seat adjustment Seat Leon 5D 2017 User Guide

Operation
windscreen wipers and select
lower
while reversing ›
›› page 120.
● Select the R1)
position on the c
ontrol.
● Select reverse gear.
● Adjust the front passenger exterior mirror
so that
you can see, for example, the kerb
area well.
● Release the reverse gear.
● The adjusted position for the rear view mir-
ror is
stored.
Fold in the exterior mirrors after parking
(convenience function)*
Via the Easy Connect system,  Menu and
Rear view mirrors and windscreen
wipers fu
nction,

you can choose to have the
exterior mirrors fold in when the vehicle is
parked ››› page 120.
When the vehicle is locked with the remote
control, by pressing for more than approxi-
mately 1 second the exterior mirrors are fol-
ded in automatically. When the vehicle is
opened with the remote control, the exterior
mirrors are deployed automatically. WARNING
Convex or wide-angle* exterior mirrors give a
lar g

er field of vision. However, they make ob- jects look smaller and further away than they
re
a

lly are. If you use these mirrors to esti-
mate the distance to vehicles behind you
when changing lane, you could misjudge the
distance. Risk of accident! CAUTION
● If one of the mirr

or housings is knocked out
of position (e.g. when parking), the mirrors
must first be fully retracted with the electric
control. Do not readjust the mirror housing by
hand, as this will interfere with the mirror ad-
juster function.
● Before washing the vehicle in an automatic
car wa
sh, please make sure to retract the ex-
terior mirrors to prevent them from being
damaged. Electrically retractable exterior
mirrors must not be folded in or out by hand.
Always use the electrical power control. Note
If the electrical adjustment should fail to op-
erat e, both of

the mirrors can be adjusted by
hand by lightly pressing the edge of the mir-
ror glass. Seats and head restraints
Adju
s
tin

g the seats and headr-
ests
Manual adjustment of the seats Read the additional information carefully
›› ›

 page 19 WARNING
The safe driving chapter contains important
inform ation, tip

s, suggestions and warnings
that you should read and observe for your
own safety and the safety of your passengers
››› page 74. WARNING
● Adjus t

the front seats only when the vehi-
cle is stationary. Failure to follow this instruc-
tion could result in an accident.
● Be careful when adjusting the seat height.
Carel
ess or uncontrolled adjustment can
cause injuries.
● The front seat backrests must not be re-
clined for driv
ing. Otherwise, seat belts and
the airbag system might not protect as they
should, with the subsequent danger of injury. 1)
Regulation in right-hand drive vehicles is symmet-
rical .
152

Seats and head restraints
Electric driver's seat adjustment* Read the additional information carefully
›› ›
 page 19 WARNING
● If the el ectric

front seats are used negli-
gently or without paying due attention, it can
cause serious injury.
● The front seats can also be electrically ad-
just
ed when the ignition is switched off. Nev-
er leave a child or any other person who may
need help in the vehicle.
● In the event of an emergency, electrical ad-
justment
can be stopped by pressing any
control. CAUTION
To avoid damaging the electrical components
of the fr ont

seats, please refrain from kneel-
ing on the seat or applying sharp pressure at
a single point to the seat cushion and back-
rest. Note
● It m a

y not be possible to electrically adjust
the seat if the vehicle battery is very low.
● If the engine is started while the seats are
being electric
ally adjusted, the adjustment
will stop. Adjusting the front head restraints
Read the additional information carefully
›› ›

 page 20
Adjust the head restraint ›››
 page 20 so
that as far as possible the top of the head re-
straint is level with the top of your head.
When this is not possible, try to get as close
as possible to this position.
Adjustment of the rear head restraints Fig. 150
Rear centre head restraint: release
point . When transporting people in the back seat,
p
l
ac

e the head restraints of the occupied
seats at a minimum of the next socket up
››› .Adjusting the head restraints
– To set the head restraint higher, grasp the
side
s

with both hands and move it up-
wards, until you see it engage.
– To set the head restraint lower down, press
the 1
› ››
Fig. 150
b
utton and move it
downwards.
Removing the head restraint
To remove the head restraint, the correspond-
ing backrest must be partially folded forward. – Unlock the backrest ›››
page 156.
– Move the head restraint upwards until it ar-
rives

to the top.
– Press button 1
› ›
› Fig. 150
, while simulta-
neously pressing on the security hole 2 ›››
Fig. 150 with a fl at
screwdriver a maxi-
mum of 5 mm wide, and remove the head
restraint.
– Move the backrest until it engages properly
›› ›

.
Fittin g the he
a
d restraint
To mount the external head restraints, the
corresponding backrest must be partially fol-
ded forward.
– Unlock the backrest ›››
page 156.
– Insert the head restraint bars into the
guides u

ntil they perceptibly engage. It »
153
Technical data
Advice
Operation
Emergencies
Safety

