Seat Leon 2018 Edition 07.18 Owner's manual

Owner’s manual

SEAT Leon

5F0012720BK

Inglés

5F0012720BK (07.18)

SEAT Leon Inglés (07.18)

SEAT S.A. is permanently concerned about continuous development of its types and models. For this reason we ask you to understand,

that at any given time, changes regarding shape, equipment and technique may take place on the car delivered. For this reason no

right at all may derive based on the data, drawings and descriptions in this current handbook.

All texts, illustrations and standards in this handbook are based on the status of information at the time of printing. Except for error or

omission, the information included in the current handbook is valid as of the date of closing print.

Re-printing, copying or translating, whether total or partial is not allowed unless SEAT allows it in written form.

SEAT reserves all rights in accordance with the “Copyright” Act.

All rights on changes are reserved.

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This paper has been manufactured using bleached non-chlorine cellulose.

Vehicle identiﬁcation data

Model:

Vehicle Registration:

Vehicle identification

number:

Date of vehicle registration

or vehicle delivery:

SEAT Official Service:

Service advisor:

Telephone:

Conﬁrmation of receipt of documentation

and vehicle keys

The following items were delivered

with the vehicle:

YES NO

On-board documentation

First key

Second key

Correct working order of all keys was

checked

Location:

Date:

Signature of owner:

Introduction

Thank you f

or your trust choosing a SEAT v

e-

hicl

e.

With your new SEAT, you will be able to enjoy

a vehicle with state-of-the-art technology

and top quality features.

We recommend reading this Instruction Man-

ual carefully to learn more about your vehicle

so you can enjoy all its benefits in your daily

driving.

Information about handling is complemented

with instructions regarding the operation and

maintenance of the vehicle in order to ensure

its safety and maintain its value. Moreover, we

want to give you valuable advice and tips to

drive your vehicle efficiently and respecting

the environment.

We wish you safe and enjoyable motoring.

SEAT, S.A.

WARNING

Read and always observe safety infor-

mation concerning the passenger's

front airbag ›

›› page 80, Important in-

formation regarding the front passeng-

er's airbag.

About this manual

This manual describes the f

eat

ur

es of the ve-

hicle at the time of drafting this text. Some of

the features described below will be intro-

duced in the future or will only be available in

certain markets.

Some of the features described here are

not included in all the types or variations

of the model and they can be varied or

modified based on technical or marketing

requirements without it being considered

misleading advertising.

Some details on the drawings may vary from

its vehicle and must be interpreted as a

standard representation.

The direction indicators (left, right, forwards,

backwards) in this manual refer to the travel

direction of the vehicle unless otherwise sta-

ted.

The audiovisual material is only meant to

help the users better understand some fea-

tures of the car. It is not a replacement for the

instruction manual. Access the instruction

manual to see the complete information and

warnings.

The features marked with an asterisk

are included by default only in certain

versions of the model, supplied as op-

tional only for certain versions or only of-

fered in certain countries.

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Trademarks are marked with ®. The ab-

sence of this symbol does not guarantee

that the term is not a trademark.

It indicates that the section continues on

the next page.

Important warnings on the page.

Related videos

Fig. 2 SEAT website

The operation of some of the vehicle's fea-

tures can be sho

wn as an instruction video:

●

scan the QR code ›››

Fig. 2

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OR enter the following address in the navi-

gator website:

http://www.seat.com/owners/your-

seat/manuals-offline.html

choose your v

ehicle and then “Multimedia”.

Note

Video instructions are only available in

certain l

anguages.

Frequently Asked Ques-

tions

Before driving

How do you adjust the seat? ›››

page 20

How do you adjust the steering wheel?

›››

page 22

How do you adjust the exterior mirrors?

›››

page 22

How do you turn on the exterior lights?

›››

page 33

How does the automatic gearbox selector lever

work? ››

› page 41

How do you refuel? ›

›

page 47

How do you activate the windscreen wipers and

windscreen washer system? ››› page 34

Emergency situations

A warning lamp lights up or flashes. What does

this mean? ›››

page 39

How do you open the bonnet? ›››

page 19

How do you perform a jump start? ›››

page 59

Where is the vehicle tool kit located?

