Seat Leon Owner's Manual page 68

Trip recorder
The distance covered is displayed in "kilometres" or miles "m". It is possi-
ble to change the measurement units (kilometres "km"/miles "m") in the
radio/Easy Connect*. Please refer to the Easy Connect* Instruction Manual
for more details.
Odometer/trip recorder
The odometer shows the total distance covered by the vehicle.
The trip recorder shows the distance that has been travelled since it was
last reset. It is used to measure short trips. The last digit of the trip recorder
indicates distances of 100 metres or one tenths of a mile.
The trip recorder can be set to zero by pressing
Fault display
If there is a fault in the instrument panel, the letters
trip recorder display. Have the fault repaired immediately, as far as is possi-
ble.
Safety First
Fig. 38 Instrument pan-
el: Odometer and reset
button
⇒ F ig.
38.
0.0/SET
will appear in the
DEF
Operating instructions
Fuel level
⇒ F ig. 36
The display only works when the ignition is switched on. When
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the display reaches the reserve mark, the lower diode lights up in red and
the control lamp  appears ⇒ p age 207. When the fuel level is very low,
the lower diode flashes in red.
The distance to empty fuel level is displayed on the instrument panel
⇒ F ig.
36.
The capacity of the fuel tank of your vehicle is given in the Technical data
section ⇒ p age 276.
CAUTION
Never run the fuel tank completely dry. An irregular fuel supply could cause
misfiring. In this way the fuel can arrive without burning the exhaust sys-
tem, which could cause the catalytic converter to overheat resulting in dam-
age.
Coolant temperature gauge
For vehicles with no coolant temperature gauge, a control lamp appears for
high coolant temperatures  ⇒ p age 215. Take into account the ⇒ .
The coolant temperature gauge
switched on. In order to avoid engine damage, please read the following
notes for the different temperature ranges.
Engine cold
If only the diodes in the lower part of the scale light up, this indicates that
the engine has not yet reached operating temperature. Avoid high revs and
heavy acceleration and do not make the engine work hard.
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Practical Tips
Instruments and warning/control lamps
⇒ F ig. 36
only works when the ignition is
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Technical specifications
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