2017 Seat Leon 5D light

Frequently Asked Ques-
tion
sBefore driving
How do you adjust the seat?
››› page 19
How do you adjust the steering wheel? ››› page 21
How do you adjust the exterior mirrors? ››› page 21
How do you turn on the exterior lights? ››› page 30
How does the automatic gearbox selector lever work?
››› page 50
How do you refuel? ››› page 58
How do you activate the windscreen wipers and wind-
screen washer system? ››› page 32
Emergency situations
A warning lamp lights up or flashes. What does this
mean? ››› page 47
How do you open the bonnet? ››› page 17
How do you perform a jump start? ››› page 70
Where is the vehicle tool kit located? ››› page 66
How do you repair a tyre with the anti-puncture kit?
››› page 65
How do you change a wheel? ››› page 66
How do you change a fuse? ››› page 63
How do you change a light? ››› page 64
How do you tow a vehicle? ››› page 69
Useful tips
How do you set the time? ››› page 115
When should the vehicle inspection should be per-
formed? ››› page 44
What functions do the buttons/thumbwheels on the
steering wheel perform? ››› page 121
How do you remove the luggage compartment cover?
››› page 169
How do you drive in an economical and environmental-
ly-friendly way? ››› page 200
How do you check and top up the engine oil?
››› page 59
How do you check and top up the engine coolant?
››› page 60
How do you top up the windscreen washer fluid?
››› page 61
How do you check and top up the brake fluid?
››› page 61
How do you check and adjust tyre pressure values?
››› page 280
Vehicle washing tips ››› page 257
Functions of interest
Easy Connect, CAR menu ››› page 33
How does the START-STOP system work? ››› page 205
What parking assistants are available? ››› page 237
How does the rear assist work? ››› page 243
How does the adaptive cruise control work?
››› page 214
How can the SEAT driving mode be adjusted?
››› page 230
How does the lane departure warning system work?
››› page 224
How does tyre pressure monitoring work? ››› page 284
How do you open the vehicle without a key (Keyless Ac-
cess)? ››› page 129
Interior lighting and ambient light ››› page 147

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The e s
senti
als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driver-side general instrument panel (left-
hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9
Driver-side general instrument panel (right-
hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Passenger-side general instrument panel (left-
hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12
Passenger-side general instrument panel
(right-hand driv
e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Driver information System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Status display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fluid Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 69 How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Correct position of the vehicle occupants . . . . 75
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Why wear a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 83
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Safety instructions about airbags . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Description and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Vehicle tool kit, anti-puncture kit* . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Manual unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . . . 97
Towing or tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Change the front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Changing incandescent rear light bulbs . . . . . . 107
Side turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . 114
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Introduction to the Easy Connect system* . . . . 120
System settings (CAR)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Communications and multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Steering wheel controls* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Mirr

or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 152
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 157
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
5

The essentials
● Pu
sh the loc
k and release it from the an-
choring support.

››› in Safety instructions on page 92 Starting the vehicle
Ignition lock Fig. 35
Ignition key positions. 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. Depending on the country, in
vehicles with an automatic gearbox and with-
out the electronic brake, to remove the key
the gear lever must be in the P position. Ifnecessary, press the locking key on the selec-
tor lev

er and release 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 2 position.
●
Switch ignition off. Turn the key to the 1 position.
●
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 179
››› page 178 Lights and visibility
Light sw
it

ch Fig. 36
Dash panel: light control. ●
Turn the switch to the required position
› ›
›

Fig. 36. 30

The essentialsSym-
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 running
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 140
››› page 140 Turn signal and main beam lever
Fig. 37
Turn signal and main beam lever. 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 141
››› page 141 1
2
3
4 Hazard warning lights
Fig. 38
Dash panel: switch for hazard warn-
in g lights. 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 145
››› page 145 31

The essentials
Interior lights Fig. 39
Detail of headliner: front interior light-
in g.KnobFunction 
Switches interior lights off.

