Manual Gearbox - Seat LEON Owner's Manual

ability allow you to do so safely: risk of
skidding!
● With ESC in Sport mode, the stabilising
function will be limited to allow for a sportier
drive. The driving wheels could spin and the
vehicle could "skid".
If the ESC/ASR is deactivated, the vehicle
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stabilisation function is not available.
Note
If the ASR is disconnected or the ESC's Sport
mode is selected, cruise control* will be
switched off.
Hill driving assistant
The hill driving assistant helps the driver to
move off and upward on a hill when the vehi-
cle is stationary.
The system maintains brake pressure for ap-
proximately two seconds after the driver
takes his foot off the brake pedal to prevent
the vehicle from lurching backward when it is
started. During these 2 seconds, the driver
has enough time to release the clutch pedal
and accelerate without the vehicle moving
and without having to use the handbrake,
making start-up easier, more comfortable
and safer.
These are the basic operation conditions:
Driving
● being on a ramp or hill/slope,
doors closed,
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● vehicle completely stationary,
engine running and foot on the brake,
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● besides having a gear engaged or being in
neutral for manual gear change and with the
selector lever at position S, D or R for an au-
tomatic gearbox.
This system is also active when reversing up-
hill.
WARNING
● If you do not start the vehicle immediately
after taking your foot off the brake pedal, the
vehicle may start to roll back under certain
conditions. Depress the brake pedal or use
the hand brake immediately.
If the engine stalls, depress the brake ped-
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al or use the hand brake immediately.
When following a line of traffic uphill, if you
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want to prevent the vehicle from rolling back
accidentally when starting off, hold the brake
pedal down for a few seconds before starting
off.
Note
The Official Service or a specialist workshop
can tell you if your vehicle is equipped with
this system.

Manual gearbox

Changing gear
Read the additional information carefully
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In some countries the clutch pedal must be
fully pressed down for the engine to start.
Selecting reverse gear
● Engage reverse gear only when the vehicle
is stopped.
Changing down gears
While driving, changing down a gear must al-
ways be done gradually, i.e. to the gear di-
rectly below and when the engine speed is
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not too high . Changing down while by-
passing one or various gears at high speeds
or at high engine speeds can damage the
clutch and the gearbox, even if the clutch
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pedal remains depressed .
WARNING
When the engine is running, the vehicle will
start to move as soon as a gear is engaged
and the clutch released. This is also the case
with the electronic parking brake switched
on.
● Never engage reverse gear when the vehi-
cle is moving.
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