Seat Leon. Service Manual - part 2

The essentials

Attaching the child seat with the
“ISOFIX system”

Fig. 31 

ISOFIX securing rings.

You are obliged to follow the seat manufac-
turer's instructions.

●

Remove the protective caps of the “ISOFIX”

rings by placing a finger in the hole and pull-
ing up 

››› 

Fig. 31

.

●

Press the child seat onto the “ISOFIX” re-

taining rings until the child seat can be heard
to engage securely. If the child seat is equip-
ped with Top Tether* anchor points, secure it
to the correspondent ring 

››› 

Fig. 32

. Observe

the manufacturer's instructions.

●

Pull on both sides of the child seat to en-

sure that it is properly anchored.

Child seats with the “ISOFIX” and Top Tether*
attachment system are available from Techni-
cal Services.

Attachment of the child seat with the
Top Tether* retainer straps

Fig. 32 

Position of the Top Tether rings on the

back of the rear seat.

Child seats with the Top Tether system come
with a strap for securing the seat to the vehi-
cle anchor point, located at the back of the
rear seat backrest and provide greater re-
straint.

The objective of this strap is to reduce for-
ward movements of the child seat in a crash,
to reduce the risk of injuries to the head from
hitting the inside of the vehicle.

Using the Top Tether in rear-facing mounted
seats
Currently, there are very few rear-facing child
safety seats that have Top Tether. Please
carefully read and follow the seat manufac-
turer instructions to learn the proper way to
install the Top Tether strap.

Securing the Top Tether* to the an-
chorage point

Fig. 33 

Retainer strap: correct adjustment

and fitting.

Securing the retainer strap

●

Follow the manufacturer's instructions to

deploy the child seat Top Tether retainer
strap.

●

Guide the strap under the rear seat head re-

straint 

››› 

Fig. 33

 (lift the head restraint where

necessary).

●

Slide the strap and secure it properly with

the anchorage of the backrest 

››› 

Fig. 32

.

●

Firmly tighten the strap following the manu-

facturer's instructions.

Releasing the retaining strap

●

Loosen the strap following the manufactur-

er's instructions.

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23

The essentials

●

Push the lock and release it from the an-

choring support.



››› 

 in Safety instructions on page 84

Starting the vehicle

Ignition lock

Fig. 34 

Ignition key positions.

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 order to 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 is 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 the ignition on and

starting the engine with the key on
page 168



››› 

page 167

Lights and visibility

Light switch

Fig. 35 

Dash panel: light control.

●

Turn the switch to the required position

››› 

Fig. 35

.

24

The essentials

Sym-

bol

Ignition switched
off

Ignition is
switched on



Fog lights, dipped
beam and side lights
off.

Light off or daytime
driving light on.



The “Coming home”
and “Leaving home”
guide lights may be
switched on.

Automatic control of
dipped beam and
daytime running
light.



Side light on.



Dipped beam head-
light off

Dipped beam
switched on.



 Front fog lights: move the switch to the

first position, from positions ,  or .



 Rear fog light: move the switch completely

from positions ,  or .

●

Switching off fog lights: Push the switch or

turn it to the  position.



››› 

 in Side light and dipped beam head-

light on page 131



››› 

page 131

Turn signal and main beam lever

Fig. 36 

Turn signal and main beam lever

More the lever to the required position:

Right turn signal: Right-hand parking
light (ignition switched off).
Left turn signal: Left-hand parking light
(ignition switched off).
Main beam switched on: Control lamp 
lit up on the instrument panel.
Headlight flasher: lit up when the lever is
pushed. Control lamp  lit up.

Lever all the way down to switch it off.



››› 

 in Turn signal and main beam lever

on page 132



››› 

page 131

1

2

3

4

Hazard warning lights

Fig. 37 

Dash panel: switch for hazard warn-

ing lights.

Switched on, for example:

●

When approaching a traffic jam

●

In an emergency

●

The vehicle has broken down

●

When towing or being towed



››› 

 in Hazard warning lights 



 on

page 136



››› 

page 135

25

The essentials

Interior lights

Fig. 38 

Detail of headliner: front interior light-

ing.