Switches interior lights on.
Central position
or
a)
Door contact switch-on.
The interior lights come on automati-
cally when the vehicle is unlocked, a
door is opened or the key is removed
from the ignition.
The light goes off a few seconds af-
ter all the doors are closed, the vehi-
cle is locked or the ignition is switch-
ed on.
KnobFunction 
Turning the reading light on and off
a)
Depending on version.
››› page 147 Windscreen wipers and window wiper
bl
a

de Fig. 40
Operating the windscreen wiper and
r e
ar w

iper.
More the lever to the required position:
0 Windscreen wiper off.
More the lever to the required position:
1 
Windscreen wipers interval wipe.
Using the control
››› Fig. 40 A adjust the
interval (vehicles without rain sensor), or
the sensitivity of the rain sensor.
2 Slow wipe.
3
Continuous wipe.
4
Short wipe. Brief press, short clean. Hold
the lever down for more time to increase
the wipe frequency.
5

Automatic wipe. The windscreen washer
function is activated by pushing the lever
forwards, and simultaneously the wind-
screen wipers start.
6
Interval wipe for rear window. The wiper
will wipe the window approximately every
six seconds.
7
The rear window wash function is activa-
ted by pressing the lever, and the rear
wiper starts simultaneously.

›››
page 148
››› page 72 32

The essentialsMenuSubmenuPossible settingDescription
Lights
Light assistDynamic Light Assist, Light Assist, motorway function, turning-on time, headlamp
range adjustment, automatic lights when raining, one-touch signalling, travel mode.›››
page 140
Vehicle interior lightingBrightness of instrument panel and controls››› page 147
Coming Home/Leaving Home functionSwitch-on time of the “Coming home” and “Leaving home” functions››› page 143
››› page 144
Driver assistance
ACC (adaptive cruise control)Activation and deactivation: default distance level, driving profiles.››› page 214
Front Assist (emergency brake as-
sist system)Activation and deactivation: Front Assist, advance warning, distance warning display››› page 210
Lane Assist (system warning you if
you leave the lane)Activation and deactivation of lane departure warning, adaptive lane guidance››› page 224
Detection of traffic signsDisplay on the instrument panel, activation and deactivation of the speed warning››› page 233
TrailerTrailer recognition (display of traffic signs for vehicles with trailer), use to calculate
the route, maximum speed for trailer››› page 246
Fatigue detectionActivation and deactivation››› page 236
Parking and ma-
noeuvring
ParkPilotAutomatic activation, front volume, front sound treble, rear volume, rear sound tre-
ble, adjust Infotainment volume››› page 237
Auto HoldSwitching on and off when starting off››› page 208
Electric parking brakeSwitching on and off automatically››› page 183
Braking while manoeuvring functionSwitching on and off››› page 242
Displaying the parking spaceSwitching on and off
Ambient lighting–Switching on and off, selecting brightness, colour, area or total››› page 147 34

The essentialsMenuSubmenuPossible settingDescription
Mirrors and wind-
screen wipersMirrorsSynchronised regulation, lower the rear-view mirror when reversing, fold in after park-
ing, rear-view mirror heating, dim in the dark››› page 21,
››› page 151
Windscreen wipersActivate and deactivate automatic windscreen wipers in case of rain, wipe when re-
versing››› page 32
Opening and clos-
ing
Electric windows controlConvenience opening, automatic closure in case of rain, automatic closure with cen-
tral locking››› page 137
Central locking systemUnlocking doors, automatic lock/unlock when driving, “Easy Open” audible confir-
mation, “Easy Entry” convenient entry function, automatic opening of the rear lid, in-
terior monitoring››› page 125
Instrument panel–
Current consumption, average consumption, volume to refuel, convenience consum-
ers, ECO Advice, travelling time, distance travelled, average speed, digital speed dis-
play, speed warning, oil temperature, coolant temperature, reset data “when setting
off”, reset data for “total calculation”, traffic signal detection
››› page 36
Date and time–Time source, time, select time zone, time format, date, date format–
Units–Distance, speed, temperature, volume, fuel consumption, GNC consumption, electric
consumption, pressure–
Service–Chassis number, date of next SEAT service inspection, date of next oil change service››› page 44
Factory settings
AllRestore all settings–
IndividualLights, driver assistance, parking and manoeuvring, background lighting, rear view
mirrors and windscreen wipers, opening and closing, instrument panel– 
››› in CAR menu on page 120
35

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 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 driver assistance sys-
tems* Fig. 45
On the turn signal and main beam
he a
dlight

lever: button for the driver 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 205.
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 36. A mark indi-
cates that driver assistance system is switch-
ed on.
Selection menu
MenuFunction
Driving
dataInformation and possible configura-
tions of the multifunction display (MFD)
››› page 38.
Assist
systemsInformation and possible configura-
tions of the driver assistance systems
››› page 40.
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