sport mode Seat Leon Sportstourer 2018 Owner's manual

Transport and practical equipment
Power sockets Fig. 169
 Centre consol e: fr ont 12 volt power
socket.  Rear of the centre console: USB
sockets. Fig. 170
Detailed view of the side trim in the
boot: 12-volt po w

er socket (applies only to the
LEON ST model). In the centre console

Transport and practical equipment
Luggage compartment shelf  Applies to the model: LEON
Fig. 171
In the boot: removing and installing
the shelf . Fig. 172
In the boot: removing and installing
the shelf . The luggage compartment cover blocks the
vie
w int o the luggage compartment. R
emoving

Transport and practical equipment
Luggage compartment variable
fl oor  Applies to the model: LEON
Fig. 191
Boot: variable floor Fig. 192
Boot: variable floor Variable floor in the tilted position
When the v
ariable fl
oor is tilted you can ac-
cess the spare wheel/anti-puncture kit area.

Start and driving
Braking and stability sys-
t ems
Contr ol l
amps 
It lights up
Fault in the ESC or disconnection caused by the sys-
tem.
As the ESC operat

es in conjunction with the ABS, the
ESC light will also come on if a fault should occur in
the ABS. 
Flashes
ESC or ASR activated. 
It lights up
ASR manually deactivated.
Or: ESC in Sport mode

Driving
WARNING
You should switch on the ESC Sport mode
only if the traffic conditions and your driv-
ing abilit y all
ow you to do so safely: risk of
skidding!

Driving
Description Depending on the equipment fitted in the ve-
hicle
, SEAT Driv
e Profile can operate on the
following functions:
Engine
Depending on the profile selected, the engine
responds more spontaneously or more in har-
mony with the movements of the accelerator.
Additionally, when Eco mode is selected, the
Start-stop function is automatically activa-
ted.
In vehicles with automatic transmission, the
gear change points are modified to position
them in lower or higher engine speed ranges.
Additionally, the Eco 1)
mode activates the In-
ertia function, enabling consumption to be
further reduced.
In manual gearbox vehicles, Eco 1)
mode cau-
ses the gear change recommendation indi-
cations that appear on the instrument panel
to vary, facilitating more efficient driving.
Dynamic chassis control (DCC)
DCC continuously adapts the shock absorb-
ers to the condition of the road and current driving conditions, according to the pre-set
progr
amme

.
In the event of a fault in the DCC, the follow-
ing message is displayed on the instrument
screen Fault: shock absorber regula-
tion
Address
Power steering becomes more robust in
Sport mode to enable a sportier driving style.
In the Leon Cupra the power steering be-
comes more robust in Cupra mode.
Air conditioning
In vehicles with Climatronic, this can operate
in eco 1)
mode, especially restricting fuel con-
sumption.
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) 2)
The acceleration and braking gradient of the
adaptive cruise control varies according to
the active driving profile

Driver assistance systems
The MODE button light r
emains lit up yell ow
when the active mode is different to Normal .Driving pro-
file Char
act

eristics
Normal Offers a balanced driving experi-
ence, suit
abl

e for everyday use.
Sport Provides a complete dynamic
performance in the v
ehicl

e, ena-
bling the user a more sporty driv-
ing style.
Eco Places the vehicle in a particular-
ly lo
w st

ate of consumption, facil-
itating a fuel-saving driving style
that is respectful to the environ-
ment.
Individual Enables some configurations to
be modified by pressing the
Profile settings button.
The functions that can be adjus-
t

ed depend on the equipment fit-
ted in the vehicle.
Conven- ience a) It permits more relaxed and com-
fortabl

e driving, for example for
long motorway journeys. Its main
characteristic is the soft suspen-
sion setting (DCC). a)
Only for FR and X-PERIENCE models equipped with
dynamic chassis contr ol. WARNING
When operating SEAT Drive Profile, pay at-
tention t o all tr

affic: doing otherwise could
cause an accident. Note

Index
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . 245
El ectr
onic t
orque management (XDS) . . . . . . . 246
Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 83 anti-puncture kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
automatic gearbox emergency program . . 256
bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . 52
changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 58
fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . . . . 51
hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
manual unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
puncture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
replacing a blown fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Emergency braking assistance system indications on the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 272
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
radar sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
system limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Emergency braking warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Emergency operation front passenger door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emission control system catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Engine
assisted starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
noises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 239
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
235
running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 258
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 235
starting up (driver messages with the me- chanical contact) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
switching off (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Engine and ignition automatic ignition switch-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
My Beat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 240
preheating the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
starting the engine with Press & Drive . . . . . 238
stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Engine breakdown Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 322, 324 battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 329
brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 328
coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 327
engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 324, 325, 326
opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . 50, 329
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
G 12 plus-plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 49
G 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 49
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 49
temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Engine management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 47, 324 changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324, 326
checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 325
inspection service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 324
topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 326
Engine oil pressure control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Enlarging the boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 159
Environment ecological driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Environmental tips filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 314
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163, 313
ESC electronic stability control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Multi-collision Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
247
Ethanol (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . 318
Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Exhaust purification system for vehicles with diesel engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Exterior lighting changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Exterior mirrors adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 21
375

Index
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
unf ast
ened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 73
SEAT Digital Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 information profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
SEAT Drive Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 157
SEAT Media Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 data transmission and control functions . . . 199
Seats adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. 156
electric seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 20
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 157
rear seat backrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
SEAT Service Mobility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Selective catalytic reduction see Exhaust purification system (diesel) . . . 320
Selective unlocking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Selector lever (automatic gearbox) malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. 251
manual release mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 249
Service conditions of use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
digital maintenance plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
fixed service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
flexible service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
oil change service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . . 342
Service proof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 342
servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 342
sets of services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Service interval indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Service interval
s display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Service Menu identifying letters on the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 108
restart oil service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
restart Trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
service interval indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 108
Service warning: check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Set time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . . 114
Side airbags description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . . 24
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Signal lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
33
Sliding panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Smell of gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 319
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 357 four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Spanner symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
119
Special characteristics tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Special features Lowering the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Sport Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 247
SSD see Jukebox (SSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Stabilisation of the towing vehicle and trailer . 310
Start-Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Start-Stop system operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
switching off and on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
switch the engine off and on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265 Start-Stop System
driver instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
l
amps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . 265
the engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
the engine starts by itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Starter button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Steering control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
engaging the steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
power-assisted steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Steering wheel adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 65
gear shift paddles (automatic gearbox) . . . 252
Storage area front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . 160
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160, 162 glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
glove compartment lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 141, 151 roll-back function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Sun protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\
. . . . . 151
Switch hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Switch-off delay (Infotainment system) . . . . . . 186
Switching off the engine with the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Switching off the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Switching on the lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Switching the ignition on and off . . . . . . . . . 32, 235
382