
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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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

Transport and practical equipment
Net bag* Fig. 151
In the luggage compartment: net bag
hook ed up at fl oor l
ev
el (Leon Sportourer ST
model). Fig. 152
In the luggage compartment: rings 1and hooks
2 for securing the net bag (Leon
Sport our
er S T model). The luggage compartment prevents light
luggage fr
om mo
ving. The net bag has a zip
and can be used t o st
or
e small objects. The net bag can be hooked up to the lug-
gage compartment in different ways.
Hooking the net bag into the luggage
compar
tment floor
If necessary, the front eyes must be unfolded
first

Operation
Bag hooks Fig. 153
In the luggage compartment: bag
hooks (L eon model). Fig. 154
In the luggage compartment: bag
hooks (L eon Sport
ourer S
T model). There may be hooks for hanging bags on
both sides of the luggage compartment

Operation
Securing the crossbars and the
r oof carrier syst
emFig. 161
Leon: attachment points for the roof
r ailings f or the r
oof carrier syst em.Fig. 162
Leon Sportourer ST: attachment
points f or the roof r
ailings f or the r
oof carrier
system. The crossbars are the basis of a series of
special r
oof carrier syst
ems. For saf
et
y rea-
sons, special fixtures must be used to safely
transport luggage, bicycles, skis, surf boards or boats on the roof. Suitable accessories
can be acquired at SEAT dealerships.
Always secur
e the crossbars and the roof
carrier system properly. Always take the as-
sembly instructions that come with the cross-
bars and the roof carrier system in question
into account.
LEON model
The front and rear attachment points 1 and
2 are only visible when the doors are open

Operating modes
Function button: function
Other DAB announcements : DAB announcements
(news, sports information, weather , w
arnings,
etc.) are played while the DAB Radio mode is ac-
tive.
DAB - DAB station tracking : Automatic station track-
ing within the DAB frequency range is active
.
Automatic DAB - FM switching : Switching to the FM
frequency band is permitted for aut omatic st
a-
tion tracking.
Switch to a similar station : This allows service pro-
viders to indicate alternativ e st
ations with similar
content. b) a)
This depends on the country and unit in question.
b) Only available for the model: Navi System Plus Media
Intr oduction Fig. 201
Related video Audio or image sources containing files in dif-
f
er
ent media ar e kno
wn as “
media sources”.
These audio files can be played through the
corresponding players or the infotainment
system