Seat Leon 5D Owner's Manual page 217

If the vehicle is stationary for a long time
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with the engine off and the ignition on, the
12-volt vehicle battery might be dis-
charged and it might not be possible to
start the engine.
In vehicles with diesel engines, wait until
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before starting the engine.
If during the STOP phase you press the
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button, the ignition is switch-
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ed off and the push-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 flash.
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Switching on the hybrid drive sys-
tem
3 Valid for: hybrid vehicles
Switching on the hybrid drive activates the
vehicle's propulsion system. When the vehi-
cle's drive system is switched on, the electric
drive is activated. The combustion engine
starts automatically when the charge level of
the high-voltage battery is not sufficient to
run with the electric drive, or if high drive
power is required.
Start and driving
Requirements for switching on the drive
system
The drive system can be switched on when
the following conditions are met:
The high voltage battery has a sufficient
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charge level.
goes off
There is no charging cable plugged in.
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The temperature of the high-voltage bat-
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tery is within the operating range.
There is a valid remote control key in the
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vehicle.
Switching on the drive system
Press the ignition and start button once.
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The ignition must be switched on.
Press the brake pedal and keep it pressed.
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Set the gear selector switch to position N or
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activate the parking lock P.
Press the ignition and start button
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Fig. 161 until indicator lamp
on the instrument cluster. Do not press the
accelerator. Release the ignition and start
button when the indicator lamp
on the instrument cluster. The mark on the
power display changes from
If the indicator lamp
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cancel and repeat the operation.
If the vehicle has been locked with the re-
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mote control key, the ignition and start button
is deactivated. If you are inside the vehicle
and have to start the engine, first unlock the
vehicle or perform an emergency start
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Detecting the drive system
With the electric drive, the motor makes no
noticeable noise when the drive system is
switched on or while driving. Therefore, you
cannot defect that the vehicle's drive system
is on by engine noise. Instead, the following
characteristics show that the vehicle is ready
to drive:
The power display on the instrument cluster
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displays
The display light on the instrument cluster is
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on, regardless of whether the vehicle's exteri-
or lighting is on.
The indicator lamp on the instrument clus-
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ter switches on
An audio signal is heard.
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lights up
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Switching on the drive system in very low
outside temperatures
lights up
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If the outside temperature is very low (ap-
proximately -27°C (-16°F) or lower), the high-
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voltage battery may freeze and stop working.
In this case it's not possible to switch on the
does not light up,
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drive system.
As soon as the temperature of the high-volt-
age has increase enough, the drive system
can be switched on again.
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