Seat LEON 2024 - DSG Automatic Transmission; Gear Selector Positions

Driving
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DSG automatic transmission
DSG automatic transmis-
sion
Introduction
Your vehicle is equipped with an electronically
controlled manual gearbox. Torque between
the engine and the gearbox is transmitted via
two independent clutches. They replace the
torque converter found on conventional auto-
matic gearboxes and allow for smooth, uninter-
rupted acceleration of the vehicle.
The Tiptronic system allows the driver to
change gears manually ›››page178, Chang-
ing gear in Tiptronic mode.
Gear selector positions
Fig.124 On the centre console: selector lever.
The gear selector position is shown by the
corresponding sign lighting up. The engaged
gear is also displayed on the screen in manual
shift positions M, D, S and E (when the Eco
›››page183 engine setting is selected in the
Individual profile).
- Parking lock
When the P button is pressed, the drive wheels
are locked. Only press P when the vehicle is
stationary ›››
.
To press the P button you must press the brake
pedal simultaneously.
– Reverse gear
Reverse gear must be engaged only when the
vehicle is stationary and the engine is 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.
– 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
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 dis-
played on the instrument panel screen.
In normal mode (D), the gearbox selects the
best gear ratio. This depends on the engine
load, speed and the dynamic regulation pro-
gram (DRP).
Sport mode(S) should be selected for a sporty
driving style. This setting makes use of the en-
gine's maximum power output. When acceler-
ating, gear shifting operations are perceptible.
Under certain circumstances (e.g. on mountain
roads) it can be advantageous to switch tip-
tronic mode ›››page178, to adapt the gears
to suit the road conditions.
WARNING
●
Take care not to press the accelerator
pedal when the vehicle is stopped. The vehi-
cle could start moving immediately (in some
cases even if the parking brake is engaged)
resulting in the risk of an accident.
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Never move the lever to position R when
driving. Failure to follow this instruction could
result in an accident or failure.