2017 Seat Leon Sportstourer park assist

Driver assistance systems
If the parking aid is switched off using the 
b utt
on, the f
ollowing actions must be carried
out in order for it to automatically switch on:
● Switch off the ignition and switch it on
again.
● OR: ac

celerate above 10 km/h (6 mph) be-
for
e reducing speed below this number
again.
● OR: place the selector lever in position P
and then mov
e it from this position.
● OR: switch on and off the automatic activa-
tion in the Ea
sy Connect system menu.
The automatic activation with parking aid
miniature indication can be switched on and
off from the Easy Connect system menu
›››  page 33:
● Switch the ignition on.
● Select:  button and function button
SETTINGS > Parking and manoeu-
vring .
● Select the Automatic activation op-
tion. When the f
u

nction button check box is
activated , the function is on.
If the system has been activated automatical-
ly, an audible sound warning will only be giv-
en when obstacles in front are at a distance
of less than 50 cm. CAUTION
The automatic connection of the Parking Aid
only w

orks when you are driving slowly. If
driving style is not adapted to the circum-
stances, an accident and serious injury or
damage may be caused. Segments of the visual indication
Fig. 228
Parking Aid display on the Easy Con-
nect sy
s

tem screen. The distance of separation from the obstacle
c
an be e
s

timated using the segments around
the vehicle.
The optical indication of the segments works
as follows:
a white segment is dis-
played when the obstacle is not within
the vehicle's trajectory or the direction
of travel is in the opposite direction to
its location.
White segments: obstacles located in the
vehicl

e's trajectory and which are more
than 30 cm away from the vehicle are
displayed in yellow.
obstacles that are less than
30 cm away from the vehicle are dis-
played in red.
Moreover, with the SEAT Media System
Plus/Navi System radios, a yellow trail indi-
cates the vehicle's expected journey based
on the steering wheel angle.
Whenever the obstacle is located in the vehi-
cle’s direction of travel, the corresponding
audible warning will sound.
As the vehicle approaches an obstacle, the
segments are displayed closer to the vehicle.
When the penultimate segment is displayed,
this means that the vehicle has reached the
collision zone. In the collision zone, the ob-
stacles are represented in red, including
those out of the path. Do not continue to
move forward (or backward) ››› in General
inf orm
ation on p

age 237, ››› in General in-
f orm
ation on p
age 237 !
Adjusting the display and audible
warning
s The settings for the display and audible
w
arnin g

s are controlled via the Easy Con-
nect*. »
Yellow segments:
Red segments:
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Safety

Driver assistance systems
the 
 button and the
S
ET
TINGS and
P ark
and m
anoeuvre function buttons.
●  on
– permits
the u
se of the braking
while manoeuvring function.
●  off – does not
permit the use of the
braking while manoeuvring function.
Temporary suppression of emergency brak-
ing
● When the function is deactivated with the
Brak in

g while manoeuvring button that appears
on the P ark
in
g System screen of the Easy
Connect system.
● Whenever any of the car doors, rear lid or
bonnet are opened.
R

ear Assist “Rear View Cam-
era”*
Rel

ated video Fig. 229
Safety Operating and safety warnings
WARNING
● The Re ar As

sist does not make it possible
to precisely calculate the distance from ob-
stacles (people, vehicles, etc.) and nor can it
overcome the system's own limits, hence us-
ing it may cause serious accidents and inju-
ries if used negligently or without due care.
The driver should be aware of his/her sur-
roundings at all times to ensure safe driving.
● The camera lens expands and distorts the
field of
vision and displays the objects on the
screen in a different, vague manner. The per-
ception of distances is also distorted by this
effect.
● Due to the screen resolution or insufficient
light condition
s, some items may be dis-
played in an unsatisfactory manner or not at
all. Take special care with thin posts, fences,
railings or trees that might not be displayed
on screen and could damage the vehicle.
● The rear assist has blind spots where it is
not pos
sible to represent people or objects
(small children, animals and certain objects
cannot be detected in its field of vision). Mon-
itor the vehicle's surrounding area at all
times.
● Keep the camera lens clean, free of ice and
snow
, and do not cover it.
● The system is not a replacement for driver
awar
eness. Supervise the parking operation
at all times, as well as the vehicle's surround-
ing area. Adapt your speed and driving style at all times to suit visibility, weather, road
and traffic
c

onditions.
● Do not be distracted from the traffic by
looking at
the screen.
● The images on the rear assist screen are
only tw
o-dimensional. Due to a lack of spatial
depth, protruding parts or holes in the road,
for example, are more difficult to detect or
may not be seen at all.
● Vehicle load modifies the representation of
the orientation lines
displayed. The width
represented by the lines diminishes with ve-
hicle load. Pay special attention to the vehi-
cle's surroundings when the inside of the ve-
hicle of the luggage compartment is carrying
a heavy load.
● In the following situations, the objects or
other vehic
les shown in the navigation sys-
tem display appear to be further away or
closer than they really are: Pay special atten-
tion:
– On moving from a horizontal plane to a
slope.
– On moving from a slope to a horizontal
plane.
– If the vehicle is heavily loaded at the
rear.
– When the vehicle approaches objects
that are not on the ground surface or are
jutting out from it. These objects may al-
so be outside the camera's angle of vi-
sion when reversing. » 243
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Safety

