Seat Leon Owner's Manual page 211

Changing gear in Tiptronic mode
Steering wheel: automatic transmis-
Fig. 152
sion levers
Tiptronic gives the driver the option to
change gears manually.
When you change to the Tiptronic pro-
gramme, the vehicle remains in the currently
selected gear. This is possible as long as the
system is not changing gear automatically
due to a traffic situation.
Using Tiptronic with the steering wheel
paddles
The gear shift paddles can be used when the
selector lever is in the position D/S.
Press the gearshift paddle
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+
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higher gear Fig. 152.
Press the gearshift paddle
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–
lower gear.
Start and driving
To exit the Tiptronic mode, pull the right-
●
hand gear shirt paddle towards the steering
wheel for approximately 1 second.
If the gear shift paddles are not operated for
some time, the Tiptronic mode will automati-
cally be exited.
CAUTION
When accelerating, if a higher gear is not
●
selected, it will automatically change
shortly before reaching the maximum per-
mitted RPM.
Also, if a lower gear is selected, the sys-
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tem will not change until it detects that the
engine will not reach its maximum RPM.
Driving with an automatic gearbox
The gearbox changes gear ratios automati-
cally as the vehicle moves.
The engine can only be started with the lever
in the N position and the P button must be lit
up (the parking lock remains active).
Driving down hills
Under certain circumstances it may be ad-
to select a
vantageous to use the Tiptronic mode to se-
lect the gear manually according to driving
to select a
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conditions .
Stop/Park
To park on flat ground, just press the P button
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Fig. 151. On slopes the parking brake
should first be applied and then press the P
button.
If the driver door is opened and the P button
has not been activated, the vehicle could
move. The following warning is displayed on
the instrument panel:  Gear change: se-
lector lever in the drive position!.
Additionally, a buzzer will sound.
Stopping on a downhill
Always apply the brake pedal firmly to pre-
vent the vehicle from moving; if necessary,
apply the electronic parking brake
Do not accelerate while a range of gears is
engaged to prevent the car from rolling
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downhill .
Starting off uphill with the Auto Hold func-
tion
Once you have engaged a gear, take your
●
foot off the brake pedal and gently press the
accelerator.
Starting off uphill without the Auto Hold
function
Pull on the electronic parking brake button.
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