Seat Leon 5D Owner's Manual page 227

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The selector lever locking button is not engaged.
The vehicle is prevented from moving forwards. En-
gage the selector lever lock.
Selector lever positions
In the centre console: selector lever.
Fig. 165
The selector lever position is shown when the
corresponding sign lights up. The engaged
gear is also displayed on the screen on the
manual gearbox positions M, D, S and E
(when the ECO driving profile is selected
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page 232).
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– Parking lock
When the P button is pressed, the drive
wheels are locked. Only press P when the ve-
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hicle is stationary .
Start and driving
To press the P button you must press the
brake pedal simultaneously.
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– Reverse gear
Reverse gear must be engaged only when
the vehicle is stationary and the engine is
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idling .
To engage reverse gear R, you must press the
brake pedal simultaneously. The reverse
lights switch on when the reverse gear R is
selected and the ignition is on.
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– Neutral
In this position, the gear is in neutral.
Press the brake pedal to move the lever from
N to D/S when the vehicle is stationary or at
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speeds below 3 km/h (2 mph)
 – Permanent forward drive position
The D/S position enables the gears to be op-
erated in normal mode (D) or sport mode (S).
To select Sport mode S, move the lever back-
wards. Pushing the lever again will select nor-
mal mode D. The selected driving mode is
displayed on the instrument panel screen.
In normal mode (D), the gearbox selects the
best gear ratio. This depends on the engine
load, the road speed and the dynamic gear
control programme (DCP).
Sport mode (S) should be selected for a
sporty driving style. This setting makes use of
the engine's maximum power output. When
accelerating the gear shifts will be noticea-
ble.
Under certain circumstances (e.g. on moun-
tain roads) it can be advantageous to switch
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tiptronic mode
gears to suit the road conditions.
Selector lever lock
In N, the lever lock prevents a gear range
from being engaged, and prevents the vehi-
cle from moving off accidentally.
Press and hold the brake pedal with your left
foot with the engine running.
As a reminder to the driver, when the lever is
in position N the following indication will be
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shown on the screen:
When stationary, apply footbrake
while selecting a gear.
The lever is not locked if it is moved quickly
through position N (e.g. when shifting from R
to D). This makes it possible, for instance, to
"rock the vehicle backwards and forwards" if
it is stuck in snow or mud. The lever lock en-
gages automatically if the brake pedal is not
pressed and the lever is in position N for more
than about one second at a speed of less
than 5 km/h (3 mph).
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