›››

page 54

How do you repair a tyre with the anti-puncture

kit? ›››

page 53

How do you change a wheel? ›››

page 54

How do you change a fuse? ›››

page 51

How do you change a light? ›››

page 52

How do you tow a vehicle? ›››

page 58

Useful tips

How do you set the time? ›››

page 114

When should the vehicle inspection should be

performed? ››

› page 118

What functions do the buttons/thumbwheels on

the steering wheel perform? ›

›› page 123

How do you remove the luggage compartment

cover? ›

›› page 172

How do you drive in an economical and environ-

mentally-friendly way? ›

›› page 258

How do you check and top up the engine oil?

›

page 47

How do you check and top up the engine cool-

ant? ››› page 48

How do you top up the windscreen washer fluid?

››› page 49

How do you check and top up the brake fluid?

›››

page 49

How do you check and adjust tyre pressure val-

ues? ›››

page 332

Vehicle washing tips ›››

page 344

Functions of interest

Easy Connect, Car menu ›››

page 35

How does the START-STOP system work?

›››

page 264

What parking assistants are available?

›››

page 291

How does the rear assist work? ›››

page 297

How does the adaptive cruise control work?

›››

page 273

How can the SEAT driving mode be adjusted?

›

page 288

How does the lane departure warning system

work? ››› page 283

How does tyre pressure monitoring work?

››› page 335

How do you open the vehicle without a key

(Keyless Access)? ››› page 130

Interior lighting and ambient light ››› page 149

Table of Contents

The essential

s

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8

Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Exterior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Driver-side general instrument panel

(left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Driver-side general instrument panel

(right-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Passenger-side general instrument pan-

el (left-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Passenger-side general instrument pan-

el (right-hand drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Interior view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

How it works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Easy Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Gearbox lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Fluid level control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Action in the event of a puncture . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Emergency towing of the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 58

How to jump start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Changing the wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Safety first! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Advice about driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Correct position of the vehicle occu-

pants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Why wear a seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

How to properly adjust your seat belt . . . . . . 72

Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Brief introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Safety instructions about airbags . . . . . . . . . . 76

Deactivating airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Transporting children safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Safety for children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Emergencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Self-help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Vehicle tool kit, anti-puncture kit* . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Tyre repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Manual unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Changing the windscreen wiper blades . . . . 85

Towing or tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Change the front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Changing incandescent rear light bulbs . . . . 95

Side turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

General instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Instruments and warning/control

lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Using the instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Multifunction steering wheel* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Anti-theft alarm system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Rear lid (luggage compartment) . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Controls for the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Panoramic sliding sunroof* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Lights and visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Windscreen wiper and window wiper sys-

tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Seats and head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Adjusting the seats and headrests . . . . . . . . . . 155

Seat functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Transport and practical equipment . . . . . . 159

Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Storing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Roof carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Heating, ventilation and cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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Table of Contents

Infotainment System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Safety instructions related to the Infotain-

ment syst

em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

181

Ov

erview of the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

General instructions for use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Data transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Full Link* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

SEAT Media Control* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

WLAN access point* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Navigation in Offroad mode* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Vehicle Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Multimedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

USB/AUX-INPort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Connectivity Box* / Wireless Charger* . . . . . 232

Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Start and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Starting and stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Braking and parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Braking and stability systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Automatic gearbox/DSG automatic gear-

box* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Gear-change recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Run-in and economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Power management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Engine management and emission control

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261

Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Driver assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Start-Stop system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Auto Hold Function* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Cruise control system (CCS)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Emergency braking assistance system

(Front Assist)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Adaptive Cruise Control ACC* . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Lane Assist system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Traffic Jam Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Emergency Assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

SEAT Drive Profile* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

Parking aid parking and manoeuvring

(ParkPilot) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Parking System Plus* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Rear parking aid* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Rear Assist “Rear View Camera”* . . . . . . . . . . 297

Towing bracket device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Towing bracket device* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300

Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Practical tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Care and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Accessories and modifications to the vehi-

cle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Checking and refilling levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316

AdBlue

®

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321

Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326

Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Windscreen washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Wheels and tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331

Tyre monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335

Temporary spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338

Winter service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

SEAT Maintenance Programme . . . . . . . . . . 341

Service intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341

Additional service offers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Vehicle maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Maintenance and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344

Remove the vehicle from traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

Information for the user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Event Data Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Description and operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350

Information about the EU Directive

2014/53/EU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Simplified EU compliance declaration . . . . . . 351

Table of correspondences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351

Addresses of the manufacturers . . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Frequency bands, station power . . . . . . . . . . . 352

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Vehicle identification data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Fuel consumption data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354

Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355

Engine data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368

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Table of Contents

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

7

The essentials

Exterior view

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7

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1

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3

4

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5

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The essentials

Exterior view

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The layout in right-hand drive vehicles is symmetrical.

