Seat Leon 2010 Owner's Manual page 172

170 Driving
Driving
– Press and hold the foot brake.
– Press the button on the selector lever knob (on the left)
⇒ page 169, fig.
125.
– Select a gear for driving (R, D or S).
– Release the button and wait a few seconds for the gear to
engage, a light jerk will be felt.
– Release the brake and accelerate.
Short stop
– Hold the vehicle stationary with the brake pressed down (for
example at traffic lights). The selector lever does not need to be
put into the positions P or N for this.
– Do not press the accelerator.
Parking the vehicle
– Press the brake pedal and hold to bring the vehicle to a stop.
– Apply the handbrake firmly.
– Press in the button on the selector lever knob, move the lever to
the position P and release the button.
Driving slowly
– Move the selector lever to position D and press to the right to put
the lever into tiptronic mode.
– Press the gear lever towards (-) to select a lower gear.
Hill stop
– Hold the vehicle, in all cases, using the brake pedal to prevent
rolling back.
– Do not try to slow the vehicle using another forward gear (engine
braking).
Descending gradients
– With the gear engaged, release the brake and accelerate.
The steeper the gradient the lower the gear must be for effective engine
braking. For example, if 3rd gear is used on a very steep gradient, the engine
braking is insufficient and the vehicle accelerates. So that the engine speed
does not become excessive, the gearbox changes to the next highest gear.
Depress the brake pedal and move the selector lever to the tiptronic gate to
return to 3rd gear.
WARNING
•
The driver should never leave the vehicle while the engine is running or
with any gear selected. If for any reason you must leave the vehicle with the
engine running, apply the handbrake and move the selector lever to posi-
tion P.
•
When the engine is running and the positions D, S or R are selected, it
is necessary to hold the vehicle with the brake pedal because the vehicle
will creep at a low speed.
•
Never accelerate while changing the position of the gear lever (risk of
an accident).
•
The gear lever must never be moved into the positions R or P while
moving (risk of an accident).
•
Before descending a steep gradient, reduce speed and use the tiptronic
programme to select a lower gear.