Knob

Function



Switches interior lights off.



Switches interior lights on.



Switches door contact control on (central po-
sition).
The interior lights come on automatically
when the vehicle is unlocked, a door is
opened or the key is removed from the igni-
tion.
The lights go off a few seconds after all the
doors are closed, the vehicle is locked or the
ignition is switched on.

Knob

Function



Turning the reading light on and off



››› 

page 138

Windscreen wipers and window wiper
blade

Fig. 39 

Operating the windscreen wiper and

rear wiper

More the lever to the required position:

0



Windscreen wiper off.

More the lever to the required position:

1



Windscreen wipers interval wipe.
Using the control 

››› 

Fig. 39

 

A

 adjust the

interval (vehicles without rain sensor), or
the sensitivity of the rain sensor.

2



Slow wipe.

3



Continuous wipe.

4



Short wipe. Brief press, short clean. Hold
the lever down for more time to increase
the wipe frequency.

5



Automatic wipe. The windscreen washer
function is activated by pushing the lever
forwards, and simultaneously the wind-
screen wipers start.

6



Interval wipe for rear window. The wiper
will wipe the window approximately every
six seconds.

7



The rear window wash function is activa-
ted by pressing the lever, and the rear
wiper starts simultaneously.



››› 

page 139



››› 

page 63

26

The essentials

Easy Connect

CAR menu settings (Setup)

Fig. 40 

Easy Connect: Main menu

Fig. 41 

Easy Connect: CAR menu

To select the settings menus, press the Easy
Connect 



 button and the 

SETUP

 function

button.

The actual number of menus available and
the name of the various options will depend
on the vehicle’s electronics and equipment.

●

Switch the ignition on.

●

If the Infotainment System is off, switch it

on.

●

Press the system's 



 button and then

the function button 

Vehicle

 

››› 

Fig. 40

, or the

system's 



 button to go to the menu 

Vehi-

cle

 

››› 

Fig. 41

.

●

Press the function button 

SETUP

 to open

the menu 

Vehicle settings

 

››› 

Fig. 41

.

●

To select a function in the menu, press the

desired button.

When you press the menu button, the last se-
lected menu will always be displayed.

When the function button check box is activa-
ted , the function is active.

Any changes made using the settings menus
are automatically saved on closing the

BACK



 menus.

Menu

Submenu

Possible setting

Description

ESC system

–

Activation of the Electronic Stability Programme (ESC)

››› 

page 176

Tyres

Tyre pressure monitoring

Tyre pressure storing (Calibration)

››› 

page 275

Winter tyres

Activation and deactivation of the speed warning. Setting the speed warning value

››› 

page 279

»

27

The essentials

Menu

Submenu

Possible setting

Description

Driver assistance

ACC (adaptive cruise control)

Activation/deactivation: Gear programme, temporary distance from the vehicle in front (dis-
tance level)

››› 

page 196

Front Assist (ambient traffic
monitoring system)

Activation/deactivation: monitoring system, advance warning, distance warning display

››› 

page 207

City emergency braking func-
tion

Activation/deactivation of the City emergency braking function.

››› 

page 211

Lane Assist (system warning
you if you leave the lane)

Activation/deactivation: Lane Assist, Adaptive Lane Guidance

››› 

page 213

Detection of traffic signs

The following functions can be activated and deactivated:
– Display of traffic signs on the multi-function display
– Trailer recognition (display of traffic signs for vehicles with trailer)

››› 

page 222

Fatigue detection

Activation/deactivation

››› 

page 224

Parking and ma-
noeuvring

ParkPilot

Automatically activate, front volume, front sound settings, rear volume, rear sound settings,
adjust volume

››› 

page 225

Vehicle lights

Vehicle interior lighting

Instrument and switch lighting, footrest lighting

››› 

page 138

Coming home/Leaving home
function

Start time for “Coming home” function, start time for “Leaving home” function

››› 

page 134

››› 

page 135

Motorway light

Activation/deactivation

››› 

page 136

Headlamp height adjustment

Adjust the height and reach of the headlights according to the vehicle's load.

