Automatic Gearbox - Seat Leon 2005 Owner's Manual

154 Driving
Note
•
Do not rest your hand on the gear lever when driving. The pressure of your
hand could cause premature wear on the selector forks in the gearbox.
•
When changing gear, you should always depress the clutch fully to avoid
unnecessary wear and damage.
•
Do not hold the car "on the clutch" on hills. This causes premature wear
and damage to the clutch.

Automatic gearbox*

Selector lever positions
Selector lever positions indicated on the cover
P Parking position (lever locked).
R Reverse position.
N Neutral position (lever locked). This position is similar to the neutral
position for manual gearboxes).
D
Drive position (economic driving program).
S Sports driving position.
+/- Tiptronic driving position (this program is similar to the operation of a
manual gearbox).
Driving programs
The automatic gearbox has two driving programs.
Fig. 117 Automatic
Selecting the normal program
gearbox: Selector lever
positions
– Put the selector lever into position D to drive forwards.
– Put the selector lever into position R to reverse. This position is
shared by all programs for reversing.
Fig. 118 Program selec-
tion