2022-2023 Seat Leon Seats User Guide

The most recent version of a well-liked small car model that has been a mainstay in Seat’s portfolio for years is the 2022–2023 Seat Leon. The Seat Leon, which has a reputation for combining performance, style, and affordability, is still a popular option for drivers looking for a flexible and dynamic car. We’ll go over the main characteristics and new developments for the 2022–2023 Seat Leon in this introduction, giving you an idea of what makes this car unique in the cutthroat small car market.

This synopsis will assist you in understanding what the most recent Seat Leon has to give, regardless of whether you are a brand new or devoted fan of Seat. The 2022–2023 Seat Leon is anticipated to provide a pleasant and delightful driving experience, thanks to its cutting-edge technologies, efficient engines, and attractive exterior. So let’s get started and find out what makes this little automobile a standout option for the next model year.

Seats and headrests

Adjusting seats

Manual adjustment of the front seats

1. Forwards/backwards: pull the lever and move the seat. The seat must engage when the lever is released!
2. Raise/lower: pull the lever up or push down (several times if necessary) from its home position.
3. Tilting the backrest: turn the hand wheel.
4. Lumbar support: move the lever until the required position is achieved.

WARNING
Incorrect seat adjustment may lead to ac-cidents and severe injuries.

1. Only adjust the seats when the vehicle is stationary, as the seats could move unex-pectedly while the vehicle is in motion and you could lose control of the vehicle. Fur-thermore, an incorrect position is adopted when adjusting the seat.
2. Adjust the height, position and inclination of the front seats only when their move-ment area is empty.
3. Make sure there are no objects in that area.
4. Make sure that the movement and lock-ing areas of the seats are clean.

WARNING
Incorrectly using upholstery and seat cov-ers might cause an accidental activation of the electrical seat adjustment system and make it move unexpectedly while driving. This might cause loss of control of the vehi-cle and thus accidents or injuries. More-over, the electrical components of the front seats might be damaged.

1. Never attach or place seat upholstery or covers on the electric controls.
2. Never use upholstery or seat covers that have not been explicitly authorised for the seats of the vehicle.

Electric driver’s seat adjustment

1. Adjust the lumbar support: press the but-ton according to the desired position.
2. Seat forwards/backwards: press the but-ton forwards/backwards.
   Seat up/down: Press the rear part of the button up/down. To adjust the angle of the seat cushion, press the front of the button up/down.
3. Backrest further upright/further reclined: press the button forwards/backwards.

The position will be saved automatically in the SEAT Connect Active user when the igni-tion is switched off1).

WARNING

1. If the electric front seats are used negli-gently or without paying due attention, it can cause serious injury.
2. The front seats can also be electrically adjusted when the ignition is switched off. Never leave a child or any other person who may need help in the vehicle.
3. In the event of an emergency, electrical adjustment can be stopped by pressing any control.

CAUTION
To avoid damaging the electrical compo-nents of the front seats, please refrain from kneeling on the seat or applying sharp pressure at a single point to the seat cush-ion and backrest.

NOTE

1. It may not be possible to electrically ad-just the seat if the charge of the 12-volt ve-hicle battery is very low.
2. If the engine is started while the seats are being electrically adjusted, the adjustment will stop.
3. When changing user a warning will be shown on the infotainment system’s screen during the time that the seat is moving to the saved position. This movement can be stopped by pressing the stop button on the screen.

Seat functions

Memory function

Memory buttons
The memory buttons can be used to save and turn on settings for the driver seat and the exterior mirrors.
The settings will also be saved in the user of the online services.

Save the settings of the driver seat and the exterior mirrors while driving forward

1. Apply the electronic parking brake.
2. Move the gearshift to the neutral position.
3. Switch the ignition on.
4. Adjust the driver seat and the exterior mir-rors.
5. Press SET for longer than 1 second.
6. Press the memory button in which to store the settings within approx. 10 seconds. A warning sound will confirm they have been stored.