››› 

page 137

Mirrors/wind‐
screen wipers

Mirrors

Synchronised regulation, lower the rear-view mirror when reversing, fold in after parking

››› 

page 15

,

››› 

page 142

Windscreen wipers

Automatic windscreen wipers, wipe when reversing

››› 

page 26

Opening and clos-
ing

Radio-operated remote control

Convenience open function

››› 

page 128

Central locking system

Unlocking doors, automatic locking/unlocking, audible confirmation

››› 

page 116

28

The essentials

Menu

Submenu

Possible setting

Description

Multifunction
display

–

Current consumption, average consumption, volume to fill up, convenience consumers,
ECOAdvice, travelling time, distance travelled, digital speed display, average speed, speed-
ing warning, oil temperature, coolant temperature, restore data “from start”, restore data
“total calculation”

››› 

page 30

Date and time

–

Time source, set the time, automatic summer time (DST) setting, select time zone, time for-
mat, set the date, date format

–

Measurement units

–

Distance, speed, temperature, volume, consumption

–

Service

–

Chassis number, date of next SEAT service inspection, date of next oil change service

››› 

page 37

Factory settings

–

All settings can be reset: driver assistance, parking and manoeuvring, lights, rear view mir-
rors and windscreen wipers, opening and closing, multi-function display

–



››› 

 in CAR menu on page 110



››› 

page 110

29

The essentials

Driver information system

Introduction

With the ignition switched on, it is possible
to read the different functions of the display
by scrolling through the menus.

In vehicles with multifunction steering wheel,
the multifunction display can only be operat-
ed with the steering wheel buttons.

The number of menus displayed on the in-
strument panel will vary according to the ve-
hicle electronics and equipment.

A specialised workshop will be able to pro-
gramme or modify additional functions, ac-
cording to the vehicle equipment. SEAT rec-
ommends visiting a SEAT Official Service.

Some menu options can only be read when
the vehicle is at a standstill.

As long as a priority 1 warning is displayed, it
will not be possible to read the menus. Some
warning messages can be confirmed and
made to disappear with the windscreen wiper
lever button or the multifunction steering
wheel button.

The information system also provides the fol-
lowing information and displays (depending
on the vehicle's equipment):

Driving data 

››› 

page 34

■

Vehicle status

■

MFD from departure

■

MFD from refuelling

■

MFD total calculation

Assist systems 

››› 

table on page 31

■

Activate/deactivate Lane Assist

■

Reverse (optional)

Navigation 

››› 

Booklet Navigation system

Audio 

››› 

Booklet Radio

 or 

››› 

Booklet Naviga-

tion system

Telephone 

››› 

Booklet Radio

 or 

››› 

Book-

let Navigation system

Vehicle 

››› 

table on page 31

WARNING

Any distraction may lead to an accident, with
the risk of injury.

●

Do not operate the instrument panel con-

trols when driving.

Using the menus on the instrument
panel

Fig. 42 

Windscreen wiper lever: control but-

tons.

Fig. 43 

Right side of multifunction steering

wheel: control buttons.

The driver information system is controlled
with the multifunction steering wheel buttons

››› 

Fig. 43

 or with the windscreen wiper lever

››› 

Fig. 42

 (if the vehicle is not equipped with

multifunction steering wheel).

30

The essentials

Enabling the main menu

●

Switch the ignition on.

●

If a message or vehicle pictogram appears,

press button 

››› 

Fig. 42

 

1

 on the windscreen

wiper lever or button 



 on the multifunction

steering wheel 

››› 

Fig. 43

.

●

If managed from the windscreen wiper lev-

er: to display the main screen 

››› 

page 31

 or

to return to the main menu from another
menu hold down the rocker button 

››› 

Fig. 42

2

.

●

If managed from the multifunction steering

wheel: the main menu list is not displayed.
To go from point to point in the main menu,
press button 



 



 or 



 



 several times

››› 

Fig. 43

.

Select a submenu

●

Press the rocker switch 

››› 

Fig. 42

 

2

 on the

windscreen wiper lever up or down or turn
the thumbwheel of the multifunction steering
wheel 

››› 

Fig. 43

 until the desired option ap-

pears marked on the menu.

