bulb Seat Leon 5D 2010 User Guide

If and when
262
– Remove the loops ⇒page 261, fig. 165 in the direction of
the arrow and remove the cover.
– Remove the connector ⇒page 261, fig. 166 from the bulb.
– Unclip the retainer spring ⇒page 261, fig. 166 pressing
inwards to the right.
– Remove the bulb and fit the replacement so that the rim of the attachment plate is on the reflector cut-out.Main beam headlights
– Raise the bonnet
– Remove the cover ⇒fig. 167 by pulling on this.
– Remove the connector ⇒fig. 168 from the bulb.
–Press the spring ⇒fig. 168 inwards and to the right.
– Extract the bulb and fit the replacement so that it sits correctly into the cut-out on the reflector.
– Installation is done in the reverse order.
A1
A2A3
Fig. 167 Main beam
headlights
Fig. 168 Main beam
headlights
AC
A1
A2
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Safety First
Operating Instructions
Practical Tips
Technical Specifications
Side lights– Raise the bonnet.
– Remove the cover ⇒fig. 169 by pulling on this. – Extract the bulb holder
⇒fig. 170 outwards.
– Replace the bulb by pulling it out and inserting the replacement.
– Installation is done in the reverse order.
Ta i l l i g h t s•On the body
- Turn signal, side and brake light•On the tailgate
- Left side: side and fog lights.
- Right side: side and reverse.Turn signal, side and brake lights on the body
Fig. 169 Side lightsFig. 170 Side lights
AD
A1
Fig. 171 Turn signal, side
and brake lights on the
bodywork
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If and when
264
– Press on the side pin outwards and take out the bulb holder.
– Remove the blown bulb and change it for a new one.
– To refit follow the steps in reverse order, taking special care when fitting the bulb holder.Side light, fog light and reverse light on the tailgate
–Open the tailgate.
– Use a screwdriver to remove the cover ⇒fig. 172 .
– Take the bulbholder out pressi ng on the securing pins and
extract it outwards ⇒fig. 173 .
– Replace the faulty bulb, rotating it to the left and outwards.
– Installation is done in the reverse order.
Fig. 172 Lights on the
tailgate
Fig. 173 Removing the
bulb holder
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Safety First
Operating Instructions
Practical Tips
Technical Specifications
Side turn signals– Press the turn signal on one of its sides to take it out.
– Remove the bulb holder from the turn signal.
– Remove the faulty bulb and replace with a new one.
– Insert the bulb holder in the turn signal guide until it clicks into
place.
– First place the turn signal in the opening in the bodywork, fixing the tabs ⇒ fig. 174, arrow .
– Insert the turn signal as shown by the arrow ⇒fig. 174 .
Luggage compartment lights– Remove the bulb by pressing on the inside edge of this -arrow-
using the flat side of a screwdriver ⇒fig. 175 .
Fig. 174 Side turn signal
A1
A2
Fig. 175 Luggage
compartment lightFig. 176 Luggage
compartment light
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If and when
266
– Press the bulb sideways and remove it from its housing ⇒page 265, fig. 176.
– Installation is done in the reverse order.Registration light
– To remove the light cover, unscrew the bolts ⇒fig. 177.
– Remove the bulb, moving it in the direction of the arrow and outwards ⇒fig. 178 .
– Installation is done in the reverse order.Glove compartment lamp*– Insert screwdriver above, between the light and the glove compartment.
– Carefully remove the light Next lift the light out sideways.
–Replace the bulb.
– Insert the light on the connector side, first underneath then push at the top until it clicks into place.
Fig. 177 Number plate
light
Fig. 178 Number plate
light
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Safety First
Operating Instructions
Practical Tips
Technical Specifications
Sun visor light– Carefully remove the lamp, using the flat side of the screwdriver,
as shown in the figure ⇒fig. 180 . – Remove the bulb, moving it in the direction of the arrow and
outwards ⇒fig. 180 .
– Installation is done in the reverse order.
Jump-startingJump leads
The jump lead must have a su fficient wire cross section.If the engine fails to start because of a discharged battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of another vehicle to start the engine.
Jump leads
Jump leads must comply with standard DIN 72553 (see manufacturer’s docu-
mentation). The wire cross section must be at least 25 mm
2 for petrol engines
and at least 35 mm
2 for diesel engines.
Note
•The vehicles must not touch each other, otherwise electricity could flow as
soon as the positive terminals are connected.•The discharged battery must be properly connected to the vehicle elec-
trical system.
Fig. 179 Removing sun
visor lightFig. 180 Removing sun
visor light
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Index297
Index
AABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Acoustic signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Acoustic warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Adaptive headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Adjusting the seat belt height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
AFS (cornering lights) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Air conditioner General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Air conditioner automatic mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Air conditioner* 2C-Climatronic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Air conditioning* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Air recirculation mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Manual air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Alarm system Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Alternator
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Anti-theft alarm Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Aquaplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Ashtray* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Aspects to take into account before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Automatic anti-dazzle interior mirror* Activating the anti-dazzle function . . . . . . 132
Deactivating anti-dazzle function . . . . . . . . 132
Automatic car wash tunnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Automatic gearbox Kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Automatic gearbox / DSG automatic gearbox . 171
Automatic lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Automatic windscreen wiper/washer . . . . . . . . 127
Auxiliary audio connection: AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . 144
BBall coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Battery
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Biodiesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Brake pedal warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185, 193
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Braking distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Bulb changes General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Bulb defect warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 162
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298CCar care
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Automatic locking system for involuntary unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Automatic speed dependent locking and un- locking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Emergency unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Selective unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Unlocking system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Central locking button Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Centre console with drink holder . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cetane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Changing gear See Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Changing gear in tiptronic mode . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Changing the bulbs Main headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Changing the main headlight bulbs dipped beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Turn signal bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Changing the tail light bulbs
Side light, fog light and tail light on the tailgate264
Changing the tail lights Luggage compartment lights . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Turn signal, side and brake lights on the body263
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Checking battery electrolyte level . . . . . . . . . . 235
Checking engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Categorisation in groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Groups 0 and 0+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Child seats ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
on the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cigarette lighter* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Cleaning alloy wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cleaning chrome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cleaning engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Cleaning steel wheel rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cleaning windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Climatic* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Climatronic
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cloth seat covers cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Clothes hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Coming/leaving home function . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Compartment for on-board documentation . . 141
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Control lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Controls Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Convenience closing Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Convenience opening Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228, 229 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Coolant loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Coolant temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Correct adjustment of front seat head restraints . . 13
Correct adjustment of rear seat head restraints In-use and non-use positions . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Headlights
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Headlight washer system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Heated front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Heated rear window 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
High pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Hill-start aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
How to jump start description . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Hydraulic Brake Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185IIdentification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Identification plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Information in the multifunction display Memory displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Information messages in the display . . . . . . . . . 66
Instrument and switch lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Instrument panel menus Configuration menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Example of menu use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Lights and visibility menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Vehicle status menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
JJump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267KKeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105LLeather cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Load compartment in the luggage compartment See Loading the luggage compartment . . . . 16
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 16
Locker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
LPG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 166, 216
LPG system Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Filler neck adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Level indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
See also Loading the luggage compartment 16
MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117, 124
Main beam headlights
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Main headlight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Maintenance Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Manual mode 2C-Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
MEDIA-IN connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
MFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Mirrors Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Mobile phones and two-way radios . . . . . . . . . 213
Multifunction display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63NNumber of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
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