fuel consumption Seat Leon 2020 Owner's manual

Start and driving
Description Depending on the equipment fitted in the ve-
hicl
e
, SEAT Drive Profile can operate on the
following functions:
Engine
Depending on the profile selected, the engine
responds more quickly or smoothly to the ac-
celerator being pressed. When the Eco pro-
file is selected, the Start-stop function is acti-
vated.
In vehicles with automatic transmission, the
gear change timing is changed to put the
changes at higher or lower revolutions. The
Eco profile activates the Inertia function,
thereby reducing consumption. The rest of
the driving profiles will activate the inertia use
function when the selector lever is not in the S
position, depending on how the accelerator
pedal is released ››› page 234
. When the ve-
hicle is turned on again, the function is activa-
ted by default to reduce consumption.
With manual transmission, the Eco profile
changes the gear change recommendations
to facilitate more efficient driving.
Dynamic chassis control (DCC)*
The DCC continuously adapts the damping
of the suspension system to the characteris-
tics of the road surface and the driving situa-
tion (speed, acceleration and steering wheel angle) according to the selected driving pro-
fil
e

. The vehicle's dynamic behaviour is also
adapted to improve grip on curves and turn-
ing capacity. Within the Individual profile you
can also adjust the DCC level in a custom-
ised manner.
In the event of a fault in the DCC, the follow-
ing message is displayed on the instrument
screen Fault: shock absorber regula-
tion
Steering
The power steering varies its driving modes
and adapts to the profile selected, thus offer-
ing the best behaviour for each situation.
Air conditioning
The Climatronic can operate in Eco mode
with particularly limited consumption.
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)*
Depending on the driving profile, the perform-
ance of the ACC varies, to allow more sporty
acceleration and braking or a more respect-
ful fuel consumption.
PreCrash system
The PreCrash system adapts according to
the selected configuration. The Sport driving
profile has specific settings to adapt to driv-
ing characteristics ››› page 24
. Setting the driving profile There are several ways to select a driving
pr
ofil

e using the infotainment system:

Start and driving
For the sake of the environment
If the engine is run in gently, the life of the
engine will be incr eased and the engine oil
consumption r
educed.Economical and environmentally
friendly driving
Fuel consumption, environmental pollution
and w
ear t

o the engine, brakes and tyres all
depend largely on driving style. Consumption
can be reduced between 10-15% with an effi-
cient driving type. The following section gives
you some tips on lessening the impact on the
environment and reducing your operating
costs at the same time.
Active cylinder management (ACT®)*
Depending on vehicle equipment, the active
cylinder management (ACT®) may deacti-
vate some of the engine cylinders if the driv-
ing situation does not require too much pow-
er. The number of active cylinders can be
seen on the instrument panel display.
››› page 72.
Foresight when driving
If you think ahead when driving, you will need
to brake less and thus accelerate less. Take
advantage of the inertia of the vehicle when-
ever possible, with a gear engaged. This takes advantage of the engine braking effect,
r
educing w

ear on the brakes and tyres. Emis-
sions and fuel consumption will drop to zero.
Changing gear to save energy
An effective way of saving is to change in ad-
vance to a higher gear.
Manual transmission: shift up from first to
second gear as soon as possible. Choosing
the right gear enables fuel savings. Select the
highest possible gear appropriate for the
driving situation (the engine should continue
functioning with cyclical regularity).
Automatic transmission: accelerate gradu-
ally and without reaching the “kick-down”
position.
Avoid driving at high speed
Avoid travelling at your vehicle’s top speed,
whenever possible. Fuel consumption, emis-
sion of harmful gases and noise pollution
multiply as speed is increased. Driving at
moderate speeds will help to save fuel.
Reduce idling time
In vehicles with the Start-Stop system idling is
automatically reduced. In vehicles without
the Start-Stop system it is worth switching off
the engine, for example, at level crossings
and at traffic lights that remain red for long
periods of time. When an engine has reached
operating temperature, and depending on the cylinder capacity, keeping it switched off
for a minimum of about 5 seconds alr
eady
saves more than the amount of fuel necessa-
ry for restarting.
The engine takes a long time to warm up
when it is idling. Mechanical wear and pollu-
tant emissions are also especially high during
this initial warm-up phase. It is therefore best
to drive off immediately after starting the en-
gine. Avoid running the engine at high speed.
Regular maintenance
Regular servicing helps in saving fuel even
before the engine is started. A well-serviced
engine gives you the benefit of improved fuel
efficiency as well as maximum reliability and
an enhanced resale value. A badly serviced
engine can consume up to 10% more fuel
than necessary.
Avoid short journeys
The engine and catalytic converter need to
reach their optimal operating temperature
in order to minimise fuel consumption and
emissions.
A cold engine consumes a disproportionate
amount of fuel. The engine reaches its work-
ing temperature after about four kilometres
(2.5 miles), when fuel consumption will return
to a normal level. »
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Driving
Check tyre pressure
Al w
ays make sure the tyres are inflated to the
correct pressures ››› page 348
to save fuel. If
the pressure is below half bar, fuel consump-
tion may increase by 5%. Due to the greater
rolling resistance, under-inflation also increa-
ses tyre wear and impairs handling.
Do not use winter tyres all year round as
they increase fuel consumption by up to 10%.
Avoid carrying unnecessary loads
Given that every kilo of extra weight will in-
crease the fuel consumption, it is advisable
make sure that no unnecessary loads are be-
ing transported.
Since the luggage rack increases the aero-
dynamic drag of the vehicle, you should re-
move it when not needed. At speeds of
100-120 km/h (62-75 mph), this will save 12%
of fuel.
Save electrical energy
The engine drives the alternator, thereby
generating electricity. This implies that any
increase in power consumption also increa-
ses fuel consumption! For this reason, switch
off any unneeded electrical devices. Devices
that use a lot of electricity includes the blow-
er at a high setting, the rear window heating
or the seat heating*. Plug-in hybrid drive: brak
e early and evenly
to take advantage of energy recovery. Note