●

The selected option is displayed between

two horizontal lines. In addition, a triangle is
displayed on the right: 

●

To consult the submenu option, press but-

ton 

››› 

Fig. 42

 

1

 on the windscreen wiper

lever or button 



 on the multifunction steer-

ing wheel 

››› 

Fig. 43

.

Making changes according to the menu

●

With the rocker switch on the windscreen

wiper lever or the thumbwheel of the multi-
function steering wheel, make the desired
changes. To increase or decrease the values
more quickly, turn the thumbwheel faster.

●

Mark or confirm the selection with button

››› 

Fig. 42

 

1

 on the windscreen wiper lever

or button 



 on the multifunction steering

wheel 

››› 

Fig. 43

.

Button for the driver assistance sys-
tems*

Fig. 44 

On the turn signal and main beam

headlight lever: button for the driver assis-
tance systems

With the turn signal and main beam head-
light lever button, you can activate or deacti-
vate the driver assistance systems displayed

in the 

Assist systems

 menu

››› 



page 191

.

Activate or deactivate a driver assistance
system

●

Briefly press the button 

››› 

Fig. 44

 in the di-

rection of the arrow to open the menu 

As-

sist systems

.

●

Select the driver assistance system and ac-

tivate or deactivate it 

››› 

page 30

. A mark indi-

cates that driver assistance system is switch-
ed on.

Menu

Menu

Function

Driving
data

Information and possible configurations
of the multifunction display (MFD)

››› 

page 34

, 

››› 

page 110

.

Assist
systems

Information and possible configurations
of the driver assistance systems

››› 

page 110

.

Naviga-
tion

Information instructions from the activa-
ted navigation system: when a route guid-
ance is activated, the turning arrows and
proximity bars are displayed. The appear-
ance is similar to the Easy Connect sys-
tem.
If route guidance is not activated, the di-
rection of travel (compass) and the name
of the street along which you are driving
are shown 

››› 

Booklet Navigation system

.

»

31

The essentials

Menu

Function

Audio

Station display on the radio.
Track name on the CD.
Track name in Media mode 

››› 

Booklet Ra-

dio

 or 

››› 

Booklet Navigation system

.

Tele-
phone

Information and possible configurations
of the mobile phone preinstallation

››› 

Booklet Radio

 or 

››› 

Booklet Navigation

system

.

Lap tim-
er

In a racing circuit, measurement and
memorisation of lap times by the vehicle
and comparison with previously measured
best times 

››› 

page 36

.

Vehicle
status

Display of the current warning or informa-
tion texts and other system components,
depending on the equipment

››› 

page 110

.

Outside temperature display

When the outside temperature is below +4°C
(+39°F), the “ice crystal” symbol (warning of
risk of freezing) is also displayed. At first, this
symbol flashes and then it remains lit until
the outside temperature rises above +6°C
(+43°F) 

››› 

 in Indications on the display on

page 107

.

When the vehicle is at a standstill or when
travelling at very low speeds, the tempera-
ture displayed may be higher than the true

outside temperature as a result of the heat
produced by the engine.

The temperatures measured range from
-40°C to +50°C (-40°F to +122°F).

Gear-change indicator

Fig. 45 

Instrument panel: gear-change indica-

tor (manual gearbox).

A gear change will be recommended if the
gear you are in is not the most economical
choice. If no gear-change is recommended, it
means that you are already in the most eco-
nomical gear.

Vehicles with a manual gearbox
The following display symbols 

››› 

Fig. 45

mean:

●



 

Change to a higher gear: the suggested

gear appears to the 

right of the current gear

when a 

higher gear is recommended.

●



 

Change to a lower gear: the suggested

gear appears to the 

left of the current gear

when a 

lower gear is recommended.

The gear recommendation may occasionally
skip a gear (2nd  4th).

Vehicles with an automatic gearbox*
The display is only visible in tiptronic mode

››› 



page 182

.

