Driving Seat Leon 2018 User Guide

Operation
Setting 1
All seats occupied, luggage compart-
ment empty
Setting 2 All seats occupied, luggage compart
-
ment full. With tr ail
er and minimum
drawbar load.
Setting 3 Driver only, luggage compartment full
Driving with trail
er and minimum
dr

awbar load. Dynamic headlight range control
The control is not mount
ed in v

ehicles with
dynamic headlight range control. The head-
light range is automatically adjusted accord-
ing to the vehicle load status when they are
switched on. WARNING
Heavy objects in the vehicle may mean
that the headlights dazzle and distr act oth-
er driv

ers. This could result in a serious ac-
cident.

Start and driving
Driving
St ar
t and driving
St
arting and stopping the
engine
Switching the ignition on and start-
ing the engine with the key Fig. 251
Ignition key positions. Read the additional information carefully

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Ignition is switched on
This driv er message is displ
ayed and a buz
-
zer is sounded when the driver door is
opened with the ignition switched on. WARNING

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(e.g. the electric windows), which could
cause injuries.
CAUTION
If the engine has been running under high
l oad f or a l
ong time, there is a risk of heat
building up in the engine compartment af-
ter it has been switched off; this could
cause engine damage. For this reason, you
should idle the engine for approximately 2
minutes before you switch it off. Note

Driving
of the steering column

Start and driving
Step
Starting the engine with the start-
er button

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Wet roads or road salt
In cert ain sit
uations (f
or example, on driving
through flooded areas, in severe downpours
or after washing the vehicle) the braking ac-
tion could be delayed if the discs and pads
are damp, or frozen in winter. In this case the
brakes should be “dried” by pressing the
brake pedal several times.
At high speed and with the windscreen wipers
activated, the brake pads will briefly touch
the brake discs. This takes place, although
unnoticeable to the driver, at regular intervals
to improve the response time of the brakes
when they are wet.
The effectiveness of the brakes can also be
temporarily reduced if the vehicle is driven for
some distance without using the brakes when
there is a lot of salt on the road in winter. The
layer of salt that accumulates on the discs
and pads can be removed by gently apply-
ing the brakes a few times.
Corrosion
There may be a tendency for corrosion to
form on the discs and dirt to build up on the
brake pads if the vehicle is used infrequently
or the brakes are not used very often.
If the brakes are not used frequently, or if rust
has formed on the disks, it is advisable to
clean off the pads and disks by braking firmly
a few times at a moderately high speed

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Control lamps 
It lights up red
Brake fluid level too low

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pulling up the 