2019 Seat Leon towing

Table of Contents
Table of Contents Gener al vie
ws of the v ehicl
e
. . . . . . . . 7
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Overview (left hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Overview (right hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
11
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Correct sitting position of vehicle occu-
pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 12
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The whys and wherefores of seat belts . . . . . 15
How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . 18
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Operation of the airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tyre repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
38
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 46
Jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Tow start and towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 54
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Instruments and warning/control
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 68
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Using the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

87
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Easy Connect system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Multifunction steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Set of vehicle keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 109
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 111
Window controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 116
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 118
Vehicle lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 126
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Windscreen wiper and rear window wiper
systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 127
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 130
Sun pr

otection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Adjusting seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 133
Headrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 134
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 136
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . 138
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Net partition* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 147
Roof carrier* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 149 Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Power sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Safety warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Overview of the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
General instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Voice control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Full Link* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 179
SEAT Media Control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
WLAN access point* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 189
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . 197
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 214
Navigation in Offroad mode* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Vehicle Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 233
Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 244
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246Start and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-
box* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 255
Gear-change recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . .

262
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 263
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Table of Contents
SEAT Driving modes (SEAT Drive Pro-
fil e)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . .
264
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 266
Driv er assist
ance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Emergency brake assistance system (Front
Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 272
ACC - Adaptive Cruise Control* . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Lane Assist* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 284
Traffic Jam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Stabilisation and brake assistance sys-
tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 296
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 299
Help with parking and manoeuvring

. . . . . 300
Parking aid parking and manoeuvring
(ParkPilot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
300
Parking Syst

em Plus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Reverse Assist (Rear View Camera)* . . . . . . . 305
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Retrofitting a towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 322
Fuel types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
324
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Rear towline anchorage Fig. 49
On the right side of the rear bumper:
r emo v
e the co v
er. Fig. 50
Right side of the rear bumper: towline
anchor age in position. The housing of the screw towing eye is on the
right side of the r
ear bumper behind a lid

Operation
Road signs detection system* 1)Fig. 78
On the instrument panel display: ex-
ampl es of speed limits or o v
ert aking pr
ohibi-
tions with their respective additional signs. The traffic sign detection system records the
st
andar
d traffic signs in fr
ont of the v

ehicle
with a camera located on the base of the in-
terior mirror and provides information about
speed limits and overtaking prohibitions. Within its limitations, the system also displays
additional signals, such as time-specific pro-
hibitions, signs for vehicl

es towing trailers

Braking and parking
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
When the EDL det ects wheel
spin, it brak
es
the spinning wheel and dir
ects the power to
the other driven wheel. This function is active
up to approximately 100 km/h (62 mph).
To prevent the disc brake of the braked wheel
from overheating, the EDL cuts out automati-
cally if subjected to excessive loads. The ve-
hicle can still be driven. The EDL will switch on
again automatically when the brake has
cooled down.
Tractor-trailer sway mitigation*
If the vehicle is pulling a trailer, it will control
the following: tractor-trailers tend to sway.
When the swaying of the trailer is felt by the
vehicle and detected by the ESC, it will auto-
matically brake the towing vehicle within the
limits of the system and mitigate the sway.
Tractor-trailer sway mitigation is not available
in all countries

Driving
Towing bracket device*
T r
ail er mode
Intr oduction Take into account country-specific regula-
tions about driving with a trailer and the use
of a to wing br
acket.
The vehicle has been developed primarily for
carrying people, although it can also be used
to tow a trailer if fitted with the corresponding
technical equipment. This additional load has
an effect on the useful life, fuel consumption
and vehicle performance and in some cases
can reduce the service intervals.
Driving with a trailer requires more force from
the vehicle, and thus more concentration
from the driver.
In winter, winter tyres should be fitted on both
the vehicle and the trailer.
Maximum vertical load technically permit-
ted on the coupling device
The maximum technically permitted vertical
load of the trailer

Towing bracket device*
WARNING
Driving with a trailer and transporting
heavy or large objects can aff ect driving
pr
operties and even cause an accident.

Towing bracket device*
Pin Meaning
12 Unassigned
13 Earth for pin 9 Power socket for trailer
The vehicle is fitted with a 13-pol
e po
wer
socket for the connection between the trailer
and the vehicle. With the engine running,
electrical devices on the trailer receive power
from the electrical connection (pin 9 and pin
10 of the trailer power socket).
If the system detects that a trailer has been
connected, the consumers on the trailer will
receive electricity through this connection
(pins 9 and 10). Pin 9 has a permanent live.
This powers, for example, the trailer