Get Driving -> Operating mode selection Guide for Cupra Leon 4 Door First Generation (2020-2026)

Start and driving

There is a fault in the vehicle’s drive system.

The vehicle's drive system is no longer availa-

ble. Park the vehicle in a safe place as soon

as possible. Seek professional assistance.

Note

Operating mode selection

A click is heard when the drive system is

turned on. This is completely normal and

does not mean there is a problem.

Operating mode selection

3 Valid for: hybrid vehicles

Drive: Fault! The electric drive is not



working properly. Visit a workshop

The vehicle has different operating modes

so that it can always be optimally adjusted to

every situation while driving. Once the drive

system has been turned on, and provided

that all of the operating conditions required

for this purpose have been met, the E-

MODE operating mode is always activated in

the first instance for electric driving.

Vehicle sound

The warning lamp lights up yellow.

3 Valid for: hybrid vehicles

There is a fault in the vehicle’s drive system.

Drive slowly to a specialised workshop to

have the fault repaired.

The electric drive makes much less noise

than a combustion engine. In the versions

for some countries, artificial vehicle sound is

generated to allow the vehicle to be heard

better from the outside. At higher speeds,

when the noise produced by the tyres and

the wind increases, the vehicle's sound auto-

matically fades out.

Drive: Warning! Power is limited.



Check the manual

Operating mode selection

The warning lamp lights up yellow.

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Switch on the drive system page 214 .

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Performance limited. The high-voltage bat-

tery may not be sufficiently charged or may

have reached its operating temperature limit,

for example in very cold outside tempera-

tures.

Press button  on the control panel of the

upper centre console.

WARNING

●

Press the E-Mode or Hybrid function but-

During electric driving, the auditory per-

ception of the vehicle by other road users

may be much lower. This is especially true

in traffic-restricted areas and when ma-

noeuvring or reversing. Accident hazard!

ton in the infotainment system.

Further information about the operating

mode can be found in .

Vehicle sound: Fault! Pedestrians can-



not hear the vehicle. Visit a workshop

The warning lamp lights up yellow.

There is a vehicle sound fault. Drive with ut-

most care, as other road users may not be

able to hear the electric vehicle. Go immedi-

ately to a specialised workshop to have the

fault repaired.

Troubleshooting

3 Valid for: hybrid vehicles

Drive: Fault! Stop the vehicle safely



The warning lamp lights up red.

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Driving

E-MODE  (electric driving)¹⁾

The operating mode control unit tries to

make the most of the battery charge. For this

purpose, with active directions the naviga-

tion data are also accessed.

ing. The vehicle is powered by the com-

bustion engine. If the combustion en-

gine has “excess” power, it is used to

charge the high-voltage battery. This

option increases fuel consumption. CU-

PRA therefore recommends using the

charging socket to charge the high-volt-

age battery, whenever possible

In the E-MODE electric driving mode, the ve-

hicle basically drives in electric only mode.

To the extent possible, the vehicle's com-

bustion engine is not used.

In this operating mode, the electric motor

and the combustion engine share the work

of driving the vehicle.

All of the following conditions must be met

for E-MODE to be activated:

In hybrid operating mode, the power from

the battery charge is used optimally. If route

guidance is activated, the vehicle may au-

tonomously recharge the high-voltage bat-

tery using the combustion engine.

page 302 .

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The high voltage battery has a sufficient

charge level.

The high-voltage battery charge level is

kept at around the current level while

driving. If you accelerate harder or in-

crease the vehicle speed, the combus-

tion engine starts up. When permitted

by the driver’s demand for acceleration

and the vehicle speed, the vehicle

switches back to electric mode.

●

The vehicle speed is lower than 130 km/h

(80 mph).

●

The high voltage battery temperature is

Manual control of the battery charge

above -10°C.

Manual control of the battery charge is only

possible in Hybrid operating mode. The op-

tion selected by the user is only valid until the

ignition is switched off or the vehicle is

switched to Hybrid mode or E-MODE.

If, while driving in E-MODE mode, the neces-

sary conditions are no longer met, the com-

bustion engine starts and electric driving is

suspended. In this case, the display  lights

up on the instrument cluster display.



Pressing this symbol selects a lower the-

oretical charge level. The vehicle only

uses the battery's charge when it is

above the selected theoretical charge

level. The rest is kept until the end of

the journey.

Press the function button  and use the

The combustion engine starts when a kick-

down occurs in E-MODE. However, E-MODE

remains activated.

symbols , and  to control the battery

charge:

The Intelligent Hybrid App allows the user

to save electrical energy until reaching home

(charging point) with just “one click”. If this

option is not selected, the maximum amount

of electrical energy will be consumed until



Pressing this symbol selects a higher

theoretical charge level. The vehicle

tries to reach that new theoretical high-

voltage battery charge level while driv-

Hybrid  (use the battery's charge)¹⁾

This is the operating mode that allows you to

save most fuel.

The displayed symbol varies depending on the

active operating mode and the charge level of

the high-voltage battery.

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