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Interior view

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How it works

Unl

ocking and l

ocking

R

elated video

Fig. 3 Opening and clos-

ing

Doors

Fig. 4

Remote control key: keys.

Fig. 5 Driver door: central locking switch.

Locking and unlocking the vehicle using

the k

ey

●

L

ocking: pr

ess the button  ››› Fig. 4.

●

Locking the vehicle without activating the

anti-theft system: Press the button for a sec-

ond time  ››› Fig. 4 within 2 seconds.

●

Unlocking: press the button  ››› Fig. 4.

●

Unlock the trunk lid: hold down the 

››› Fig. 4 button for at least 1 second.

Locking and unlocking with the central

locking switch

●

Locking: press the button  ››› Fig. 5. None

of the doors can be opened from the outside.

The doors can be opened from the inside by

pulling the inside door handle.

●

Unlocking: press the button  ››› Fig. 5.

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in Description on page 126

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Unlocking or locking of driver door

Fig. 6

Driver door lever: hidden lock cylinder.

If the central locking system should fail to op-

er

at

e

, the driver door can still be locked and

unlocked by turning the key in the lock.

As a general rule, when the driver door is

locked manually all other doors are locked.

When it is unlocked manually, only the driver

door opens. Please observe the instructions

relating to the anti-theft alarm system

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page 126.

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●

Unf

ol

d the v

ehicle key blade

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page 127.

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Insert the key shaft into the lower opening in

the cover on the driver door handle ››› Fig. 6

(arrow) then remove the cover upwards.

●

Insert the key blade into the lock cylinder to

unlock or lock the vehicle.

Special characteristics

●

The anti-theft alarm will remain active

when vehicles are unlocked. However, the

alarm will not be triggered ›››

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page 126.

●

After the driver door is opened, you have 15

seconds to switch on the ignition. Once this

time has elapsed, the alarm is triggered.

●

Switch the ignition on. The electronic immo-

bilizer recognises a valid vehicle key and de-

activates the anti-theft alarm system.

Note

The anti-theft alarm is not activated when

the vehicle is l

ocked manually using the

key shaft ›››

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page 126.

Emergency locking of doors with-

out door cylinder

Fig. 7

Locking the door manually.

If the central locking system should fail to

w

ork at any time

, doors with no l

ock cylinder

will have to be locked separately.

A mechanical locking device (only visible

when the door is open) is provided on the

front passenger door.

●

Pull the cap out of the opening.

●

Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it to

the right as far as it will go (if the door is on

the right side) or to the left (if the door is on

the left side).

Once the door has been closed it can no lon-

ger be opened from the outside. Pull the inte-

rior door handle once to unlock and open the

door.

Rear lid

Fig. 8

Rear lid: opening from the outside.

The rear lid opening system operates electri-

cally. It is activ

at

ed by using the handl

e on

the boot lid.

To lock/unlock, press the button  or button

 ››› Fig. 4 on the remote control key.

A warning appears on the instrument panel

display if the rear lid is open or not properly

closed.* An audible warning is also given if it

is opened while the vehicle is moving faster

than 6 km/h (4 mph)*.

Opening and closing

●

Opening the rear lid: pull on the release lev-

er and lift it up ››› Fig. 8. The rear lid opens

automatically.

●

Close the rear lid: hold it by one of the han-

dles on the interior lining and close it by push-

ing gently.

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page 137

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Manual release mechanism for the

rear lid

3

Applies to the model: LEON

Fig. 9

Luggage compartment: access to man-

ual r

el

ease

.

The rear lid can be unlocked manually from

inside in the e

v

ent of an emer

gency.

●

Insert the key in the opening in the lining of

the tail gate

1

and move the key in the direc-

tion of the arr

o

w until the l

ock is released.

Manual release mechanism for the

rear lid

3 Applies to the model: LEON ST

Fig. 10

Luggage compartment: access to

manual r

el

ease

.

The rear lid can be unlocked manually from

inside in the e

v

ent of an emer

gency.

●

Remove the cover by inserting a screwdriv-

er in groove ››› Fig. 10 A.

●

Insert the key into the opening and turn it in

the direction of the arrow until the latch

››› Fig. 10 B has been released.

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