Braking And Parking - Seat LEON Owner's Manual

WARNING
Never switch off the engine while the vehicle
is moving. This could cause loss of control of
the vehicle, accidents and serious injury.
The airbags and belt tensioners do not
●
work when the ignition is switched off.
● The brake servo does not work with the en-
gine off. Therefore, you need to press the
break pedal harder to brake the vehicle.
● Power steering does not work when the en-
gine is not running. You need more strength
to steer when the engine is switched off.
If the ignition is switched off, the steering
●
column could be locked, making it impossible
to control the vehicle.
CAUTION
If the engine is made to work hard for a long
time, it may overheat after being switched
off. To prevent damage to the engine before
switching it off, leave it idle for approx. 2 mi-
nutes in neutral.
Note
After switching off the engine, the cooling fan
may continue to operate in the engine com-
partment for a few more minutes, even with
the ignition off. The radiator fan is automati-
cally switched off.
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Operation
"My Beat" Function
For vehicles with a convenience key there is
the "My Beat" function. This feature provides
an additional indication of the vehicle igni-
tion system.
When accessing the vehicle, e.g. by opening
the doors with the remote control, the
button flashes, drawing at-
START ENGINE STOP
tention to the relevant starter system button.
Upon switching the ignition on/off, the light
of the button flashes. With
START ENGINE STOP
the engine switched off, after a few seconds,
the button stops flashing
STOP ENGINE START
and goes out.
With the engine running, the
button light stays on, indi-
START ENGINE STOP
cating that the engine is running. Upon
switching the ignition off with the
button, it starts flashing
START ENGINE STOP
again.
In vehicles with the Start-Stop system, the
"My Beat" function also offers additional in-
formation:
When the engine stops during the Stop
●
phase, the light of the
START ENGINE STOP
ton stays on, since, even though the engine
is off, the Start-Stop system is active.
● When the engine cannot be stated again
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with the Start-Stop system, page
needs to be started manually, the
START ENGINE STOP
this fact.

Braking and parking

Electronic parking brake*
Fig. 188 In the lower part of the centre con-
sole: electronic parking brake button.
The electronic parking brake replaces the
handbrake.
Activating the electronic parking brake
The electronic parking brake can be activated
whenever the vehicle is at a standstill, even
but-
when the ignition is switched off. Activate it
whenever you leave or park the vehicle.
Pull and hold the 
●
191, and
● The parking brake is activated when the
control light of the
button flashes to indicate
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Fig. 188 button.
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Fig. 188 button (arrow)