Operation
Note
● It i s
important to take great care and pay
special attention if you are not yet familiar
with the system.
● Rear assist will not be available if the vehi-
cle's
rear lid is open. Instructions for use
Fig. 230
On the rear bumper: location of the
r e
ar a

ssist camera. A camera on the rear bumper aids the driver
durin
g r
ev

erse parking or manoeuvring
››› Fig. 230. The camera image is viewed to-
gether with orientation lines projected by the
system on the Easy Connect system screen.
The bottom of the screen displays part of the
bumper corresponding to the number plate
area that will be used as reference by the
driver. Rear assist settings
Rear a

ssist offers the user the possibility to
change the image's brightness, contrast and
colour settings.
To change these settings:
● Park the vehicle in a safe place.
● Apply the parking brake.
● Switch the ignition on.
● If necessary, switch on the Easy Connect
syst
em.
● Engage reverse gear or turn the selector
lever t
o position R.
● Press the  function b
utton displayed on
the right of the image.
● Make the desired adjustments on the menu
by pr
essing the –/+ function buttons or by
moving the corresponding scroll button.
Necessary conditions for parking and ma-
noeuvring with the rear assist
The system should not be used in the follow-
ing cases:
● If the image displayed is not very reliable or
is di
storted, for example low visibility or dirty
lens.
● If the area behind the vehicle is not dis-
pla
yed very clearly or is incomplete.
● If the vehicle is heavily loaded at the rear. ●
If the pos
ition and installation angle of the
camera have been changed, e.g. after a rear-
end collision. Have the system checked by a
specialised workshop.
Familiarising yourself with the system
To familiarise yourself with the system, the
orientation lines and their function, SEAT rec-
ommends practising parking and manoeu-
vring with the rear assist in a place without
too much traffic or in a car park when there
are good weather and visibility conditions.
Cleaning the camera lens
Keep the camera lens clean and clear of snow
and ice:
● Moisten the lens using a normal alcohol-
based gl
ass cleaning product and clean the
lens with a dry cloth.
● Remove snow using a small brush.
● Use de-icing spray to remove any ice. CAUTION
● Never u se abr

asive cleaning products to
clean the camera lens.
● Do not use hot or warm water to remove ice
or snow fr
om the camera lens. Doing so could
damage the camera. 244

Driver assistance systems
Parking and manoeuvring with the
r e
ar a
ssist Fig. 231
Display on the Easy Connect system
s c
r

een: orientation lines. Switching the system on and off
●
The rear assist will switch on when the igni-
tion i s
on or the en

gine running, on engaging
reverse gear (manual gearbox) or on chang-
ing the selector lever to the R position (auto-
matic gearbox).
● The system switches off 8 seconds after
diseng
aging reverse gear (manual gearbox)
or removing the selector lever from the R po-
sition (automatic gearbox). The system will
also disconnect immediately after the igni-
tion is switched off. ●
The camera w
ill stop transmitting images
above the speed of 15 km/h (9 mph) with re-
verse engaged.
In combination with the Parking System Plus
››› page 237, the camera image will cease to
be transmitted immediately when reverse
gear is disengaged or when the selector lever
is moved from the R position, and the optical
information provided by the Parking Aid sys-
tem will be displayed.
Also in combination with the system, the rear
assist image can also be concealed:
● By pressing one of the Infotainment system
button
s on the display.
● OR: By pressing the miniature vehicle that
appe
ars on the left of the screen (which
switches to the full-screen mode of the Park-
ing System Plus's optical system).
If you wish to display the rear assist image
again:
● Disengage reverse, or change the selector
lever's
position, engage reverse again or
move the selector lever to position R.
● OR: Press the RVC fu
nction button1)Meaning of the orientation lines
›››
Fig. 231
Side lines: extension of the vehicle (the
approximate width of the vehicle plus the
rear view mirrors) on the road surface.
End of the side lines: the area marked in
green ends approximately 2 m behind
the vehicle on the road surface.
Intermediate line: indicates a distance of
approximately 1 m behind the vehicle on
the road surface.
Red horizontal line: indicates a safe dis-
tance of approximately 40 cm at the rear
of the vehicle on the road surface.
Parking manoeuvre
● Place the vehicle in front of the parking
spac
e and engage reverse gear (manual
gearbox) or move the selector to the R posi-
tion (automatic gearbox).
● Reverse slowly, and turn the steering wheel
so that the s
ide orientation lines lead to-
wards the parking space.
● Guide the vehicle into the parking space so
that the s
ide orientation lines run parallel to
it. 1
2
3
4
1)
WARNING: the RVC function b
utton will only be ac-
tivated and available when the reverse gear is en-
gaged or the selector lever is set to position R.
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Emergencies
Safety

