Seat Leon Owner's Manual page 173

172 Driver assistance systems
The profiles, normal , sport
according to personal preferences.
Description
Depending on the equipment fitted in the vehicle, SEAT Drive Mode can op-
erate on the following functions:
Engine
Depending on the profile selected, the engine responds more spontaneous-
ly or more in harmony with the movements of the accelerator. Additionally,
when eco mode is selected, the Start-stop function is automatically activa-
ted.
In vehicles with DQ transmission, the gear change points are modified to
position them in lower engine speed ranges (
tionally, eco mode activates the Inertia function, enabling the consumption
to be further reduced.
In manual vehicles, eco mode causes the gear recommendation indications
that appear on the instrument panel to vary, facilitating more efficient driv-
ing.
Steering
Power steering becomes more robust in
driving style.
Air conditioning
In vehicles with Climatronic, this can operate in
stricting fuel consumption.
Ambient lighting
The ambient lighting guides located in the interior front door panels of the
Leon FR change colour from white to red when
and eco are fixed. Individual can be configured
) or higher (
eco sport
sport mode to enable a more sporty
eco mode, especially re-
sport mode is activated.
Setting driving mode

You can select from Normal, Sport, Eco and Individual.
). Addi-
The required mode can be selected on the touch screen, in the menu that
opens when the MODE
An icon on the Easy Connect system display informs about the active mode.
The MODE button light remains lit up yellow when the active mode is differ-
ent to .
normal
Driving pro- Characteristics
file
Offers a balanced driving experience, suitable for everyday
Normal
use.
Provides a complete dynamic performance in the vehicle, en-
Sport
abling the user a more sporty driving style.
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Fig. 100 Centre console:
MODE button
button is pressed.
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