Driving
Towing bracket device*
T r
ailer mode
Introduction Take into account country-specific regula-
tions about driving with a tr
ail

er and the use
of a towing bracket.
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 technical permitted vertical
load of the trailer's towing bracket on the
hook of the tow-bar is 80 kg.
Vehicles with the Start-Stop system
If the vehicle has a factory-fitted towing
bracket or one that is retrofitted by SEAT, the Start-Stop system operates as normal. No
special char
act

eristics need to be taken into
account.
If the system does not recognise the trailer or
the trailer bracket has not been retrofitted by
SEAT, the Start-Stop system must be discon-
nected by pressing the corresponding button
in the lower part of the centre console before
driving with the trailer, and it should remain
off for the rest of the journey ››› .
V ehicl

es with driving profile selection
If you are going to be towing a trailer, the use
of the Eco driving profile is not recommen-
ded. You are advised to select another of the
available driving profiles before beginning to
drive with a trailer.
Trailer weight/drawbar load
Never exceed the authorised trailer weight. If
you do not load the trailer up to the maximum
permitted trailer weight, you can then climb
correspondingly steeper slopes.
The maximum trailer weights listed are only
applicable for altitudes up to 1000 m above
sea level. Since higher altitude decreases en-
gine performance and the ability to climb
slopes, the tow load decreases proportional-
ly. The weight of the vehicle and trailer com-
bination must be reduced by 10% for every
1000 m of altitude. When possible, operate
the trailer with the maximum authorised drawbar load on the ball joint of the to

wing
bracket, but do not exceed the specified lim-
it. WARNING
Never use the trailer to transport people,
since it w oul

d put their life in danger and is
also prohibited. WARNING
Undue use of the towing bracket may
cause injury and accidents.

Checking and refilling levels

Flashes
Fault in the diesel engine management.
Hav e the engine check
ed as soon as possible by a
specialised workshop. Note
While the control lamps , ;,  or  are
on, ther
e might be faults in the engine, fuel
consumption may go up and the engine
might lose power. Catalytic converter
To maintain the useful life of the catalytic
conv
er

ter

Wheels
design of summer tyres (width, rubber com-
pound, tr ead patt
ern) gives less grip on ice
and snow. This applies particularly to vehicles
equipped with wide section tyres or with
high speed tyres (code letters H, V or Y on
the sidewall).
Only use winter tyres of the correct type ap-
proved for your vehicle. The sizes of these
tyres are specified in the vehicle's documents
(e.g. EC Certificate of Conformity or COC 1)
).
The vehicle documentation varies depending
on the country of residence.
Winter tyres lose a great deal of their proper-
ties when the tread is worn down to a depth
of 4 mm.
The performance of winter tyres is also se-
verely impaired by ageing, even if the tread is
still much deeper than 4 mm.
A code letter indicating the speed limit is
stamped on all winter tyres ››› page 346
.
Vehicles capable of exceeding these speeds
must have an appropriate sticker attached
so that it is visible to the driver. Suitable stick-
ers are available from the SEAT Official Serv-
ice and specialised workshop. Please note
the regulations to this effect in your country.
“All-weather” tyres can also be used instead
of winter tyres. Using winter tyres with V-rating
Please not
e that the generally applicable
240 km/h (149 mph) speed for winter tyres
with the letter V is subject to technical re-
strictions; the maximum permissible speed
for your vehicle may be significantly lower.
The maximum speed limit for these tyres de-
pends directly on the maximum axle weights
for your car and on the listed weight rating of
the tyres being used.
It is best to contact a SEAT Official Service to
check the maximum speed which is permissi-
ble for the V-rated tyres fitted on your car on
the basis of this information. WARNING
Exceeding the maximum speed permitted
f or the wint

er tyres fitted on your car can
cause tyre failure, resulting in a loss of con-
trol of the vehicle – risk of accident. For the sake of the environment
When winter is over, change back to sum-
mer t yr

es at an appropriate moment. In
temperatures above +7°C (+45°F), perform-
ance will be improved if summer tyres are
used. Fuel consumption, wear and noises
while driving will all be reduced. Snow chains
Snow chains must only be fitted t
o the fr
ont
wheels, even on vehicles with four-wheel
drive.