The following display symbols mean:

●



 

Shifting up a gear

●



 

Shifting down a gear

CAUTION

The gear-change indicator is intended to help
save fuel, but it is not intended to recom-
mend the right gear for all driving situations.
In certain situations, only the driver can
choose the correct gear (for instance when
overtaking, driving up a steep gradient or
towing a trailer).

Note

The display disappears from the instrument
panel when you press the clutch pedal.

32

The essentials

Bonnet, rear lid and doors open

Fig. 46 

A: bonnet open; B: rear lid open; C:

front left door open; D: rear right door open
(5-door vehicles only).

When the ignition is switched on or when
driving, the bonnet, rear lid or doors that are
open will be indicated on the instrument pan-
el display, and, as applicable, this will be in-
dicated audibly. The display may vary accord-
ing to the type of instrument panel fitted.

Illustra-

tion

Key to 

››› 

Fig. 46

A



 

Do not continue driving!

The bonnet is open or is not properly
closed 

››› 

page 262

.

B



 

Do not continue driving!

The rear lid is open or is not properly
closed 

››› 

page 126

.

C, D



 

Do not continue driving!

A vehicle door is open or is not properly
closed 

››› 

page 116

.

Warning and information messages

The system runs a check on certain compo-
nents and functions when the ignition is
switched on and while the vehicle is moving.
Faults in the operation are displayed on the
screen using red and yellow symbols and
messages on the instrument panel display
(

››› 



page 109

) and, in some cases, with

audible warnings. The display may vary ac-
cording to the type of instrument panel fitted.

Priority 1 warning (red symbols)

Symbol flashing or lit; partly combined with audible
warnings.



 

Stop the vehicle! It is dangerous 

››› 

 in Warning

and control lamps on page 109

 !

Check the function that is faulty and repair it. If necessa-
ry, request assistance from specialised personnel.

Priority 2 warning (yellow symbols)

Symbol flashing or lit; partly combined with audible
warnings.
A faulty function, or fluids which are below the correct
levels may cause damage to the vehicle! 

››› 

 in Warn-

ing and control lamps on page 109

Check the faulty function as soon as possible. If neces-
sary, request assistance from specialised personnel.

Informative text

Information relating to different vehicle processes.

Submenu 

Assist systems

Assist
systems

menu

Function

ACC

Display of Adaptive Cruise Control
(ACC) 

››› 

page 196

.

Front As-
sist

Switching the monitoring system on
and off 

››› 

page 207

.

Lane As-
sist

*

Switching the Lane Assist system on
or off 

››› 

page 215

.

Detection
of traffic
signs

Display of traffic signs 

››› 

page 222

:

Fatigue de-
tection

*

Switching the fatigue detection on or
off (pause recommendation)

››› 

page 224

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The essentials

Driving data

Memory

The MFD (multifunction display) shows differ-
ent values for the journey and the consump-
tion.

Changing between display modes on the
MFD

●

In vehicles without multifunction steering

wheel: Press the rocker switch 



 on the

windscreen wiper lever 

››› 

Fig. 42

.

●

Vehicles with a multifunction steering

wheel: turn the thumbwheel 

››› 

Fig. 43

.

Multifunction display memory
The multifunction display is equipped with
three memories that work automatically: MFD
from departure, MFD from refuelling and MFD
total calculation. On the screen display, you
can read which memory is currently dis-
played.

●

Toggle between memories with the ignition

on and the memory displayed: Press the



 button on the windscreen wiper lever

or the 



 button of the multifunction steering

wheel.

Menu

Function

MFD from
departure

Display and storage of the values for
the journey and the consumption from
when the ignition is switched on to
when it is switched off.
If the journey is continued in less than
2 hours after the ignition is switched
off, the new data is added to the data
already stored in the memory. The
memory will automatically be deleted if
the journey is interrupted for more than
2 hours.

MFD from
refuelling

Display and storage of the values for
the journey and the consumption. By
refuelling, the memory will be erased
automatically.

MFD total
calcula-
tion

The memory records the values for a
specific number of partial trips, up to a
total of 19 hours and 59 minutes or 99
hours and 59 minutes, or 1999.9 km or
9999 km, depending on the model of
instrument panel. On reaching either of
these limits

a)

, the memory is automati-

cally erased and starts to count from 0
again.

a)

It varies according to the instrument panel version.

