2018 Seat Leon Driving

Driving
WARNING
You should switch on the ESC Sport mode
only if the traffic conditions and your driv-
ing abilit y all
ow you to do so safely: risk of
skidding!

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clutch and the gearbox, even if the clutch
pedal r emains depr
essed

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depressed before moving the selector lever
either in or out of position P .
R

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Selector lever lock Fig. 258
Selector lever lock. The selector lever lock prevents gears from
being engaged inadv
ert
ently, so that the v
e-
hicle is not set in motion unintentionally.
The selector lever lock is released as follows:

Driving
Engaging gears with the tiptronic
mode* Fig. 259
Centre console: changing gear with
tiptr onic Fig. 260
Steering wheel: automatic gearbox
l e v
ers The tiptronic gives the driver the option to
change gears manually. Changing gear manually with the selector
l
e
v

er
It is possible to change to tiptronic mode,
both when the vehicle is stopped and while
driving.

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the selector lever to the desired position, for
inst ance
D

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Kick-down feature The kick-down feature allows maximum ac-
celer
ation t
o be reached.
When the accelerator pedal is pressed right
down past the point of resistance at full throt-
tle, the gearbox will shift down to a lower
gear, depending on road speed and engine
speed. The upshift to the next higher gear is
delayed until the engine reaches maximum
rpm. WARNING
Please note that if the road surface is slip-
pery or wet, the kick -do

wn feature could
cause the driving wheels to spin, which
could result in skidding. Launch control program
 Valid f
or vehicles: with Launch-Control/6-
Speed DSG with diesel engines superior t
o 125
kW and petrol engines superior to 140 kW.
The Launch control programme enables
maximum acceleration. Condition: the engine must have reached op-
erating t
emper

ature and the steering wheel
must not be turned.
The engine speed for launch-control is differ-
ent on petrol and diesel engines. To use the
launch-control you must disconnect the anti-
slip regulation (ASR) through the Easy Con-
nect system menu

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case, the programme could be disabled for
sev
er
al minutes. The programme can be
used again after the cooling phase.