Operating Mode Selection - Seat Leon 5D Owner's Manual

Note
The system switches on every time the en-
gine is turned off voluntarily.

Operating mode selection

Operating mode selection
3 Valid for: hybrid vehicles
The vehicle has different operating modes so
that it can always be optimally adjusted to
every situation while driving. Once the drive
system has been turned on, and provided
that all of the operating conditions required
for this purpose have been met, the E-MODE
operating mode is always activated in the
first instance for electric driving.
Operating mode selection
Switch on the drive system
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Press button on the control panel of the
● 
upper centre console.
Press the E-Mode or Hybrid function but-
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ton in the infotainment system.
1) The displayed symbol varies depending on the
active operating mode and the charge level of
the high-voltage battery.
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Further information about the operating
mode can be found in
E-MODE

In the E-MODE electric driving mode, the ve-
hicle basically drives in electric only mode. To
the extent possible, the vehicle's combustion
engine is not used.
All of the following conditions must be met for
E-MODE to be activated:
The high voltage battery has a sufficient
●
charge level.
The vehicle speed is lower than 130 km/h
●
(80 mph).
The high voltage battery temperature is
●
above +10°C.
If, while driving in E-MODE mode, the neces-
sary conditions are no longer met, the com-
bustion engine starts and electric driving is
suspended. In this case, the display
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up on the instrument cluster display.
The combustion engine starts when a kick-
down occurs in E-MODE. However, E-MODE
remains activated.
Driving
.

1)
(electric driving)
lights

Hybrid (use the battery's charge)

This is the operating mode that allows you to
save most fuel.
The operating mode control unit tries to make
the most of the battery charge. For this pur-
pose, with active directions the navigation
data are also accessed.
In this operating mode, the electric motor and
the combustion engine share the work of
driving the vehicle.
In hybrid operating mode, the power from the
battery charge is used optimally. If route
guidance is activated, the vehicle may auton-
omously recharge the high-voltage battery
using the combustion engine.
Manual control of the battery charge
Manual control of the battery charge is only
possible in Hybrid operating mode. The op-
tion selected by the user is only valid until the
ignition is switched off or the vehicle is switch-
ed to Hybrid mode or E-MODE.
Press the function button and use the sym-

=
bols , and to control the battery
 
charge:
1)