Seat Leon Owner's Manual page 283

Driving with a trailer and transporting
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heavy or large objects will change the
vehicle handling and braking distances.
Always drive cautiously and carefully.
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Brake earlier than usual.
Adapt your speed and driving style at all
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times to suit visibility, weather, road and
traffic conditions. Slow down, especially
when driving down hills or slopes.
Accelerate with particular care and cau-
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tion. Avoid sudden braking and manoeu-
vres.
Take great care when overtaking. Reduce
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speed immediately if you notice that the
trailer is swaying, however slightly.
Never attempt to "straighten" the towing
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vehicle and trailer while accelerating.
Take into account the speed limit for vehi-
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cles with a trailer, as it could be lower than
for vehicles without a trailer.
Stabilisation of the towing vehicle
and trailer combination
The stabilisation of the vehicle and trailer
combination is an additional function of the
electronic stability control (ESC).
If the system detects that the trailer is weav-
ing, it intervenes to reduce the swaying of the
trailer.
Towing bracket device*
Vehicle and trailer combination stabilisa-
tion requirements
The vehicle is factory-equipped with a tow-
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ing bracket or has been retro-fitted with a
compatible towing bracket.
The ESC and TCS are active. The control
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lamp or is not lit up on the instrument
 
cluster.
The trailer is connected to the towing vehi-
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cle through the trailer power socket.
The vehicle is travelling at over 60 km/h
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(approx. 37 mph).
The maximum vertical load technically per-
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missible is not being exceeded on the cou-
pling device.
The trailer has a rigid draw bar.
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If the trailer has brakes, it must be equipped
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with a mechanical overrun brake.
WARNING
The enhanced safety provided by the elec-
tric stability control of the vehicle and trail-
er should not lead you to take any risks that
could compromise your safety.
Adapt your speed and driving style at all
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times to suit visibility, weather, road and
traffic conditions.
Accelerate with caution when the road is
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slippery.
When adjusting any settings, stop accel-
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erating.
WARNING
The electric stability control for the vehicle
and trailer may not correctly detect all
driving conditions.
When the ESC is switched off, the stabili-
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sation of the towing vehicle and trailer is al-
so switched off.
The stability system does not always de-
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tect light trailers, so it may not stabilise
these correctly.
When driving on surfaces with poor grip,
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the trailer can even interfere with the sta-
bility system.
Trailers with a high centre of gravity can
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tip over without having previously weaved.
If a trailer is not attached, but a connec-
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tor is plugged into the power socket (e.g.
installation of a bicycle rack with lights),
repeated automatic braking may occur in
extreme driving conditions.
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