Operation
should not be possible to remove the head
r e
s
traint from the backrest.
– Move the backrest until it engages properly
›››
.
WARNING
● Ple a

se observe the general notes
››› page 78.
● Remove the rear head restraints only when
it is
necessary for the placement of a child
seat ››› page 91. After removing a child seat,
remount the head restraint immediately.
Travelling with the head restraints removed
or improperly adjusted increases the risk of
severe injuries. Seat functions
Intr oduction WARNING
Inappropriate use of the seat functions can
cau se sev

ere injuries.
● Assume the proper sitting position before
your trip and rem
ain in it throughout. This al-
so applies to the other occupants.
● Always keep hands, fingers, feet and other
part
s of the body away from the operating ra-
dius and the adjustment of seats. Seat heating
Fig. 151
In the centre console: front seats
he atin
g sw

itch The seat cushions can be heated electrically
when the ignition i
s
sw

itched on. The back-
rest is also heated in some versions.
The seat heating should not be engaged in
any of the following conditions:
● The seat is unoccupied.
● The seat has a covering.
● There is a child seat installed in the seat.
● The seat cushion is wet or damp.
● The indoor or outdoor temperature is great-
er than 25°C (77°F).
A

ctivate
Press the button  or . Seat heating is
switched on fully. Adjusting the heating output
Pres

s the button  or  repeatedly until the
desired intensity level is reached.
Deactivating
Press the button  or  until all warning
lamps switch off. WARNING
People who, because of medications, paraly-
si s

or chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes) cannot
perceive pain or temperature, or have a limi-
ted perception thereof, may suffer burns to
the back, buttocks or legs when using seat
heating, an occurrence that may entail a very
lengthy recovery period or from which it may
not be possible to recover fully. Seek medical
advice if you have doubts regarding your
health.
● People with limited pain and temperature
thresho
lds must never use seat heating. WARNING
If the fabric of the cushion is wet, this can ad-
ver sely

affect the operation of the seat heat-
ing, increasing the risk of burns.
● Make sure the seat cushion is dry prior to
usin
g the seat heater.
● Do not sit on the seat with clothing that is
wet or d
amp.
● Do not leave clothing that is wet or damp
on the seat. 154

Operation
CAUTION
● Switc h the air c
onditioner off if you think it
may be broken. This will avoid additional
damage. Have the air conditioner checked by
a specialised workshop.
● Repairs to the air conditioner require spe-
ciali
st knowledge and special tools. SEAT rec-
ommends visiting a SEAT Official Service. Note
● When the coolin g sy

stem is turned off, air
coming from the outside will not be dried. To
prevent fogging of the windows, SEAT recom-
mends leaving the cooling system (compres-
sor) turned on. To do this, press the  but-
ton. The button lamp should light up.
● The maximum heat output required to de-
frost
windows as quickly as possible is only
available when the engine has reached its
normal running temperature.
● Keep the air intake slots in front of the
windsc
reen free of snow, ice and leaves to en-
sure heating and cooling are not impaired,
and to prevent the windows from misting
over. Operating the Climatronic through the
E
a
sy C

onnect* system 3 Applies to vehicles with a Media System
Touc h/C

olour.
In the Easy Connect system it is also possible
to perform various adjustments to the Clima-
tronic.
Open the air conditioner menu
● Press the  button on the Climatronic
contro l

panel.
● OR: press the  button in Easy Connect.
W ith the r
otatin

g switch select the air con-
ditioner menu and open it.
On the touch screen you can see and change
the current settings, for example, the temper-
ature set for the driver and passenger sides,
the air distribution and the fan speed.
To switch a function on or off, or to select a
submenu, you must press the corresponding
function button.
Function button: function
OFFSwitch off and switch on the Climatron-
ic.
SYNCSynchronise driver and front passenger
temperatures.
Function button: function
SETTINGS
The air conditioning settings submenu
is opened. The following settings can al-
so be adjusted:
Air conditioning profile. : Ad-
just the power of the fan in AUTO mode.
You can choose between low, medium
and high.
Automatic air recirculation :
Switching automatic air recirculation on
and off ››› page 176.
BACK : Close the submenu. Operating the Climatronic through the
E
a
sy C

onnect* system 3
Applie
s
to vehicles with Media System Plus/Navi
System/Navi System Plus. Fig. 189
Easy Connect screen: air conditioner
menu. 174

