2018 Seat Leon automatic transmission

Driving
Foresight when driving
Accel er
ation causes the v
ehicle to consume
more fuel. If you think ahead when driving,
you will need to brake less and thus acceler-
ate less. Wherever possible, let the car roll
slowly to a stop, with a gear engaged (for in-
stance when you can see that the next traffic
lights are red). This takes advantage of the
engine braking effect, reducing wear on the
brakes and tyres. Emissions and fuel con-
sumption will drop to zero due to the overrun
fuel cut-off.
Changing gear to save energy
An effective way of saving is to change in ad-
vance to a higher gear. Running the engine at
high rpm in the lower gears uses an unneces-
sary amount of fuel.
Manual transmission: shift up from first to
second gear as soon as possible. In any case,
we recommend that you change to a higher
gear upon reaching 2,000 rpm. Choosing the
right gear enables fuel savings. Select the
highest possible gear appropriate for the
driving situation (the engine should continue
functioning with cyclical regularity).
Automatic transmission: accelerate gradu-
ally and without reaching the “kick-down”
position. Avoid driving at high speed
Avoid trav
elling at top speed, whenever pos-
sible. Fuel consumption, emission of harmful
gases and noise pollution multiply dispropor-
tionately as speed is increased. Driving at
moderate speeds will help to save fuel.
Reduce idling time
In vehicles with the Start-Stop system idling is
automatically reduced. In vehicles without
the Start-Stop system it is worth switching off
the engine, for example, at level crossings
and at traffic lights that remain red for long
periods of time. When an engine has reached
operating temperature, and depending on
the cylinder capacity, keeping it switched off
for a minimum of about 5 seconds already
saves more than the amount of fuel necessa-
ry for restarting.
The engine takes a long time to warm up
when it is idling. Mechanical wear and pollu-
tant emissions are also especially high during
this initial warm-up phase. It is therefore best
to drive off immediately after starting the en-
gine. Avoid running the engine at high speed.
Regular maintenance
Regular servicing helps in saving fuel even
before the engine is started. A well-serviced
engine gives you the benefit of improved fuel
efficiency as well as maximum reliability and
an enhanced resale value. A badly serviced engine can consume up to 10% more fuel
than necessary.
Avoid short journeys
The engine and cat
alytic converter need to
reach their optimal operating temperature
in order to minimise fuel consumption and
emissions.
A cold engine consumes a disproportionate
amount of fuel. The engine reaches its work-
ing temperature after about four kilometres
(2.5 miles), when fuel consumption will return
to a normal level.
Check tyre pressure
Always make sure the tyres are inflated to the
correct pressures

Driving
Description Depending on the equipment fitted in the ve-
hicle
, SEAT Driv
e Profile can operate on the
following functions:
Engine
Depending on the profile selected, the engine
responds more spontaneously or more in har-
mony with the movements of the accelerator.
Additionally, when Eco mode is selected, the
Start-stop function is automatically activa-
ted.
In vehicles with automatic transmission, the
gear change points are modified to position
them in lower or higher engine speed ranges.
Additionally, the Eco 1)
mode activates the In-
ertia function, enabling consumption to be
further reduced.
In manual gearbox vehicles, Eco 1)
mode cau-
ses the gear change recommendation indi-
cations that appear on the instrument panel
to vary, facilitating more efficient driving.
Dynamic chassis control (DCC)
DCC continuously adapts the shock absorb-
ers to the condition of the road and current driving conditions, according to the pre-set
progr
amme

.
In the event of a fault in the DCC, the follow-
ing message is displayed on the instrument
screen Fault: shock absorber regula-
tion
Address
Power steering becomes more robust in
Sport mode to enable a sportier driving style.
In the Leon Cupra the power steering be-
comes more robust in Cupra mode.
Air conditioning
In vehicles with Climatronic, this can operate
in eco 1)
mode, especially restricting fuel con-
sumption.
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) 2)
The acceleration and braking gradient of the
adaptive cruise control varies according to
the active driving profile

Index
Auto Hold function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Aut o L
ock (centr
al locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Automatic car washes switching the Auto Hold function off . . . . . . . 269
Automatic car wash tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249 downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 252
emergency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
manual release of the selector lever . . . . . . . . 41
safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
steering wheel with gear shift paddles . . . . 252
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249, 252
Automatic transmission control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 233 external audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
B Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 134
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Belt tensioners control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Belt tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 318
Bluetooth

Index
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
unf ast
ened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 73
SEAT Digital Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 information profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 157
SEAT Media Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 data transmission and control functions . . . 199
Seats adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 156
electric seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 20
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 157
rear seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
SEAT Service Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Selective catalytic reduction see Exhaust purification system (diesel) . . . 320
Selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Selector lever (automatic gearbox) malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 251
manual release mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 249
Service conditions of use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
digital maintenance plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
fixed service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
flexible service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
oil change service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 342
Service proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 342
servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 342
sets of services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Service interval indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Service interval
s display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Service Menu identifying letters on the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 108
restart oil service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
restart Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
service interval indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 108
Service warning: check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Set time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 114
Side airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 24
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
33
Sliding panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Smell of gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 319
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 357 four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
119
Special characteristics tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Special features Lowering the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 247
SSD see Jukebox (SSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Stabilisation of the towing vehicle and trailer . 310
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Start-Stop system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
switching off and on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
switch the engine off and on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Start-Stop System
driver instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
l
amps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 265
the engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
the engine starts by itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Steering control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
engaging the steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
power-assisted steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Steering wheel adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 65
gear shift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . 252
Storage area front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 160
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 162 glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 141, 151 roll-back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 151
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Switch-off delay (Infotainment system) . . . . . . 186
Switching off the engine with the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Switching off the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Switching on the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . . 32, 235
382