Seat LEON 2019 Owner's Manual page 262

periods, as the brakes can overheat. This
reduces the braking power, increases the
braking distance or even causes a brake
system fault.
If you have to stop on a hill, keep the vehi-
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cle's brakes applied with the brake pedal or
parking brake.
WARNING
Please note that if the road surface is slip-
pery or wet, the kick-down feature could
cause the driving wheels to spin, which
could result in skidding.
CAUTION
If you stop the vehicle on a gradient, do
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not attempt to stop it from rolling by de-
pressing the accelerator when a gear has
been selected. This could cause overheat-
ing and damage the automatic gearbox.
If you allow the vehicle to roll with the
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lever in position N and the engine off, the
automatic gearbox will be damaged by
lack of lubrication.
In certain driving situations or traffic con-
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ditions, the gears could overheat and be
damaged! If the warning lamp
1)
Vehicles without a driver information system:
the warning lamp flashes slowly. Vehicles with a
driver information system: the warning lamp re-
mains on.
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stop the vehicle as soon as you can and
wait for the gearbox to cool
If the gearbox operates with the backup
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programme, take the vehicle to a special-
ised workshop and have the fault repaired
without delay.
Launch-control program
3 Value for vehicles: diesel with power of more
than 125 kW, and petrol of more than 140 kW.
The Launch-control programme enables
maximum acceleration from a standstill.
Condition: the engine must have reached op-
erating temperature and the steering wheel
must not be turned.
The engine speed for Launch-control is differ-
ent on petrol and diesel engines.
To use the Launch-control you must discon-
nect the anti-slip regulation (ASR) through the
Easy Connect system menu
warning lamp
flash slowly depending on whether or not the
vehicle has a driver information system*.
lights up,
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will stay switched on or will
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On vehicles with the driver information sys-
tem, the ESC lamp lights up permanently and
the corresponding text message Stability
(temporary) appears
control deactivated
on the instrument panel to indicate the deac-
tivation status.
With the engine running, switch off traction
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control (ASR) page 299 1) .
Press the brake pedal with your left foot
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and hold it down for at least one second.
Turn the selector lever to position S or Tip-
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tronic, or else select the sport driving mode
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from the SEAT Drive Profile*
With your right foot, press the accelerator
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down to the full throttle or kick-down position.
The engine speed will stabilise at about
3,200 rpm (petrol engine) or about
2,000 rpm (diesel engine).
Take your left foot off the brake pedal. The
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vehicle starts with maximum acceleration.
WARNING
Always adapt your driving style to the
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traffic conditions.
Only use the Launch control programme
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when road and traffic conditions permit,
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