Index
Index
A
A C
C
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 256
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 function for preventing overtaking in an insidelane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
special driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
warning and control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Adaptive Cruise Control deactivating temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Additional consumers (efficiency program) . . . . . 43
Adjusting front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Adjusting the head restraints front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Adjustment CAR menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 85 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 deactivation of front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
desc
ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 87
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 88
knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 87
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 87
Air conditioning Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 173
heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
manual air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
user instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Alcantara: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Anchoring the front tow line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Anti-locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Anti-puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 95
Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 95 check after 10 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Anti-puncture set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 133 trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow pro-tection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . . 15, 125, 131
Anti-tow protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Aspects to note before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
ASR see Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Assistance systems ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Auto Hold function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 emergency brake assist (Front Assist) . . . . . . . 210
fatigue detection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237, 238
traffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
traffic sign detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
tyre monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Audible warning signal control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
unfastened safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Auto Hold function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Automatic car washes switching the Auto Hold function off . . . . . . . . 209
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
emergency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
manual release of the selector lever . . . . . . . . . 50
safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
steering wheel with gear shift paddles . . . . . . 193
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 193
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
B Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
315

Index
Belt tensioners contr
o
l lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Belt tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Bench seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 270 opening the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Brake emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
moving off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
new brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
C Camera cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
cleanliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
natural gas tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
windscreen washer water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Car-care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
CD-ROM player (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Central locking adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
emergency
locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Keyless Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Panoramic sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . 137
remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cetane number (diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
number plate light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
rear bulb in the side panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
rear bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 subsequent work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Changing gear engaging gears (manual gearbox) . . . . . . . . . 190
Changing main headlight turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Changing settings CAR menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Changing the blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Changing the main beam headlight bulb main beam headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Changing the main headlight bulb day light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
dipped headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Checking levels engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Childproof locks electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 92
cate gorisation into groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 91
securing with seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 29
Top Tether System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257 alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Easy Connect control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
exhaust pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
fabrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260, 261
radio screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
trims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
washing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Clutch (warning lamp) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Connectivity Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 119 adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
applying the brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
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Index
Driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Driv in
g pr
ofile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
DSG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Duplicate keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Dust and pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Dynamic lights range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
E E10 see Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 120
Efficiency program additional consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
saving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Electrical accessories see Power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Electrical socket trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 136 convenience opening and closing . . . . . . . . . 137
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Electronic differential lock control . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Electronic torque management (XDS) . . . . . . . . . 187
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
automatic gearbox emergency program . . . . . 197
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
manual u
nlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Emergency braking assistance system indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Emergency operation front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Emission control system catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Engine assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
starting up (driver messages with the mechan- ical contact) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
switching off (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Engine and ignition
automatic ignition switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
My Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
preheating the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
starting the engine with Press & Drive . . . . . . 181
stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 270 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 277
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 275
closing the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 274
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 272, 273
opening the bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . 61, 276
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Engine fault control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 272 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 274
checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 272
temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
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Environment ec o
logic
al driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Environmental tips filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 256
ESC electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Multi-collision Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Exhaust pipe: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Extending the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Exterior lighting changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Exterior mirrors adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Exterior rear-view mirrors adjusting the exterior rear-view mirrors . . . . . 151
exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 8
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
F Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Fatigue detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Filling the fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Fluid level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Fog light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
snow c hains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 87
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Front Assist indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Front passenger front airbag control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Front seat manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fuel consumption engine cut-off due to inertia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
why does fuel consumption increase? . . . . . . 203
Fuel tank cap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Full-LED Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Function Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Function Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 101 fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 G
Gear-c
hange indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Gearbox DSG see Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
manual gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Gear engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Gear shift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . 193
General instrument panel control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
H Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
see also Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 145
Head-on collisions and their laws of physics . . . . 82
Head-protection airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Headlights changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 319