engine Seat Leon 5D 2014 Owner's manual

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
The essentials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sitting position for vehicle occupants . . . . . . . 38
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
The reasons why we should wear seat belts . . 43
How to properly adjust your seatbelt . . . . . . . . 46
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Airbag overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Transporting children safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Instruments and warning/control lamps . . . . . 66
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Driving data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Speed warning function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Introduction to the Easy Connect system* . . . . 81
System Settings (CAR)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Windscreen wiper and window wiper systems . 102
Rear vision mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 106
Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . . . . 111
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gearbox* . 132
Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Driver assistance systems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Adaptive Cruise Control ACC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Monitoring system Front Assist* . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Lane Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
SEAT driving modes (SEAT Drive Profile)* . . . . . 169
Tiredness detection (break recommendation)* 172
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Advice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Accessories and modifications to the vehicle . 182
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Vehicle exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Care of the vehicle interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electro-mechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Progressive steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Power Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
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Compact temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Towing and tow-starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 224
Emergency locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . . 227
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Changing bulbs in headlight unit . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Changing bulb for front fog light* . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Changing tail light bulbs (on side panel) . . . . . 237
Changing tail light bulbs (on rear lid) . . . . . . . . 239
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Information on fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Engine specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Filling capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
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Bonnet Fig. 8
See Fig. 3 for positioning Fig. 9
●
Opening the bonnet: Pull the lever under
the dashboard ›››
Fig. 8 1 .
● Lift up the bonnet. Press the release catch
under the bonnet upwards ›››
Fig. 9 2 . The
arrester hook under the bonnet is released. ●
The bonnet can be opened. Release the
bonnet stay and secure it in the fixture de-
signed for this in the bonnet.
››› in Work in the engine compartment
on page 198
››› page 198 Electric windows*
Fig. 10
See Fig. 3 for positioning ●
Opening the window: Press the  button.
● Closing the window: Pull the  button.
Buttons on the driver door Window on the front left door
1 Window on the front right door
Window on the rear left door (only 5-door
vehicles)
Window on the right rear door (only 5-
door vehicles)
Safety switch for deactivating the electric
window buttons on the rear doors (only 5-
door vehicles)

››› in Opening and closing of the elec-
tric windows* on page 91
››› page 90 2
3
4
5
10

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Adjusting the steering wheel Fig. 20
Adjusting the position of the steering wheel:
Pull the
››› Fig. 20 1 lever down, move the
steering wheel to the desired position and lift
the lever back up until it locks.
››› in Adjusting the steering wheel po-
sition on page 39 Starting the vehicle
Ignition lock Fig. 21
See Fig. 3 for positioning Switch ignition on: Place the key in the igni-
tion and start the engine.
Locking and unlocking the steering wheel
● Engaging the steering wheel lock: Remove
the key from the ignition and turn the wheel
until it locks. In vehicles with an automatic
gearbox, the gear lever must be in the P posi-
tion in or der t

o remove the key. If necessary,
press the locking key on the selector lever
and release it again.
● Unlocking the steering wheel: Put the key
into the ignition and turn it at the same time
as the steering wheel in the direction indica-
ted by the arrow. If it is not possible to turn
the steering wheel, it may be because it is
locked. Turning on/switching off the ignition, glow
plugs reheating
●
Switch ignition on: Turn the key to the 2 position.
●
Switch ignition off. Turn the key to the 1 position.
●
Diesel vehicles : The glow plugs reheat
when the ignition i s

switched on
Starting the engine
● Manual gearbox: press the clutch pedal all
the way down and move the gearbox lever in-
to neutral.
● Automatic gearbox: Press the brake pedal
and move the selector lever to the P position
or into
N.
● Turn the key to the 3 position. The key au-
tomatically returns to the 2 position. Do not
press the accelerator.
Start-Stop System*
When you stop and release the clutch pedal,
the Start-Stop system* turns off the engine.
The ignition remains switched on.

››› in Switching on the ignition and
starting the engine with the key on
page 130
››› page 129 14

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Front brake pads worn.
›››
page
143 
it lights up:
Fault in the ESC, or dis-
connection caused by the system.
flashes: ESC or ASR activated. 
ASR manually deactivated.

ABS faulty or does not work.

Rear fog light switched on.›››
page
94 
lights up or flashes:
fault in the
emission control system.– 
it lights up:
pre-ignition of diesel
engine.
››› page
71
flashes: fault in the diesel engine
management. 
fault in the petrol engine manage-
ment.›››
page
71 
lights up or flashes:
fault in the
steering system.››› page
190 
Tyre pressure too low, or fault in
the tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem.›››
page
212 
Fuel tank almost empty.›››
page
66 
Fault in airbag system and seat
belt tensioners.›››
page
48 
Lane Assist is switched on, but not
active.›››
page
166 Other warning lamps

Left or right turn signal.›››
page
94
Hazard warning lights on.››› page
99 
Trailer turn signals›››
page
177 
it lights up:
Press the foot brake!
flashes: the selector lever locking
button has not engaged.››› page
132 
it lights up:
cruise control activated
or speed limiter switched on and
active.
››› page
150
flashes: the speed set by the
speed limiter has been exceeded. 
Lane Assist is switched on and ac-
tive.›››
page
166 
Main beam on or flasher on.›››
page
94 On the instrument panel screen
Fig. 35
See Fig. 3 for positioning   Do not continue driving!
With the corresponding indica-
tion: door(s), rear lid or bonnet
open or not properly closed.››› page
82
››› page
89
››› page
198 
Ignition:  Do not carry on driv-
ing! Engine coolant level too low,
coolant temperature too high
››› page
203
Flashing: Fault in the engine
coolant system.  
Do not continue driving!
Engine oil pressure too low.››› page
200» 23
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Advice
Operation
Safety
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The essentials
Fault in the battery.›››
page
205 
Driving light totally or partially
faulty.›››
page
233
Fault in the cornering light sys-
tem.››› page
94 
Diesel particulate filter blocked›››
page
141 
Level of windscreen washer fluid
too low.›››
page
102 
Flashing: Fault in the oil level de-
tection. Control manually.›››
page
200
Ignition: Insufficient engine oil. 
Fault in the gearbox.›››
page
139 
Light Assist on.›››
page
96 
Immobiliser active.

