Seat Leon - Page 258

Driving
Auto Hold function holds the vehicle. The driv-
er can lift their f
oot off the br
ak
e pedal.
When the driver touches the accelerator
pedal or accelerates slightly to continue driv-
ing, the Auto Hold function releases the brake.
The vehicle moves according to the slope of
the road.
If the vehicle is stationary and one of the con-
ditions required by the Auto Hold function is
impaired, it disconnects itself and the button's
control light goes out
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Fig. 183. The elec-
tronic parking brake connects automatically,
if necessary, to park the vehicle safely
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.
Conditions f
or k
eeping the v
ehicle station-
ary with the Auto Hold function
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The driver door must be closed.
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The driver's seat belt must be fastened.
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The engine is running.
Switching the Auto Hold function on and
off
Press the Auto Hold button
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. The control
l
amp on the butt
on goes out when the Aut
o
Hold function is switched off.
Automatically engaging and disengaging
the Auto Hold function
If the Auto Hold function was switched on via
the Auto Hold button before switching the ig-
nition off, the function will remain on the fol-
lowing time the ignition is switched on.
If the Auto Hold function was not switched on,
it will automatically remain off next time the
ignition is engaged.
The Auto Hold function connects automat-
ically if the following conditions are met
(all points must be met at the same time
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):
The v
ehicl
e is k
ept stationary with the
brake pedal on a flat surface or on a
slope.
The engine rotates “correctly”.
The Auto Hold function is automatically
turned off if the following conditions are
met:
If any of the conditions mentioned on
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page 256, Conditions for keeping
the vehicle stationary with the Au-
to Hold function are no longer met.
If the engine is running irregularly or an
anomaly is detected.
If the engine stalls.
Manual gearbox: The clutch and the ac-
celerator are pressed at the same time.
Automatic gearbox: If the accelerator is
pressed
Automatic gearbox: If any of the tyres
has only minimal contact with the
1.
2.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
ground, e.g. in the case of axle articula-
tion.
WARNING
The smart technology incorporated into
the Auto Hold function cannot defy the
l
aws of physics; it only works within the lim-
its of the system. The greater convenience
provided by the Auto Hold function should
never tempt you to take any risk that may
compromise safety.
●
Never leave the vehicle running and with
the Auto Hold function switched on.
●
The Auto Hold function cannot always
keep the vehicle stationary uphill or down-
hill or stop it sufficiently, for example, on
slippery or frozen surfaces.
Note
Before entering a car wash tunnel, always
switch off the Aut
o Hold function and the
automatic connection of the parking brake
when switching off the ignition
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page 254,
since if the electronic parking brake is au-
tomatically connected, this may lead to
damages.
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