Operation
Operating the Adaptive Cruise Control
A C
C Fig. 211
On the left of the steering column:
thir d l
ev
er for operating the Adaptive Cruise
Control. Fig. 212
On the left of the steering column:
thir d l
ev

er for operating the Adaptive Cruise
Control. When the Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) is
c
onnect
ed, the gr

een control lamp  will
light up on the instrument panel, and the programmed speed and ACC status will be
disp

layed ››› Fig. 209.
What ACC settings are possible? ● Setting your speed ›››
page 218.
● Setting your distance ›››
page 218.
● Connecting and activating the ACC
›››
page 218.
● Disconnecting and deactivating the ACC
›››
page 219.
● Adjusting the default distance level at the
star
t of your journey ››› page 219.
● Adjusting the driving profile ›››
page 219.
● Conditions in which the ACC does not react
›››
page 219.
Setting speed
To set your speed, move the third lever loca-
ted in position 1 upwards or downwards un-
ti l
the de

sired speed is shown on the instru-
ment panel display. The speed adjustment is
made at 10 km/h (6 mph) intervals.
Once you are driving , if you wish to set the
current speed as the vehicle’s cruise speed
and activate the ACC, press the  button
››› Fig. 212. If you wish to increase or reduce
speed by intervals of 1 km/h (0.6 mph),
move the lever to position 2
›
››

Fig. 211 or
press the  button, respectively.
The set speed can be changed when the ve-
hicle is stopped or during driving, as you like. Any modification to the programmed speed
wil

l be shown on the bottom left part of the
instrument panel display ››› Fig. 209.
Setting your distance level
To increase/reduce the distance level, press
the rocker switch towards the left/right
››› Fig. 212 A .
The in s
trument

panel display shows the mod-
ification of the distance level. There are 5 dis-
tance levels to choose from. SEAT recom-
mends level 3. The set distance can be
changed when the vehicle is stopped or dur-
ing driving, as you like ››› .
C onnectin
g and activ

ating the ACC
To connect and activate the ACC, the position
of the gearbox selector lever, the vehicle
speed and the position of the third level of
the ACC must all be taken into account.
● With a manual gearbox, the gearbox selec-
tor lev
er must be in any gear except first, and
speed must be greater than approximately 30
km/h. With an automatic gearbox, the gear-
box selector lever must be in position D or S.
● To activate the ACC, with the third lever in
position 1 press the
 butt
on or mo
ve the
third lever of the ACC to position 2 ›››
Fig. 211. At thi s

point, the image of the
ACC on the instrument panel display will
switch to Active mode ››› Fig. 209.
218

Operation
Note
● It i s
important to take great care and pay
special attention if you are not yet familiar
with the system.
● Rear assist will not be available if the vehi-
cle's
rear lid is open. Instructions for use
Fig. 230
On the rear bumper: location of the
r e
ar a

ssist camera. A camera on the rear bumper aids the driver
durin
g r
ev

erse parking or manoeuvring
››› Fig. 230. The camera image is viewed to-
gether with orientation lines projected by the
system on the Easy Connect system screen.
The bottom of the screen displays part of the
bumper corresponding to the number plate
area that will be used as reference by the
driver. Rear assist settings
Rear a

ssist offers the user the possibility to
change the image's brightness, contrast and
colour settings.
To change these settings:
● Park the vehicle in a safe place.
● Apply the parking brake.
● Switch the ignition on.
● If necessary, switch on the Easy Connect
syst
em.
● Engage reverse gear or turn the selector
lever t
o position R.
● Press the  function b
utton displayed on
the right of the image.
● Make the desired adjustments on the menu
by pr
essing the –/+ function buttons or by
moving the corresponding scroll button.
Necessary conditions for parking and ma-
noeuvring with the rear assist
The system should not be used in the follow-
ing cases:
● If the image displayed is not very reliable or
is di
storted, for example low visibility or dirty
lens.
● If the area behind the vehicle is not dis-
pla
yed very clearly or is incomplete.
● If the vehicle is heavily loaded at the rear. ●
If the pos
ition and installation angle of the
camera have been changed, e.g. after a rear-
end collision. Have the system checked by a
specialised workshop.
Familiarising yourself with the system
To familiarise yourself with the system, the
orientation lines and their function, SEAT rec-
ommends practising parking and manoeu-
vring with the rear assist in a place without
too much traffic or in a car park when there
are good weather and visibility conditions.
Cleaning the camera lens
Keep the camera lens clean and clear of snow
and ice:
● Moisten the lens using a normal alcohol-
based gl
ass cleaning product and clean the
lens with a dry cloth.
● Remove snow using a small brush.
● Use de-icing spray to remove any ice. CAUTION
● Never u se abr

asive cleaning products to
clean the camera lens.
● Do not use hot or warm water to remove ice
or snow fr
om the camera lens. Doing so could
damage the camera. 244

