Seat Leon Owner's Manual page 298

– Petrol engines: standard VW 504 00,
VW 502 00, VW 508 00, ACEA C3 or
API SN.
– Diesel engines: standard VW 509 00,
VW 505 01, ACEA C3 or API CK-4.
Have the oil changed by a specialised work-
shop.
Using engine oil that is compliant with the VW
504 00 standard instead of VW 508 00
could increase consumption and the vehicle's
CO emissions.
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SEAT recommends using original SEAT oil to
guarantee high SEAT engine performance.
Vehicles with diesel particulate filter*
Only VW 509 00 engine oil, with reduced ash
formation, may be used in diesel engines
equipped with particulate filter. Using other
types of oil will cause a higher soot concen-
tration and reduce the life of the DPF. There-
fore:
Avoid mixing this oil with other engine oils.
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Only in exceptional circumstances, if the
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engine oil level is too low
you cannot obtain the oil specified for your
vehicle, you can use a small quantity of oil
(once) conforming to the specifications
VW 506 00, VW 506 01, VW 505 00,
VW 505 01 or ACEA B3/ACEA B4 (up to 0.5 l)
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Engine oil additives
No type of additive should be mixed with the
engine oil. The deterioration caused by these
additives is not covered by the warranty.
Note
Before a long trip, we recommend finding
an engine oil that conforms to the corre-
sponding VW specifications and recom-
mend keeping it in the vehicle. This way, the
correct engine oil will always be available
for a top-up if needed.
Engine oil specifications
Diesel engines
Engine type
With particulate
filter (DPF)
Without particu-
late filter (DPF)
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a) Only use recommended oils, otherwise you may
damage the engine.
b) If the quality of the fuel available in the country
does not fulfil the EN 590 (for diesel) standard.
Practical tips
Type of Specifica-
Service tion
Set Service
and Flexible
VW 509 00
a) Service Inter-
vals
Set Service VW 505 01
Intervals VW 506 01
Warning lamp
 It lights up red
Do not carry on driving!

Engine oil pressure too low.
Switch off the engine. Check the engine oil level.
If this warning lamp starts to flash, and is accom-

panied by three audible warnings, switch off the en-
gine and check the oil level. If necessary, add more
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oil page 297.
If the warning lamp flashes although the oil level

is correct, stop driving. Do not even run the engine at
idle speed! Obtain technical assistance.
 It lights up yellow
Check the engine oil level as soon as possible.
Replace oil as soon as you have the opportunity to
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 It flashes yellow
Fault in the oil level sensor.
Have the check done by a specialised workshop. Un-
til then it is advisable to check the oil level every time
b) you refuel.
b)
WARNING
Observe the safety warnings
trol and warning lamps on page
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in Con-
81.