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ontrol lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 109
adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
applying the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198, 208
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
audible warning signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
cruise control system (CCS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
engine pre-heating/fault system . . . . . . . . . . . 190
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
for seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42
instrument panel display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Warning symbols see Warning and control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Wheel changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Wheel balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283 anti-theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
caps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
loosening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Wheel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271, 283
chain s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 59
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
new wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
wheel cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Wheel spanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Windows electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 127
removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Windscreen and rear window wiper blades . . . . . 87 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Windscreen washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 139
Windscreen washer water capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Windscreen wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
window wiper lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper sys- tems
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
headlight washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
lifting the wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
service position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Winter conditions
batter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
defrosting the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Winter operation headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
heated windscreen washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
salt on the roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
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XDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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About this manual
This manual contains a description of the
equipment supplied with the vehicle at the
time this manual was published. Some of the
units described herein will not be available
until a later date or are only available in cer -
tain markets.
Because this is a general manual for the LEON
range, some of the equipment and functions
that are described in this manual are not in-
cluded in all types or variants of the model;
they may vary or be modi ed depending on
the technical requirements and on the mar -
ket; this is in no way deceptive advertising.
The illustrations are intended as a general
guide and may vary from the equipment tted
in your vehicle in some details.
The steering indications (left, right, forward,
reverse) appearing in this manual refer to the
normal driving movements of the vehicle ex -
cept when otherwise indicated.
The audiovisual material only is intended to
help users to understand certain car function -
alities better. It does not replace the instruc -
tion manual. Please use the instruction manu-
al to obtain more comprehensive information
and indications.
The equipment marked with an aster -
isk* is tted as standard only in certain
versions, and is only supplied as op -
tional extras for some versions, or are
only offered in certain countries.
® All registered marks are indicated with
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WARNING
Texts preceded by this symbol contain infor -
mation on safety. They warn you about possi -
ble dangers of accident or injury.
CAUTION
Texts with this symbol draw your attention to
potential sources of damage to your vehicle.
For the sake of the environment
Texts preceded by this symbol contain rele-
vant information concerning environmental
protection.
Note
Texts preceded by this symbol contain additio -
nal information.
This manual is divided into six large parts,
which are:
1. The essentials
2. Safety
3. Emergencies
4. Operation
5. Tips
6. Technical data
At the end of this manual, there is a detailed
alphabetical index that will help you quickly
nd the information you require.