2016 Seat Leon 5D belt

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The e s
senti
als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior view (left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 60
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Correct position for passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Seat belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Why wear a seat belt? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 74
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Airbag safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Vehicle tool kit anti-puncture kit* . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Manual unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 87
Towing and tow-starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 88
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Change the front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Changing incandescent rear light bulbs . . . . . . 97
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . 104
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
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* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Mirr

or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 143
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 148
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
box* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
R

un-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Engine management and exhaust gas purifica-
tion syst
em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Auto Hold Function* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adaptive Cruise Control ACC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
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The essentials
››› in Correct adjustment of front head
restraints on page 69
››› page 69, ››› page 144 Adjustment of the seat belt
Fig. 16
Positioning and removing the seat
belt b
uc

kle. Fig. 17
Correct seat belt and head restraint
pos ition

s, viewed from front and the side. To adjust the seat belt around your should-
er
s, a
dju

st the height of the seats.
The shoulder part of the seat belt should be
well centred over it, never over the neck. The
seat belt lies flat and fits comfortably on the
upper part of the body.
The lap part of the seat belt lies across the
pelvis, never across the stomach. The seat
belt lies flat and fits comfortably on the pel-
vis.

››› page 72
››› page 74 Seat belt tensioners
During a collision, the seat belts on the front
seats
ar

e retracted automatically.
The tensioner can be triggered only once.

››› in Service and disposal of belt ten-
sioners on page 76
››› page 75 Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 18
Detail of the driver door: control for
the e xt
erior mirr

or. Adjusting the exterior mirrors: Turn the knob
t
o the c
orr

esponding position:
Turning the knob to the desired posi-
tion, adjust the mirrors on the driver »
L/R 15

The essentials
side (L, left) and the passenger side (R,
right) t o the dir
ection de
sired.
Depending on the equipment fitted on
the vehicle, the mirrors may be heated
according to the outside temperature.
Folding in mirrors.

››› in Adjusting the exterior rear view
mirrors on page 142
››› page 142 Adjusting the steering wheel
Fig. 19
Lever in the lower left side of the
s t
eerin

g column. ●
Adjusting the position of the steering
wheel: P u
l

l the ››› Fig. 19 1 lever down,
mo v
e the s
teering wheel to the desired posi-
tion and lift the lever back up until it locks. 
 
››› in Adjusting the steering wheel po-
sition on page 67 Airbags
Front airb
ags Fig. 20
Driver airbag located in steering
wheel . Fig. 21
Front passenger airbag located in
d ash p

anel. The front airbag for the driver is located in
the s
t
eerin

g wheel ››› Fig. 20 and the airbag
for the front passenger is located in the dash
panel ››› Fig. 21. Airbags are identified by the
word “AIRBAG”.
When the driver and front passenger airbags
are deployed, the covers remain attached to
the steering wheel and dashboard, respec-
tively ››› Fig. 20 ››› Fig. 21.
In conjunction with the seat belts, the front
airbag system gives the front occupants ad-
ditional protection for the head and chest in 16

The essentials
Side airbags* Fig. 25
Side airbag in driver's seat. Fig. 26
Illustration of completely inflated side
airb ag
s
on the left side of the vehicle. The side airbags are located in the backrest
c
u
shion

s of the driver seat ››› Fig. 25 and the
front passenger seat as well as in the back-
rest of the side rear seats*. The locations are
identified by the text “AIRBAG” in the upper
region of the backrests. In conjunction with the seat belts, the side
airbag sys

tem provides additional protection
for the upper body in the event of a severe
side collision ››› in Side airbags* on
p ag
e 78

.
In a side collision, the side airbags reduce
the risk of injury to passengers to the areas
of the body facing the impact. In addition to
their normal function of protecting the occu-
pants in a collision, the front and rear outer
seat belts also hold the passengers in the
event of a side collision; this is how these air-
bags provide maximum protection.

››› page 78 Head-protection airbags*
Fig. 27
Location of head-protection airbags. The head-protection airbags are located on
both s
ide
s

in the interior above the doors
››› Fig. 27 and are identified with the text
“AIRBAG”.
In conjunction with the seat belts, the head-
protection airbag system gives the vehicle
occupants additional protection for the head
and upper body in the event of a severe side
collision ››› in Curtain airbags* on
p ag
e 79

.

››› in Curtain airbags* on page 79 18

The essentials
Securing child seats with the seat belt Fig. 30
On the rear seats: Possible installations
for the c hi
ld seat. Figure
›››
Fig. 30
A shows the basic child re-
s tr
aint

system mounting using lower retain-
ing rings and the upper retaining strap. Fig-
ure ››› Fig. 30 B shows the child restraint
sy s
t

em mounting using the vehicle seat belt.
The seat belt may be used to secure univer-
sal type child seats to the vehicle seats
marked with a U in the table below.
If the front passenger seat lacks a height ad-
justment, child seats cannot be mounted is
this location 1)
.
To correctly use a child seat in the back, the
front backrest must be adjusted so that there is no contact with the child seat in the back
in the case th

at it goes opposite to the direc-
tion of the car. In the case of front facing re-
straint systems, the front backrest must be
adjusted so that there is no contact with the
child's feet.
To adjust the passenger seat to accommo-
date a child's seat and get the seat belt in a
perfect position, adjust the passenger back-
rest as far forward as possible. 1)
.
Starting with Group 0+ child seats should not
be mounted facing backwards in the passen-
ger seat given that due to the size of some of
them, they can be difficult to install. 1)
. 1)
Compliance with current national legislation and
the manuf act

urer's instructions is required when us-
ing or installing child seats. 20

The essentials
Warning lamps On the in s
trument
panelFig. 49
Instrument panel, on dash panel Red warning lamps