Erasing a memory manually

●

Select the memory that you wish to erase.

●

Hold the 



 button of the multifunction

steering wheel or the 



 button of the multi-

function wheel pressed down for about 2 sec-
onds.

Personalising the displays
In the Easy Connect system you can adjust
which of the possible displays of the MFD can
be shown on the instrument panel display
with the button 



 and the function button

SETUP

 

››› 



page 110

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Data summary

Menu

Function

Current fuel
consumption

The current fuel consumption dis-
play operates throughout the jour-
ney, in litres/100 km; and with the
engine running and the vehicle
stopped, in litres/hour.

Average fuel
consumption

a)

After turning on the ignition, aver-
age fuel consumption in li-
tres/100 km will be displayed after
travelling about 100 metres. Other-
wise horizontal lines are displayed.
The value shown is updated approxi-
mately every 5 seconds.
ACT

®

*: Depending on the equip-

ment, number of active cylinders.

Operating
range

a)

Approximate distance in km that can
still be travelled with the fuel re-
maining in the tank, assuming the
same style of driving is maintained.
This is calculated using the current
fuel consumption.

Travelling
time

This indicates the hours (h) and mi-
nutes (min) since the ignition was
switched on.

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The essentials

Menu

Function

Distance
covered

Distance covered in km (m) after
switching on the ignition.

CNG quality

Whenever you refuel the quality of
the natural gas is automatically veri-
fied and is displayed when the igni-
tion is switched on. The display is
made in a percentage of between
70% and 100%. The greater the per-
centage displayed the lower the con-
sumption may be.

Average
speed

The average speed will be shown af-
ter a distance of about 100 metres
has been travelled. Otherwise hori-
zontal lines are displayed. The value
shown is updated approximately ev-
ery 5 seconds.

Digital dis-
play of
speed

Current speed displayed in digital
format.

Speed warn-
ing at ---
km/h

 or 

Speed

warning at
--- mph

If the stored speed is exceeded (be-
tween 30 - 250 km/h, or 19 -
155 mph), an audible warning is
given together with a visual warn-
ing.

Detection of
traffic
signs

The traffic signs detected are dis-
played.

Oil tempera-
ture

Updated engine oil temperature dig-
ital display

Menu

Function

Coolant tem-
perature
gauge

Digital display of the current temper-
ature of the liquid coolant.

a)

In vehicles with a natural gas engine, range and average con-

sumption refer only to data or natural gas consumption. If you
are in “petrol mode”, the information of both data only appears
on the dash panel and not on the multifunction screen.

Storing a speed with the speed warning

●

Select the display 

Speed warning at

--- km/h (--- mph)

●

Press the button 



 on the windscreen

wiper lever or the button 



 on the multifunc-

tion steering wheel to store the current speed
and activate the warning.

●

To switch system on: adjust to the desired

speed within 5 seconds using the rocker
switch 



 on the windscreen wiper lever or

by turning the thumbwheel on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel. Next, press the button



 or 



 again or wait several seconds.

The speed is stored and the warning activa-
ted.

●

To switch system off: press the but-

ton 



 or 



. The stored speed is de-

leted.

Engine oil temperature display

Vehicles without multifunction steering
wheel

●

Press the rocker switch 

››› 

Fig. 42

 

2

 until

the main menu appears. Enter into 

Driving

data

. With the button 

2

 move to the oil

temperature gauge.

Vehicles with multifunction steering wheel

●

Enter the submenu 

Driving data

 and

turn the thumbwheel until the oil tempera-
ture display appears.

The engine reaches its operating temperature
when in normal driving conditions, the oil
temperature is between 

80°C (180°F)

 and

120°C (250°F)

. If the engine is required to

work hard and the outside temperature is
high, the engine oil temperature can in-
crease. This does not present any problem as
long as the warning lamps 



 

››› 

table on

page 41

 or  

››› 

table on page 41

 do not

appear on the display.

