Seat Leon - Page 234

Driving
ACC operation
Fig. 165
On the multifunction steering wheel:
butt
ons t
o oper
ate the ACC
When the ACC is connected, the green con-
tr
ol l
amp
 will light up on the instrument
panel, and the programmed speed and ACC
status will be displayed
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Fig. 163.
What ACC settings are possible?
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Connecting and activating the ACC
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page 232.
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Setting your speed
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page 232.
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Setting your distance
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page 232.
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Disconnecting and deactivating the ACC
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page 232.
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Adjusting the default distance level at the
start of your journey
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page 233.
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Adjusting the driving profile
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page 233.
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Conditions in which the ACC does not re-
act
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page 233.
Connecting and activating the ACC
To connect and activate the ACC, the posi-
tion of the gear lever and the vehicle speed
must all be taken into account.
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With automatic transmission, the gear lever
must be in position D or S. It can be activated
from 0 km/h (0 mph) but the system is auto-
matically programmed at a speed of 30
km/h (18 mph). Attention, the vehicle may
suddenly accelerate!
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To activate the ACC press the button 
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Fig. 165 on the multifunction steering
wheel. At this time, the ACC is not active and
there is no programmed speed.
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Then press the button 
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Fig. 165. At this
moment the ACC is activated and the current
speed and distance are programmed. The
picture in the box will change to Active mode
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Fig. 163 .
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If the vehicle is stopped, first select a speed
using the  and  buttons.
While ACC is active, the vehicle travels at a
set speed and distance from the vehicle
ahead. Both speed and distance can be
changed at any time.
Setting speed
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To programme the speed press the button 
or  up to the desired speed
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Fig. 163
6
.
The speed adjustment is made at 10 km/h
(5 mph) int
erv
al
s.
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If you wish to increase speed by intervals of
1 km/h (1 mph), press the button  or to de-
crease it press button .
The set speed can be changed when the ve-
hicle is stopped or during driving.
Setting your distance level
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To increase or decrease the distance level
press the button .
The instrument panel screen displays the se-
lected distance level
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Fig. 163
4
. There are
5 dist
ance l
e
vels to choose from. SEAT rec-
ommends level 3. The set distance can be
changed when the vehicle is stopped or while
driving
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.
Disconnecting and deactiv
ating the ACC
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T
o disconnect the ACC, pr
ess the button .
An ACC deactivated message appears and
the function is totally deactivated.
If you do not wish to disconnect the ACC, just
to switch it temporarily to inactive mode
(Standby), disconnect it by pressing the but-
ton  and reconnect it or step on the brake
pedal.
It will also switch to inactive mode (Standby)
if the vehicle is stopped and the driver door is
opened.
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