down.
Tractor-trailer sway mitigation*
If the vehicle is pulling a trailer, it will control
the following: Tractor-trailers tend to sway.
When the swaying of the trailer is felt by the
vehicle and detected by the ESC, it will auto- matically brake the towing vehicle within the
limits of the sy
stem and mitigate the sway.
Tractor-trailer sway mitigation is not available
in all countries.
Electronic torque management (XDS)
When taking a curve, the driveshaft differen-
tial mechanism allows the outer wheel to turn
at a higher speed than the inner wheel. In
this way, the wheel that is turning faster (out-
er wheel) receives less drive torque than the
inner wheel. This may mean that in certain
situations the torque delivered to the inner
wheel is too high, causing the wheels to
spin. On the other hand, the outer wheel is
receiving a lower drive torque than it could
transmit. This causes an overall loss of lateral
grip on the front axle, resulting in understeer
or “lengthening” of the trajectory.
The XDS system can detect and correct this
effect via the sensors and signals of the ESC.
Via the ESC, the XDS will brake the inside
wheel and counter the excess driving torque
of that wheel. This means that the driver's
desired trajectory is much more precise.
The XDS system works in combination with
the ESC and is always active, even when ASR
traction control is disconnected, or the ESC in
Sport mode or disconnected. Multi-collision brake
In an accident, the mu
lti-collision brake can
help the driver by braking to avoid the risk of
skidding during the accident, which could
lead to further collisions.
The multi-collision brake works for front, side
or rear accidents, when the airbag control
unit records its activation level and the acci-
dent takes place at a speed of over 10 km/h
(6 mph). The ESC automatically brakes the
vehicle, as long as the accident has not dam-
aged the ESC, the brake hydraulics or the on-
board network.
The following actions control automatic brak-
ing during the accident:
● When the driver presses the accelerator,
the automatic
braking does not take place.
● When the braking pressure through press-
ing the brak
e pedal is greater than the sys-
tem’s braking pressure the vehicle will brake
automatically.
● Multi-collision braking will not be available
if ESC
is malfunctioning. WARNING
● The ESC, ABS, ASR, EDL, el ectr

onic self-
locking differential or selective torque control
systems cannot exceed the limits imposed by
the laws of physics. Always bear this in mind, » 179
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Index
Cornering lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
131
C orr
ect position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Correct sitting position front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
rear seat passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 185 operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
warning and indication lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
D Dangers in not using the seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Dash panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Data sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Deactivating the front passenger front airbag . . . 18
Deactivation of front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Detachable ball Assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Checking attachment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Placing in standby position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 224
standby position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Diesel Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Direction of rotation tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 105
Display of traffic signs on the instrument panel activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
deactivate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Disposal Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Distance control
see Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Door cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Door handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Door release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Doors Childproof locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Drink holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driver see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 67, 68, 69
Driver information system CD/radio indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
engine oil temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Operation with the windscreen wiper lever . . . 31
Driving Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220, 225, 227, 267
With a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Driving abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Driving profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Dynamic headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
E
E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 110 Economical
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
EDL see Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Efficiency programme additional electrical appliances . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Electrical accessories see Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Electrical socket trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 124 convenience opening and closing . . . . . . . . . 125
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Electronic torque management (XDS) . . . . . . . . . 179
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
automatic gearbox backup programme . . . . . 174
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Manual unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
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