Additional electrical appliances

●

Operation with the windscreen wiper lever*:

Press the rocker switch 

››› 

Fig. 42

 

2

 until the

main menu appears. Enter into the section

Driving data

. With the rocker switch,

move to the display 

Convenience con-

sumers

.

»

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The essentials

●

Operation with the multi-function steering

wheel*: Move with the buttons 

1

 or 

2

 to

Driving data

 and enter with 

OK. Turn the

thumbwheel to the right until the 

Conven-

ience consumers

 display appears.

In addition, a scale will inform you of the cur-
rent sum of all the additional appliances.

Saving tips

Tips on how to save fuel will be displayed in
conditions that increase fuel consumption.
Follow them to reduce consumption. The indi-
cations appear automatically only with the ef-
ficiency programme. After a time, the tips will
disappear automatically.

If you wish to hide a saving tip immediately
after it appears, press any button on the
windscreen wiper lever*/multifunction steer-
ing wheel*.

Note

●

If you hide a saving tip, it will reappear af-

ter you switch the ignition on again.

●

The saving tips do not appear in all situa-

tions, but rather with a large separation of
time.

Timer*

You can access the timer via the selection
menu 

››› 

page 31

.

It allows you to manually time lap times on a
racing circuit, memorise them and compare
them to the vehicle's previous best times.

The following menus can be displayed:

●

Stop

●

Lap

●

Pause

●

Partial time

●

Statistics

Change from one menu to another

●

Vehicles without multifunction steering

wheel: press the rocker switch 



 in the

windscreen wiper lever.

●

Vehicles with multifunction steering wheel:

press 



 or 



.

Menu “Stop”

Start

The timer starts.
If there are existing laps and they are in-
cluded in the statistics, it will begin with
the number of laps in question.
It is only possible to begin with a new
first lap if the statistics have been reset
first in the 

Statistics

 menu.

Menu “Stop”

Since
start

The timer begins when the vehicle sets
off.
If the vehicle is already moving, the timer
begins once the vehicle has stopped.

Statis-
tics

The 

Statistics

 menu is displayed on

the screen.

Menu “Lap”

New lap

The timer of the current lap stops and a
new lap starts immediately. The time for
the lap you have just completed is inclu-
ded in the statistics.

Partial
time

For about 5 seconds a partial time is dis-
played. The timer continues in parallel.

Stop

The current lap timer will be interrupted.
The lap does not end. The 

Pause

 menu

is displayed.

Menu “Pause”

Continue

The interrupted timer continues.

New lap

A new timer starts. The halted lap ends
and is included in the statistics.

Interr.
lap

The timer of the current lap ends and is
cancelled. It is not included in the statis-
tics.

End

The current timer ends. The lap is inclu-
ded in the statistics.

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The essentials

Menu “Partial time”

Partial
time

For about 5 seconds a partial time is dis-
played. The timer continues in parallel.

New lap

The timer of the current lap stops and a
new lap starts immediately. The time for
the lap you have just completed is inclu-
ded in the statistics.

Stop

The current lap timer will be interrupted.
The lap does not end. The 

Pause

 menu

is displayed.

Menu “Long-term Statistics”

 

View of the latest lap times:
– total time
– best lap time
– worst lap time
– average lap duration
A maximum of 10 laps is possible, and a
total duration of 99 hours, 59 minutes
and 59 seconds.
If one of the 2 limits is reached, you will
have to reset the statistics in order to be-
gin a new timer.

Back

This returns to the previous menu.

Resetting
to zero

All the memorised statistical data are re-
set.

WARNING

Do your best to avoid handling the timer
while driving.

●

Only set the timer or consult statistics

when the vehicle is stationary.

●

While driving, do not handle the timer in

complicated driving situations.

Speed warning device

The speed warning device warns the driver
when they have exceeded the pre-set speed
limit by 3 km/h (2 mph). An audible warning
signal sounds, and the warning lamp  and
the driver message 

Speed limit excee-

ded!

 will be displayed simultaneously on the

instrument panel. The warning lamp 
switches off when reducing speed below the
stored maximum limit.

Speed warning programming is recommen-
ded if you wish to be reminded of a maxi-
mum speed, such as when travelling in a
country with different speed limits or for a
maximum speed for winter tyres.

