2018 Seat Leon gearbox

Table of Contents
Table of Contents The essential s
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
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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* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
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264Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Auto Hold Function* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Emergency braking assistance system
(Front Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
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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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Self-help
CAUTION
If there is no oil in the gearbox or no lubri-
cant in the automatic tr ansmission the car
may only be t
owed with the driven wheels
lifted clear of the road, or transported on a
special car transporter or trailer. CAUTION
Do not tow a vehicle for more than 50 m in
attempt t o st

art it. There is risk of damage
to the catalytic converter. Note

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

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.

Driving
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

Start and driving
Gear-change recommenda-
tion Choosing the ideal gear Fig. 261
Instrument panel: gear-change indi-
cat or (manual gearbo x).While driving, and depending on vehicle
equipment, the instrument panel displ
ay may
sho w a r
ecommendation with the gear num-
ber that would be advisable to save fuel.
In vehicles with an automatic gearbox, the
selector lever must be in the tiptronic position

Start and driving
Since the luggage rack increases the aer o-
dynamic dr ag
of the vehicle, you should re-
move it when not needed. At speeds of
100-120 km/h (62-75 mph), this will save 12%
of fuel.
Save electrical energy
The engine drives the alternator, thereby
generating electricity. This implies that any
increase in power consumption also increa-
ses fuel consumption! For this reason, switch
off any unneeded electrical devices. Devices
that use a lot of electricity includes the blow-
er at a high setting, the rear window heating
or the seat heating*.
Power management
This system helps to ensur
e relia-
ble starting The power management controls the distri-
bution of el
ectrical ener
gy and thus helps t

o
ensure that there is always enough power
available to start the engine.
If a vehicle with a conventional electrical sys-
tem is left parked for a long time, the battery
will gradually lose its charge because certain
electrical devices, such as the electronic
gearbox lock continues to draw current even
when the ignition is off. In some cases there may not be enough power available to start
the engine.
Your v

ehicle is equipped with an intelligent
power management system to control the
distribution of electrical energy. This signifi-
cantly improves reliability when starting the
engine, and also prolongs the useful life of the
battery.
The main functions incorporated in the power
management system are battery diagnosis,
residual current management and dynam-
ic power management.
Battery diagnosis
The battery diagnosis function constantly
registers the condition of the battery. Sensors
detect the battery voltage, battery current
and battery temperature. This enables the
system to calculate the current power level
and charge condition of the battery.
Residual current management
The residual current management reduces
power consumption while the vehicle is
parked. It controls the supply of power to the
various electrical devices while the ignition is
switched off. The system takes the battery di-
agnosis data into consideration.
Depending on the power level of the battery,
switch off the individual electrical devices
one after the other to prevent the battery from losing too much charge and to ensure
that the engine can be started r
eliably.
Dynamic power management
While the vehicle is moving, this function dis-
tributes the available power to the various
electrical devices and systems according to
their requirements. The power management
ensures that on-board systems do not con-
sume more electrical power than the alterna-
tor can supply, and thus maintains the maxi-
mum possible battery power level. Note