Index
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
r equir
ements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Applications (apps) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Aspects to think about before starting the ve- hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Assistance systems adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
assisted parting system (Park Assist) . . . . . . 282
Auto Hold function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
door opening warning (Exit Assist) . . . . . . . . . 271
driver alert system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
driving assist (Travel Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
emergency braking (Front Assist) . . . . . . . . . 249
front camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
front radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
general notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Lane Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
lane departure warning (Side Assist) . . . . . . 267
parking aid Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
PreCrash system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
proactive speed adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
rear camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
rear cross traffic alert (RCTA) . . . . . . . . . 267, 270
rear parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
rear radar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
road sign detection system messages . . . . . . 78
safety advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
system limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Tyre pressure monitor indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Tyre pressure monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
ultrasound sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
244
Assisted start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Audible warning control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
unbuckled seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Auto Hold Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 disconnecting the Auto Hold function . . . . . . 277
Automatic dipped beam headlight control . . . 121
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
downhill assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
launch-control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
operating fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
parking lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
steering wheel with shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . 231
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229, 231
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Auxiliary heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
activate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
electricity consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
radio-operated remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 remote control range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
special charact
eristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166, 168
usage instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Average fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
B Backrest of the rear seat folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
raise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 154
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 change on the remote control (independ-ent heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Battery Manager Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Before starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Belt tightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Bicycle carrier fitting onto the coverable tow hook . . . . . . . 305
max. load rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Biodiesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Blown bulbs change a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Bluetooth® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328, 331
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
braking assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
emergency brake function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
new brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Braking assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
382

Index
Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 aut omatic connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
276
automatic disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
emergency brake function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Electronic self-locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
emergency vehicle towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
replace a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 connecting and disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
see also Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Emergency brake function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Emergency braking assist system . . . . . . . . . . . 242 activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
dodge assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
pedestrian and cyclist recognition . . . . . . . . 250
status display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
temporarily deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
turn assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Emergency call service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Emergency l
ocking of the front passenger
door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Emergency opening driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Emergency operation front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Emissions control system AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Engine assisted start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
start (driver instructions with the mechani- cal contact) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Engine and ignition automatic ignition disconnection . . . . . . . . . . 218
emergency start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
My Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
preheat the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
starting the engine with Press & Drive . . . . . 220
switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328, 331 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334, 336
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
window w
asher tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 check the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
G12evo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
G12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
G13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Engine failure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Engine oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331, 334
checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
maintenance frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
refill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Engine oil pressure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Engine specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Environment ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Environmental tip refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
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Equipment tel
ephone interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
ESC electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . 279
multi-collision brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Exhaust gases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .326
Exit Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
Exterior lighting change a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Exterior mirrors driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
External antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
external audio sources adapting the playback volume . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
F Fabrics: clean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Factors that have a negative influence on safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Filling capacities AdBlue tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
window washer tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
window washer water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Fog lights with cornering light function . . . . . . . 124 Four-wheel drive
to wing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Frequency bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Front Assist see Emergency braking assist system . . . . . 249
Fuel diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Fuel consumption inertia disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
why does consumption increase? . . . . . . . . . 326
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Fuel tank cap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Fuel tank flap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Full-LED headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Full Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
colour coded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 62
preparations for replacing fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
recognise blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
replace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 G
Gear-change r
ecommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Gearbox DSG see Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Gear change manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Gear indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
H Handbrake see Electronic parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Hangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Head-on collisions and the laws of physics . . . 20
Headlights trips abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Headrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135, 136
High-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Warning lettering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
High-voltage battery charging cable . . . . . . . . 317
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Hybrid drive E-Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Hybrid mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
switching on the drive system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
system power indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
vehicle sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
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Identification of fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Identifying letters on engine (LDM) . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 anti-tr ap function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
119
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Sunshade blind anti-trap function (glass roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Switching off telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
telephone interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
T TCS see Traction control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
load on the roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
vehicle dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
vertical load on the tow hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Telephone contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
favourites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
pairing a mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
send messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
speed dial buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
to call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Telephone interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 places with risk of explosion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Temperature indicator exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Time adjust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 82Tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . 229, 231
To change the batt
ery
of the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 40, 41
Top Tether System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 40, 41
Torque wheel nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Touch screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 177
Touch zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Towable loads loading the trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Tow cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300, 301
Tow hook control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
unlocking electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Towing device fitting a bicycle carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
fitting later . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
tow hook with electric unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 304
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 58 automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 58
four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
front towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 58
rear towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 58
tow bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
towing cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
towing prohibited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
with towing device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Traction control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Traffic information (TP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Traffic programme
see Tr affic information (TP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 adjusting the headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
hitching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
LED tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300, 301
loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293, 295
power socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
retrofitting a towing bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
stabilisation of the towing vehicle and trail- er combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300, 301
technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
towable loads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
towing cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300, 301
trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
unlocking the tow hook electrically . . . . . . . 304
vertical load on the tow hitch . . . . . . . . 298, 302
Trailer mode see Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Transportation of children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Trapdoor for transporting long objects . . . . . . 148
Travel Assist see Driving Assist (Travel Assist) . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Trips abroad headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Turning off the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Turning on the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
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