Seat Leon 2012 Owner's Manual page 174

172 Driving
Changing gear with the selector lever
– Put the lever in position D and press towards the right to enter
⇒ f ig.
the tiptronic gate
– Press the gear lever forwards
gear.
– Press the gear lever back
Changing gear with the steering wheel levers
– Press the right paddle lever
⇒ f ig.
wheel to change up
– Press the left paddle
⇒ f ig.
down 128.
Using the paddle levers on the steering wheel, you can access manual driv-
ing mode regardless of the pre-selected driving mode.
General information about driving in tiptronic mode
When accelerating, the automatic gearbox / DSG automatic gearbox goes
into a higher gear a little before the engine reaches its maximum permitted
revolutions.
If a lower gear is selected, the automatic gearbox / DSG automatic gearbox
will only change down when the engine cannot go over its maximum permit-
ted revolutions.
If tiptronic is selected whilst the vehicle is in motion and the automatic
gearbox / DSG automatic gearbox is in third gear and selector lever position
D, tiptronic mode will then also be in third gear.
Changing gears in the normal or sport programme using the steering wheel
paddle levers
⇒ f ig. 128
If the paddle levers
the system switches temporarily to tiptronic mode. To exit tiptronic mode
127.
⇒ f ig. 127
to select a higher
+
⇒ f ig. 127
to select a lower gear.
–
(+OFF) towards the steering
+
128.
towards the steering wheel to change
–
are used in the normal or sport programme,
again, press the right paddle lever
+ OFF
proximately one second. You will also leave tiptronic mode if the paddle lev-
ers are not moved for a certain time.
Note
● The gearbox controls on the steering wheel can operate with the selector
lever in any position and with the vehicle in motion.
Kickdown feature
This feature allows maximum acceleration.
If you press the accelerator down thoroughly, the gearbox automatically
changes down, depending on speed and engine speed, into a lower gear to
take full advantage of give the vehicle maximum acceleration.
The gearbox does not change gear until the engine reaches the maximum
determined engine speed for the gear.
WARNING
You could lose control of the vehicle if you accelerate on slippery road
surfaces. Risk of serious injury.
● Be particularly careful when using the kickdown features on slippery
road surfaces. With a fast acceleration, the vehicle could lose traction
and skid.
● You should use the kickdown feature only when traffic and weather
conditions allow it to be used safely.
towards the steering wheel for ap-
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