Storing the passenger rear view mirror settings while driving in reverse

1. Apply the electronic parking brake.
2. Move the gearshift to the neutral position.
3. Switch the ignition on.
4. Press the required memory button.
5. Select reverse gear.
6. Adjust the front passenger exterior mirror so that you can see, for example, the kerb area well.
7. The new position of the mirror will be stored automatically and allocated to the vehicle key that was used to unlock the vehicle.

Activating settings

1. With the vehicle stopped and the ignition switched on, press and hold the correspond-ing memory button until the saved position is reached.
2. OR: With the ignition switched off and the driver’s door open, briefly press the corre-sponding button.
3. The front passenger side exterior mirror au-tomatically changes from the position stored for reversing as soon as the vehicle moves forward at a speed of at least 15 km/h (10 mph) or when the gear selection lever is changed to a position other than R.

Initialising the seat position memory
The position memory system must be restar-ted if, for example, the driver seat has been changed.
Restarting deletes all memories and assign-ments for the seat with position memory. The memory keys can then be programmed again.

1. Open the driver door and do not get into the vehicle.
2. Operating the seat settings from outside the vehicle.
3. Tilt the backrest fully forward.
4. Release the control to set the angle and then press again until an audible warning is heard.

WARNING
Adjust the memory function only when the vehicle is stationary.

NOTE
If the driver door is opened approx. 10 mi-nutes after the vehicle was unlocked or lat-er, the driver seat and the exterior mirrors do not move automatically.

Folding down and raising the rear seat backrest

The rear seat backrest is split and each part be lowered separately to extend the luggage compartment.

Folding the backrest forwards

1. Place the side seat belts in the trim clip.
2. Completely lower the rear headrests
3. Press the unlock button forwards and at the same time fold the backrest down. The rear seat backrest is not engaged when the red marking of the button 2 is visi-ble.

Converting the table to a seat

1. Raise and lock in the back rest. The red marking on the tab 2 should no longer be visible when the backrest is properly secured.

WARNING
Serious injuries can be caused if the rear seat backrest is lowered or lifted without due care and attention.

1. Never lower or lift the rear seat backrest while driving.
2. Do no trap or damage the seat belt when raising the rear seat backrest.
3. When lowering or lifting the rear seat backrest, keep your hands, fingers, feet and other body parts out of its path.
4. For the rear seat belts to offer the neces-sary protection all the parts of the rear backrest must be properly engaged. This is particularly important in the case of the centre rear seat. If someone is seated in a seat whose backrest is not properly engag-ed they will fly forward, along with the backrest, during an accident or a sudden driving or braking manoeuvre.
5. A red signal on the button 2 warns that the backrest is not engaged. Always check that the red marking is not visible when the backrest is in the upright position.
6. When the rear seat backrest is lowered or is not properly engaged nobody else can travel in the corresponding seats (not even a child).

CAUTION
Serious damage can be caused to the vehicle and other objects if the rear seat back-rest is lowered or lifted without due care and attention.

1. Before lowering the rear seat backrest, always adjust the front seats so that nei-ther the headrests nor the cushions of the rear backrest can hit them.

Unlock the seat backrest with the cord

1. Lower the headrest properly.
2. Open the rear lid.
3. Pull the remote release lever of the left part or right part 2 of the backrest in the direction of the arrow. The released part of the rear seat backrest is folded auto-matically down and forwards.
4. If this occurs, close the rear lid.

The rear seat backrest is not engaged when the red marking of the button visible.

Front centre armrest

To raise the armrest, pull it fully up in the di-rection of the arrow up or step by step depending on the desired opening.
To lower the armrest, first lift it to its highest position. Then lower it down.
To move the armrest horizontally, move it for-ward ››› Fig. 123 or backward as much as possible in the direction of the corresponding arrow.

WARNING
The front centre armrest may obstruct the driver’s arm movements, which could cause an accident and severe injuries.

1. Keep the storage compartments of the centre armrest closed at all times while the vehicle is in motion.
2. Never let anyone sit on the centre arm-rest while the vehicle is in motion, not even a child. This position is incorrect and may cause severe injuries.

FAQs

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