Index
Index
A
A C
C
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 256
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 function for preventing overtaking in an insidelane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
special driving situations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
warning and control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Adaptive Cruise Control deactivating temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Additional consumers (efficiency program) . . . . . 43
Adjusting front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Adjusting the head restraints front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Adjustment CAR menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Airbag covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 85 activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 deactivation of front airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
desc
ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 87
functioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 88
knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 87
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 87
Air conditioning Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 173
heating and fresh air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
manual air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
user instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Air outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Air recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Alcantara: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Anchoring the front tow line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Anti-freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Anti-locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Anti-puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 95
Anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 95 check after 10 minutes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Anti-puncture set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 133 trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
vehicle interior monitoring and anti-tow pro-tection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . . 15, 125, 131
Anti-tow protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Aspects to note before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
ASR see Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Assistance systems ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Auto Hold function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 emergency brake assist (Front Assist) . . . . . . . 210
fatigue detection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237, 238
traffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
traffic sign detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
tyre monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
tyre monitoring indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
tyre monitoring systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Audible warning signal control and warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
unfastened safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Auto Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Auto Hold function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Automatic car washes switching the Auto Hold function off . . . . . . . . 209
Automatic dipped beam control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 downhill speed control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
emergency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
kick-down feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
manual release of the selector lever . . . . . . . . . 50
safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
steering wheel with gear shift paddles . . . . . . 193
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 193
AUX-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
B Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Before setting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
315

Index
Environment ec o
logic
al driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Environmental tips filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, 256
ESC electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Multi-collision Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Exhaust pipe: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Extending the luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Exterior lighting changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Exterior mirrors adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Exterior rear-view mirrors adjusting the exterior rear-view mirrors . . . . . 151
exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
heated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 8
External aerial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
F Fastening rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Fatigue detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Filling the fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Fluid level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Fog light bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Folding table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
snow c hains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
winter tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 87
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Front Assist indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Front passenger front airbag control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
deactivation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Front seat manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fuel consumption engine cut-off due to inertia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
why does fuel consumption increase? . . . . . . 203
Fuel tank cap opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Full-LED Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Function Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Function Leaving Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63, 101 fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
identifying blown fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
identifying by colours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
preparation before replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 G
Gear-c
hange indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Gearbox DSG see Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
manual gear change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Gear engaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Gear shift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . 193
General instrument panel control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
H Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
see also Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 145
Head-on collisions and their laws of physics . . . . 82
Head-protection airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Headlights changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
headlight washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
front head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 319

Index
Radio transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
R ain sen
sor
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
control of the function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear headrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Rear-view mirror anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
interior anti-dazzle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Rear Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
special characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Rear Assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Rear bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear bulbs in the side panel disassembling the rear light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 17 see also Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rear lights in the rear lid disassembling the bulb holder . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Rear lights on the side panel summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rear seat folding down and raising the backrest . . . . . . 155
Rear seat backrest folding down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
folding down and lifting the backrest . . . . . . . 156
lifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Rear seat passengers see Correct sitting position . . . . . . . . . 75, 76, 77
Rear shelf storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163, 164
Rear View Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Refuelling
fuel g auge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
gas gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
natural gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
opening the fuel tank cap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Remote control key unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Removing and attaching head restraints . . . . . . 153
Repair work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Replacing the battery of the vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Reset the trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Retaining hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Retractable rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Reverse gear (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Revolution counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rims changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Roll-back function panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
RON (petrol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Roof carrier system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Roof luggage rack attach the cross bars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Running in
new brake p ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
new engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
new tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
S Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Safelock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 see also Anti-theft security system . . . . . . . . . 125
Safety child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
deactivating the front passenger airbag . . . . . . 23
safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Safety information knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Safety instructions belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
head-protection airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
use of seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 91
Safety interlock for ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Saving fuel inertia mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Saving tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Seat belt position for pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 83
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
protective function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 85
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safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
u nf
a
stened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 84
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Seats adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
electric seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
rear seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Selector lever (automatic gearbox) malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
manual release mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Service notification: read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Side airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sliding panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Smell of gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 291 four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Special characteristics tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Speed warning device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Start-Stop system driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . 206 switching off and on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
the engine does
not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
the engine starts by itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Steering electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
engaging the steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Steering wheel adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
gear shift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . . . 193
Steering wheel controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Storage area front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157, 159 glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 148 roll-back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Switching off the engine with the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Switching off the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Switching on the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . 30, 178
System Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
T Tailboard for transporting long items . . . . . . . . . 166
Tail lights changing a bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Taking care of your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Technical data capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Textiles: cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Tightening torque of wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 lap times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tiptronic (automatic gearbox) . . . . . . . . . . 191, 193
Top speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Top Tether . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 29
Top Tether system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 29
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 98
Tow-starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Towing a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Towing bracket retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 ball coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
operation and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Towing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 98
Towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 95 rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Tow rope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Traffic Jam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
situations in which Traffic Jam Assist must beswitched off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
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