Central warning lamp: additional
information on the instrument pan-
el display–

Parking brake on.›››
page
172
››› page
175  
Do not continue driving!
The brake fluid level is too low or
there is a fault in the brake system. 
Lit up or flashing: Do not continue driving!
Fault in the steering.››› page
253 
Driver or passenger has not fas-
tened seat belt.›››
page
71 
Use the foot brake! Yellow warning lamps

Central warning lamp: additional
information on the instrument pan-
el display–
40

The essentials
Front brake pads worn.
›››
page
176 
it lights up:
Fault in the ESC, or dis-
connection caused by the system.
flashes: ESC or ASR activated. 
ASR manually deactivated.
ESC in Sport mode or OFF

ABS faulty or does not work.

Rear fog light switched on.›››
page
131 
lights up or flashes:
fault in the
emission control system.››› page
189 
it lights up:
pre-heating of diesel
engine.
››› page
190
flashes: fault in the diesel engine
management. 
fault in the petrol engine manage-
ment.›››
page
190 
lights up or flashes:
fault in the
steering system.››› page
253 
Tyre pressure too low, or fault in
the tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem.›››
page
275 
Fuel tank almost empty.›››
page
104 
Fault in airbag system and seat
belt tensioners.›››
page
76 
Lane Assist is switched on, but not
active.›››
page
213 Other warning lamps

Left or right turn signal.›››
page
131
Hazard warning lights on.››› page
135 
Trailer turn signals›››
page
234 
it lights up:
Press the foot brake!
flashes: the selector lever locking
button has not engaged.››› page
180 
it lights up:
cruise control activated
or speed limiter switched on and
active.
››› page
195
flashes: the speed set by the
speed limiter has been exceeded. 
green warning lamp: Lane Assist is
switched on and active.›››
page
213 
Main beam on or flasher on.›››
page
131 
Natural gas operating mode›››
page
108 On the instrument panel display
Fig. 50
On the instrument panel display: door
open.  
Do not continue driving!
With the corresponding indica-
tion: door(s), rear lid or bonnet
open or not properly closed.››› page
116
››› page
126
››› page
262 
Ignition:  Do not carry on driv-
ing! Engine coolant level too low,
coolant temperature too high
››› page
266
Flashing: Fault in the engine
coolant system.» 41

Safe driving
Safety
Saf e driv
in
g
Safety first! WARNING
● This m

anual contains important informa-
tion about the operation of the vehicle, both
for the driver and the passengers. The other
sections of the on-board documentation also
contain further information that you should
be aware of for your own safety and for the
safety of your passengers.
● Ensure that the on-board documentation is
kept in the
vehicle at all times. This is espe-
cially important when lending or selling the
vehicle to another person. Advice about driving
B ef
or

e starting every trip For your own safety and the safety of your
p
a
s

sengers, always note the following points
before every trip:
– Make sure that the vehicle's lights and turn
signal

s are working properly.
– Check tyre pressure. –
Ensur
e that all windows provide a clear and
good view of the surroundings.
– Make sure all luggage is secured
›››
page 151.
– Make sure that no objects can interfere
with the pedal

s.
– Adjust front seat, head restraint and mir-
rors

properly according to your size.
– Ensure that the passengers in the rear
seats alw

ays have the head restraints in
the in-use position ››› page 69.
– Instruct passengers to adjust the head re-
straints

according to their height.
– Protect children with appropriate child
seats and pr
operly applied seat belts
››› page 82.
– Assume the correct sitting position. Instruct
your pa

ssengers also to assume a proper
sitting position. ››› page 66.
– Fasten your seat belt securely. Instruct your
pas

sengers also to fasten their seat belts
properly. ››› page 71.
What affects driving safety? As a driver, you are responsible for yourself
and
y
our p

assengers. When your concentra-
tion or driving safety is affected by any cir- cumstance, you endanger yourself as well as
others on the r

oad ››› , for this reason:
– Always pay attention to traffic and do not
g et
di

stracted by passengers or telephone
calls.
– Never drive when your driving ability is im-
paired (e.

g. by medication, alcohol, drugs).
– Observe traffic laws and speed limits.
– Always reduce your speed as appropriate
for ro

ad, traffic and weather conditions.
– When travelling long distances, take
break

s regularly - at least every two hours.
– If possible, avoid driving when you are tired
or stre

ssed. WARNING
When driving safety is impaired during a trip,
the risk of

injury and accidents increases. Safety equipment
Never put your safety or the safety of your
p
a
s

sengers in danger. In the event of an acci-
dent, the safety equipment may reduce the
risk of injury. The following list includes most
of the safety equipment in your SEAT:
● three-point seat belts,
● belt tension limiters for the front and rear
side seats, »
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Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety