2016 Seat Leon 5D battery replacement

Advice
WARNING
● When rep airin
g or working on the electrical
system, proceed as follows:
–1. Remove the key from the ignition. The
negative cable on the battery must be
disconnected.
– 2. When the repair is finished, reconnect
the negative pole of the battery.
● Switch off all electrical devices before re-
connecting the b
attery. Reconnect first the
positive cable and then the negative cable.
Never reverse the polarity of the connections.
This could cause an electrical fire.
● Ensure that the vent hose is always connec-
ted to the b
attery.
● Never use damaged batteries. This could
cause an e
xplosion! Replace a damaged bat-
tery immediately. CAUTION
● Never di s

connect the battery if the ignition
is switched on or if the engine is running.
This could damage the electrical system or
electronic components. Charging the battery
Terminals for charging the battery are fitted
in the en
gine comp

artment. –
Note the warnin
gs ››› in Important safety
w arnin
g
s for handling a vehicle battery on
page 270 and ››› .
– Switch off all electrical devices. Remove the
ignition k ey
.
– R

aise the bonnet ›››
page 263.
– Open the battery cover.
– Connect the charger clamps as described
to the po

sitive pole of the battery (+) and
exclusively to an earth on the bodywork
(–).
– Only use a charger which is compatible for
use with 12

V nominal voltage batteries.
The charge must not exceed a voltage of 15
V.
– Now connect the battery charger to the
power soc

ket and switch on.
– After charging the battery: switch off the
batter

y charger and disconnect the power
socket cable.
– Finally disconnect the charger cables from
the batter

y.
– Replace the battery cover correctly.
– Close the bonnet ›››
page 263.
Important: Before you charge the battery
make sure you read the manufacturer's in-
structions for using the battery charger. WARNING
Never charge a battery that has frozen: re-
pl ac

e battery! Failure to do so may lead to an
explosion. Note
Use only the terminals in the engine compart-
ment t o c

harge the battery. Replacing the battery
The new battery should have the same speci-
fic
ation
s

(amperage, load and voltage) as the
used battery.
Your vehicle is equipped with an intelligent
power management system to control the
distribution of electrical energy ›››
page 255.
The power management function ensures
that the battery is charged much more effi-
ciently than on vehicles without a power
management system. To maintain this func-
tion after replacing the battery, we recom-
mend that the replacement battery used is of
the same make and type as the original fitted
battery. To make proper use of the power
management function after the battery has
been changed, have the battery coded to the
power management mode at a specialised
workshop.
270

Index
Radio display: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
R a
dio tr
ansmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 control of the function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rear headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Rear Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Rear bulbs in the side panel disassembling the rear light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 12 see also Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Rear light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear lights changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear lights in the rear lid disassembling the bulb holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Rear lights on the side panel summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear seat folding down and raising the backrest . . . . . . 146
Rear seat backrest folding down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
folding down and lifting the backrest . . . . . . . 147
lifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Rear seat passengers see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 66, 67, 68
Rear shelf storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 154
Rear View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Rear view mirrors adjusting the exterior rear view mirrors . . . . . 142 Rear vision mirror
interior anti-dazz le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Refuelling fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
gas gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
opening fuel tank flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Remote control key unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Removing and installing head restraints . . . . . . 144
Repair work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Replacing the battery of the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Reset the trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Retractable rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 105
Reverse gear (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Rims changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Roll-back function panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Roof luggage rack attach the cross bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Running-in new engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Running in new brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
new tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 S
Safe drivin
g safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Safelock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 see also Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . 116
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
deactivating the front passenger airbag . . . . . . 17
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Safety information knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety instructions head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 83
Safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Safety notes seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Saving fuel inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Saving tips (efficiency programme) . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Seat electric seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Seat belt position for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 74
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
protective function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 76
315