Setting speed limit warning
You can use the radio or the Easy Connect* to
set, alter or cancel the speed limit warning.

●

Vehicles with radio: press the button 

SETUP

> control button  

Driver Assistant

 >

Speed warning

.

●

Vehicles with Easy Connect: press the but-

ton 

Systems

 or else 

Vehicle systems

 >

Driver assistant

 > 

Speed warning

.

The warning limit can be set from 30 to
240 km/h (20 to 149 mph). The adjustment
is made at 10 km/h (5 mph) intervals.

Note

●

Please bear in mind that, even with the

speed warning function, it is still important
to keep an eye on the vehicle speed with the
speedometer and to observe the legal speed
limits.

●

The speed limit warning function in the ver-

sion for some countries warns you at a speed
of 120 km/h (75 mph). This is a factory-set
speed limit.

Service intervals

The service interval indication appears on the
instrument panel display 

››› 



Fig. 120 

3

.

SEAT distinguishes between services with en-
gine oil change (e.g. Oil change service) and
services without engine oil change (e.g. In-
spection).

In vehicles with 

Services established by time

or mileage, the service intervals are already
pre-defined.

In vehicles with 

LongLife Service, the inter-

vals are determined individually. Thanks to
technological progress, maintenance work
has been greatly reduced. Because of the
technology used by SEAT, with this service

»

37

The essentials

you only need to change the oil when the ve-
hicle so requires. To calculate this change
(max. 2 years), the vehicle's conditions of
use and individual driving styles are consid-
ered. The advance warning first appears 20
days before the date established for the cor-
responding service. The kilometres (miles)
remaining until the next service are always
rounded up to the nearest 100 km (miles)
and the time is given in complete days. The
current service message cannot be viewed
until 500 km after the last service. Prior to
this, only lines are visible on the display.

Inspection reminder
When the Service date is approaching, when
the ignition is switched on a 

Service remind-

er is displayed.

Vehicles without text messages: a span-
ner  will be displayed on the instrument
panel plus an indication in 

km

.

The kilometres indicated are the maximum
number of kilometres that can be travelled
until the next service. After a few seconds,
the display mode changes. A clock symbol
appears and the number of days until the
next service is due.

Vehicles with text messages: 

Service in

--- km or --- days

 will be shown on the

instrument panel display.

Service due
When 

the service date is due, an audible

warning is given when the ignition is switch-
ed on and the spanner displayed on the
screen flashes for a few seconds .

Vehicles with text messages: 

Service now

will be shown on the instrument panel dis-
play.

Reading a service notification
With the ignition switched on, the engine off
and the vehicle at a standstill, the current
service notification can be read:

Press and hold the button 

››› 



Fig. 120

 

4

for more than 5 seconds to consult the serv-
ice message.

When the 

service date has passed, a minus

sign is displayed in front of the number of kil-
ometres or days.

Vehicles with text messages: the following
message is displayed: 

Service --- km

(miles) or --- days ago

.

The time can also be set via the 



 button

and 

SETUP

 function button in the Easy Con-

nect system 

››› 



page 110

.

Resetting service interval display
If the service was not carried out by a SEAT
dealership, the display can be reset as fol-
lows:

●

Switch off the ignition, press and hold but-

ton 

››› 



Fig. 120 

4

.

●

Switch ignition back on.

●

Release the 

4

 

››› 



Fig. 120

 button and

press it again for the next 20 seconds.

Note

●

The service message disappears after a few

seconds, when the engine is started or when

OK/RESET

 is pressed on the windscreen wiper

lever, or 

OK

 on the multifunction steering

wheel.

●

In vehicles with the LongLife system in

which the battery has been disconnected for
a long period of time, it is not possible to cal-
culate the date of the next service. Therefore
the service interval display may not be cor-
rect. In this case, bear in mind the maximum
service intervals permitted in the 

››› 

Book-

let Maintenance Programme

.

●

If you reset the display manually, the next

service interval will be indicated as in vehi-
cles with fixed service intervals. For this rea-
son we recommend that the service interval
display be reset by a SEAT authorised Dealer.

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