2018 Seat Leon Driving

Introduction
Thank you f or your trust choosing a SEAT v
e-
hicl
e.
With your new SEAT, you will be able to enjoy
a vehicle with state-of-the-art technology
and top quality features.
We recommend reading this Instruction Man-
ual carefully to learn more about your vehicle
so you can enjoy all its benefits in your daily
driving.
Information about handling is complemented
with instructions regarding the operation and
maintenance of the vehicle in order to ensure
its safety and maintain its value. Moreover, we
want to give you valuable advice and tips to
drive your vehicle efficiently and respecting
the environment.
We wish you safe and enjoyable motoring.
SEAT, S.A.
WARNING
Read and always observe safety infor-
mation concerning the passenger

Frequently Asked Ques-
tions
Before driving
How do you adjust the seat?

Table of Contents
Table of Contents The essential s
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Driver-side general instrument panel
(left-hand driv
e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Driver-side general instrument panel
(right-hand drive)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Passenger-side general instrument pan-
el (left-hand driv
e) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Passenger-side general instrument pan-
el (right-hand drive)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 22
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 25
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
35
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 42
Fluid level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 51
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 52
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
57 Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 58
How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
63
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Correct position of the vehicle occu-
pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 64
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Why wear a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . 72
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Safety instructions about airbags . . . . . . . . . . 76
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 81
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 83
Manual unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 86
Towing or tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 89
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Change the front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Changing incandescent rear light bulbs . . . . 95 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Instruments and warning/control
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. .
102
Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Using the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Multifunction steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 143
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 151
Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 152
Mirr

or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 154
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 156
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 157
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . 160
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 174
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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Table of Contents
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Overview of the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
General instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Full Link* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 191
SEAT Media Control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
WLAN access point* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 201
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 203
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 212
Navigation in Offroad mode* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Vehicle Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 226
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 233
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235Start and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
bo x* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . .
2
49
Gear-change recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 257
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Engine management and emission control
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 262
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . .

264Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Auto Hold Function* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Emergency braking assistance system
(Front Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 27

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Adaptive Cruise Control ACC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Lane Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Traffic Jam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
SEAT Drive Profile* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Parking aid parking and manoeuvring
(ParkPilot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
292
Parking System Plus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Rear Assist “Rear View Camera”* . . . . . . . . . . 298
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Accessories and modifications to the vehi-
cle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 313
Checking and r

efilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 317
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The essentials
Sym-
bol Ignition switch-
ed off Ignition is
swit
ched on
 F
og lights, dipped
beam and side
lights off. Light off or day-
time driving light
on.
 The “Coming
home” and “Leaving
home” guide lights
may be s
wit

ched
on. Automatic control
of dipped beam
and daytime run-
ning light.
 Side light on.
 Dipped beam head-
light off Dipped beam
s
wit
ched on.  Fog lights:
mo
ve the switch to the first po-
sition, from positions ,  or .

The essentials
the wheel condition and hub mounting surfa-
ces. These surf aces must be cl
ean bef
ore fit-
ting the wheel.
Tyres with compulsory direction of
rotation A directional tread pattern can be identified
by the arro
ws on the side

wall that point in the
direction of rotation. Always observe the di-
rection of rotation indicated when fitting the
wheel to guarantee optimum properties of
this type of tyres with regard to grip, noises,
wear and aquaplaning.
If it is absolutely necessary to fit the spare
tyre* against the direction of rotation, drive
with care as this means the tyre does not of-
fer optimum driving properties. This is of par-
ticular importance when the road surface is
wet.
To return to directional tread tires, replace the
punctured tyre as soon as possible and re-
store the obligatory direction of rotation of all
tyres.
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