2019 Seat Leon lock

Opening and closing
Lock the vehicle and activate the “Safe”
securit y syst
em.

Opening and closing
be done each time that the vehicle is locked;
if not, they will be aut omatically s
witched on.
The v ehicl
e interior monitoring and the anti-
tow system should be switched off if animals
are left inside the locked vehicle (otherwise,
their movements will trigger the alarm) or
when, for example, the vehicle is transported
or has to be towed with only one axle on the
ground.
Deactivation through the infotainment
system

Operation
CAUTION
When opening and closing in an emergen-
cy, carefully disassemble components and
then reassembl e them car
efully to avoid
damage to the vehicle. Emergency unlocking or locking of
the driver

Opening and closing
If the central locking system should fail to
w ork at any time
, doors with no l ock cylinder
will hav e t
o be locked separately.
The emergency lock is located on the front of
the front passenger

Opening and closing
Emergency unlocking of the rear lid Fig. 106
Detail of the luggage compartment:
emer gency unl ocking (LEON model). Fig. 107
Detail of the luggage compartment:
emer gency unl
ocking (Leon Sport
our
er ST
model). The rear lid can be unlocked from inside in
the e
v
ent of an emer gency (e
.g. no batt

ery).
There is a groove in the luggage compart-
ment allowing access to the emergency
opening mechanism. Unlocking the rear lid from inside the lug-
gage compartment
Valid for the model: Leon

Driving
Driving
St ar
t and driving
St ar
ting and st
opping the
engine
Ignition lock Fig. 254
Ignition key positions. Key positions

Driving
approximately two minutes in neutral be-
fore swit
ching it off
.Note
After the engine is switched off the radiator
f an may run on for up to 10 minut es, e

ven if
the ignition is switched off. It is also possi-
ble that the fan turns itself on once more if
the coolant temperature increases due to
the heat accumulated in the engine com-
partment or due to its prolonged exposure
to solar radiation. Electronic immobilizer
The electronic immobiliser prevents unau-
thorised persons fr
om driving the v
ehicle
.
Inside the k

ey there is a chip that deactivates
the electronic immobiliser automatically
when the key is inserted into the ignition.
The electronic immobiliser will be activated
again automatically as soon as you pull the
key out of the ignition lock. For vehicles with
the “Keyless Access” system, the key has to
be outside the vehicle.
If the following message is shown on the in-
strument panel display: SAFE , the vehicle
cannot be started.
The engine can only be started using a genu-
ine SEAT key with its correct code. Note
A perfect operation of the vehicle is ensur-
ed if genuine SEAT keys are used. Emergency starting function
Fig. 256
On the right of the steering column:
emer gency st art. If no valid key is detected inside the vehicle,
an emer
gency st
art-up will be r
equir

ed. The
relevant message will appear in the dash
panel display. This may happen when, for ex-
ample, the vehicle key battery is very low:

Driving
Manual release of the selector lev-
er Fig. 262
Gear selector lever: manual release
fr om the parking position. In the event of a power failure when starting
(e
.g. dischar
ged battery), the l
e
ver will remain
locked in position P. To move it to position N to
move the vehicle, there is an emergency re-
lease device under the centre console, on the
right side. Releasing the selector lever re-
quires a certain degree of practical skill.
Removing the cover from the selector lev-
er