Starter Button - Seat LEON 2019 Owner's Manual

In vehicles with diesel engines, wait until
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the warning light page 249
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before starting the engine.
If during the STOP phase you press the
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button, the ignition is
START ENGINE STOP
switched off and the button flashes.
If the indication is displayed on the in-
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strument panel display "Start-Stop system
deactivated: Start the engine manually",
the button will blink.
START ENGINE STOP
Starting the engine
Before starting the engine
Vehicles with manual gearboxes: put the
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gear lever in neutral, press the clutch pedal
and keep it it in this position until the engine
starts.
Vehicles with automatic transmission: put
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the lever in position P or N.
Vehicles with ignition locks
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Turn the key to position Fig. 254
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heating occurs in diesel vehicles
Keep turning the key to position
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Fig. 254 without stepping on the accel-
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erator.
Once the engine starts, release the key.
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When it is released, the key returns to position
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Start and driving
If the engine does not start, stop and wait
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for around 1 minute to try again.
goes off
Vehicles with start buttons
Press and hold the brake pedal until the en-
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gine starts.
Press the starter button
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press the accelerator. There needs to be a
valid key inside the vehicle for the engine to
start. After starting the engine, the lighting of
the
START ENGINE STOP
steady lighting, indicating that the engine has
started.
Once the engine starts, release the start-up
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button.
If the engine does not start, stop and wait
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for around 1 minute to try again. If necessary,
perform an emergency start
Diesel engines can take a few seconds longer
than usual to start on cold days. During pre-
heating, the warning lamp
avoid unnecessary discharging of the bat-
tery, do not use any other major electrical
. Pre-
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equipment while the glow plugs are pre-
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heating.
The preheating time depends on the coolant
and exterior temperatures. With the engine at
operating temperature, or at outside temper-
atures above +8°C, the warning lamp
light up for about one second. This means
that the engine starts immediately.
Starting a diesel engine after having run
out of fuel
If the fuel tank has been completely run dry, it
may take longer than normal (up to one mi-
nute) to start a diesel engine after refuelling.
This is because the fuel system must elimi-
nate air first.
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Fig. 255; do not
Never run the engine in confined spaces, as
button changes to the exhaust gases are poisonous.
The exhaust gases contain carbon mon-
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oxide, an odourless and colourless poison-
ous gas. Risk of fatal accidents. Carbon
monoxide can cause loss of consciousness
and result in death.
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page 251.
Do not get out of the vehicle with the en-
gine running, especially if a gear is engag-
ed. The vehicle could then suddenly move
remains lit. To
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or something strange could happen that
would cause damage, fire or serious injury.
Never use cold start sprays, they could ex-
plode or cause the engine to run at high
revs. Doing this risks injury.
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