Seat Leon 2018 Repair Manual

The essentials
Tow-starting If the engine will not start, first try starting it
using the battery of another v
ehicl
e

The essentials
Connect the other end of the black
jump
l ead X to a solid metal component bol-
t ed t
o the engine bl
ock or to the engine
block itself of the vehicle with the flat
battery. Do not connect it to a point near
the battery A .
P osition the l
eads in such a w

ay that
they cannot come into contact with any
moving parts in the engine compart-
ment.
Starting Start the engine of the vehicle with the
boosting battery and let it run at idling
speed.
Start the engine of the vehicle with the
flat battery and wait for 2 or 3 minutes
until the engine is running.
Removing the jump leads Before you remove the jump leads,
switch off the dipped beam headlights if
they are switched on.
Turn on the heater blower and heated
rear window in the vehicle with the flat
battery. This helps minimise voltage
peaks which are generated when the
leads are disconnected.
When the engine is running, disconnect
the leads in reverse order to the details
given above.
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11.
Make sure the battery clamps have sufficient
metal-t

o-metal contact with the battery ter-
minals.
If the engine fails to start after about 10 sec-
onds, switch off the starter and try again after
about 1 minute. WARNING

The essentials
Changing the wiper blades Windscr een wipers service posi-
tion Fig. 84
Wipers in service position. The wiper arms can be raised when the wip-
ers ar
e in service position

The essentials

Safe driving
Safety
Saf e driving
Advice about driving Saf et
y first! WARNING

Safety

Safe driving

Safety

Safe driving

Safety
Correct adjustment of rear head
r estr
aints Fig. 90
Head restraints in the correct position. Fig. 91
Head restraint position warning label. Properly adjusted head restraints are an im-
port
ant part of the passenger pr
ot
ection and
can reduce the risk of injuries in most acci-
dent situations Rear head restraints