Seat LEON 2024 - Emergency Starting Function

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Driving
Emergency starting function
Fig.120 On the centre console: emergency
start.
If no valid key is detected inside the vehicle,
an emergency start-up will be required. The rel-
evant message will appear in the dash panel
display. This may happen when, for example,
the vehicle key battery is very low.
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Immediately after pushing the start button,
place the key in the drink holder of the centre
console ›››Fig.120, as close as possible to the
Kessy logo.
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The ignition connects and the engine starts
automatically.
Indications for the driver on the in-
strument cluster display
Depress the clutch
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This indication is displayed on vehicles with
a manual gearbox when the driver does not
depress the clutch pedal when starting the en-
gine. The engine can only be started if the
clutch pedal is depressed.
Press the brake
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This message appears on vehicles with an
automatic gearbox if the driver tries to start the
engine without pressing the brake pedal.
Press the brake to engage a gear
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This indication is displayed when starting or
stopping the engine if the automatic transmis-
sion selector lever is in position D or R and the
brake pedal is not depressed. The engine can
only be started and stopped in these positions.
Engage position P; the vehicle can move;
doors can only be locked in position P.
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For safety reasons, this driver message ap-
pears and an audible warning sounds if the
parking lock button P is not pressed after
switching o the engine. Press button P other-
wise the vehicle could move.
Ignition is switched on
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This driver message is displayed and a buz-
zer sounds when the driver's door is opened
with the ignition switched on.
Driving with electric drive
Switching on the hybrid drive system
✓ Valid for: hybrid vehicles
Switching on the hybrid drive activates the ve-
hicle's propulsion system. When the vehicle’s
drive system is switched on, the electric drive
is activated. The combustion engine starts au-
tomatically when the charge level of the high-
voltage battery is not sucient to run with the
electric drive, or if high drive power is required.
To access driving with the electric drive in the
infotainment system:
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Select: > Charging > Battery Manager.
Requirements for switching on the drive sys-
tem
The drive system can be switched on when the
following conditions are met:
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The high voltage battery has a sucient
charge level.
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There is no charging cable plugged in.
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The temperature of the high-voltage battery
is within the operating range.
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There is a valid remote control key in the vehi-
cle.