Service interval display›››
page
80 
Mobile telephone is connected
via Bluetooth to the original tele-
phone device.›››
Book-
let Radio
or
››› Book-
let Navi-
gation
system 
Mobile telephone battery charge
meter. Available only for devices
pre-installed in factory. 
Freezing warning. The outside
temperature is lower than +4°C
(+39°F).›››
page
74 
Start-Stop system activated.›››
page
148 
Start-Stop system unavailable.

Low consumption driving status›››
page
74 On the instrument panel
Fig. 36
See Fig. 3 for positioning 

Front passenger front airbag is
disabled (  
 ).
››› page
48 

The front passenger front airbag
is activated (  
 ).
››› page
48 
››› in Control and warning lamps on
page 71
››› page 71 Gearbox lever
Manual gearbox Fig. 37
The position of the gears is indicated on the
gearbox lever
››› Fig. 37 .
● Pr e

ss the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
● Move the gearbox lever to the required po-
sition.
● Release the clutch. 24

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 Defrost functionThe air drawn in from outside the vehicle is directed at the windscreen and air recirculation is automatically switched off. To defrost the wind-
screen more quickly, the air is dehumidified at temperatures over approximately +3 °C (+38°F) and the fan runs at maximum output.

The air is directed at the chest of driver and passengers by the dash panel air vents.

Air distribution towards the footwell.

Upward air distribution.

Heated rear window: this only works when the engine is running and switches off automatically after a maximum of 10 minutes.

Air recirculation


Seat heating buttons 
Press the button to switch on or off the cooling system.

Press the button to make maximum cooling capacity available. The recirculation of air and the cooling system turn on automatically and air distri-
bution adjusts automatically to the position .

When the warning light for button  lights up, the settings on the driver side also apply to the passenger side. Press the button or the temper-
ature control on the passenger side 
Automatic adjustment of temperature, fan, and air distribution. Press the button: the warning lamp on the button will light up .

Press the configuration button : the air conditioning operation menu will be displayed on the Easy Connect system screen.
Switching offTurn the blower control to the  position or press the  button.

››› in Introduction on page 125
›››
page 124 27
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Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials

The essentials
Air distribution towards the footwell.

Air distribution towards the windscreen and the footwell.

Heated rear window: this only works when the engine is running and switches off automatically after a maximum of 10 minutes.

Air recirculation


Seat heating buttons 
Maximum cooling power. The recirculation of air and the cooling system turn on automatically and air distribution adjusts automatically to the
position 

››› in Introduction on page 125
›››
page 124 How does the heating and the fresh air system work?
Fig. 41
See Fig. 3 for positioning
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Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials

The essentials
To switch a specific function on, press the ap-
propriate button. Press the button again to
switch off the function. The LED on each control lights up to indicate
that the respective function of a control has
been switched on.1TemperatureTurn the control to adjust the temperature. The temperature cannot be lower than that of the exterior air temperature, as this system cannot cool
or dehumidify the air
2FanSetting 0: blower, heating and fresh air systems switched off
Level 6: maximum fan level
3Air distributionRotate the continuous control to direct the airflow to the desired area.
Defrost functionThe airflow is directed at the windscreen.

The air is directed at the chest of driver and passengers by the dash panel air vents.

Distribution of air towards the chest and the footwell area.

Air distribution towards the footwell.

Air distribution towards the windscreen and the footwell.

Heated rear window: this only works when the engine is running and switches off automatically after a maximum of 10 minutes

Air recirculation
››› page 128  
Seat heating buttons

››› in Introduction on page 125
›››
page 124 30

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Level control Fuel Fig. 42
The flap that covers the tank cap is unlocked
and locked automatically using the central
locking.
Opening the fuel tank cap
●
Open the fuel tank flap by pressing on the
left side.
● Unscrew the cap by turning it to the left.
● Place it in the space on the hinge of the
open flap ››› Fig. 42 .
C lo
sing the fuel tank cap
● Unscrew the cap by turning it to the right as
far as it will go.
● Close the lid. 
››› in Filling the tank on page 193
›››
page 193 Oil
Fig. 43
Fig. 44
The level is measured using the dipstick loca-
ted in the engine compartment
›››  page 198
.
The oi l
should leave a mark between zones
A and
C . It should never exceed zone
A .
● Zone A : Do not add oil.
● Zone B : You can add oil but keep the level
in that zone.
● Zone C : Add oil up to zone
B .
Topping up engine oil
● Unscrew cap from oil filler opening.
● Add oil slowly.
● At the same time, check the level to ensure
you do not add too much.
● When the oil level reaches at least zone B ,
unscrew the engine oil filler cap carefully.

››› in Changing engine oil on page 202
››› page 200 31
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Advice
Operation
Safety
The essentials