Get Operation -> Seats and headrests Guide for Seat Leon 4 Door Fourth Generation (2021-2026)

Operation

WARNING

Sun protection

Seats and headrests

Adjusting seats

Folded sun blinds can reduce visibility.

Sun blind

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Always store sun blinds and visors in their

housing when not in use.

Manual adjustment of the front

seats

Note

The light above the sun visor automatically

switches off after a few minutes in certain

conditions. This prevents the 12-volt vehicle

battery from discharging.

Fig. 111 Sun visor

Options for adjusting driver and front pas-

senger sun visors

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Lower the sun visor towards the wind-

screen.

Fig. 112 Front seats: manual seat settings.

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The sun visor can be pulled out of its

mounting and turned towards the door

1

Forwards/backwards: pull the lever and

move the seat. The seat must engage

when the lever is released!

1

Fig. 111

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Swing the sun visor towards the door, longi-

tudinally backwards.

2

Raise/lower: pull the lever up or push

down (several times if necessary) from its

home position.

There is a vanity mirror on the sun visor, with a

2

cover. When the cover is opened

comes on.

a light

3

Tilting the backrest: turn the hand wheel.

4

The lamp goes out when the vanity mirror

cover is closed or the sun visor is pushed

back up.

Lumbar support: move the lever until the

required position is achieved.

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Seats and headrests

the seat cushion, press the front of the

button up/down.

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WARNING

Never use upholstery or seat covers that

have not been explicitly authorised for the

seats of the vehicle.

Incorrect seat adjustment may lead to ac-

cidents and severe injuries.

C

Backrest further upright/further reclined:

press the button forwards/backwards.

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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.

The position will be saved automatically in

the SEAT Connect Active user when the igni-

tion is switched off¹⁾.

Electric driver's seat adjustment

WARNING

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Adjust the height, position and inclination

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If the electric front seats are used negli-

of the front seats only when their move-

ment area is empty.

gently or without paying due attention, it

can cause serious injury.

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Make sure there are no objects in that

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The front seats can also be electrically

area.

adjusted when the ignition is switched off.

Never leave a child or any other person

who may need help in the vehicle.

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Make sure that the movement and lock-

ing areas of the seats are clean.

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In the event of an emergency, electrical

WARNING

adjustment can be stopped by pressing

any control.

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.

Fig. 113 Driver's seat: electric seat settings.

CAUTION

A

Adjust the lumbar support: press the but-

ton according to the desired position.

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.

B

Seat forwards/backwards: press the but-

ton forwards/backwards.

»

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Never attach or place seat upholstery or

covers on the electric controls.

Seat up/down: Press the rear part of the

button up/down. To adjust the angle of

1)

Valid for vehicles fitted with the Infotainment

Connect System.

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Operation

under no circumstances below eye level.

Keep the back of your head always as close

to the headrest as possible.

Note

CAUTION

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It may not be possible to electrically ad-

just the seat if the charge of the 12-volt ve-

hicle battery is very low.

When assembling and disassembling the

headrests, do not let them meet the top lin-

ing of the vehicle, the back rest of the front

seat or other parts of the vehicles. If not,

this could damage the vehicle.

Adjusting the headrest for short people

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If the engine is started while the seats are

being electrically adjusted, the adjustment

will stop.

Lower the headrest completely, even if your

head is below its upper edge. In the lowest

position, there may be a small distance be-

tween the headrest and the backrest.

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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.

Adjusting the headrests

Adjusting the headrest for tall people

Push the headrest up as far as it will go.

WARNING

If travelling with the headrests removed or

improperly adjusted, the risk of severe or

fatal injuries in the event of accidents and

sudden braking or manoeuvres increases.

Headrest

Introduction

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Always travel with the headrest correctly

installed and adjusted.

The possibilities for the adjustment and disas-

sembly of the headrests are described below.

Always make sure that the seats are correctly

Fig. 114 Front seat: headrest adjustment.

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To decrease the risk of cervical injuries in

the event of an accident, adjust the head-

rest correctly based on your height, always

making sure that its upper edge is at the

same height as the top of the head, but

never below eye level. Keep the back of

your head always as close to the headrest

as possible and centred.

adjusted page 15.

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All seats are equipped with a headrest. The

central rear headrest is only intended for the

central seat of the rear bench. Therefore, do

not install it on any other seat.

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Never adjust the headrest while the vehi-

Correct adjustment of headrest

cle is in motion.

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Under no circumstances should the rear

Adjust the headrest so that its upper edge is

at the same level as the top of your head and

passengers travel while the headrests are

in the non-use position.

Fig. 115 Rear headrest: headrest adjustment.

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Seats and headrests

Adjusting the height of the headrests

Removing the rear headrests

WARNING

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Grab the sides of the headrests with both

To remove the headrest, the corresponding

backrest must be partially folded forward.

Remove the rear headrests only when it is

necessary to fit a child seat. After removing

a child seat, refit the headrest immediately.

hands and push upwards to the desired posi-

tion. To lower it, repeat the same action,

pressing the

on the side.

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Unlock the backrest page 137.

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1

Fig. 114 Fig. 115 button

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Move the headrest upwards until it arrives

to the top.

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The headrest must lock correctly in one po-

Seat functions

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1

sition.

Press button Fig. 116 , while simultane-

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2

ously pressing on the security hole

with a

flat screwdriver a maximum of 5 mm wide,

and remove the headrest.

Memory function

Removing and fitting the headrests

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Move the backrest until it engages properly

in Folding down and raising the rear

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seat backrest on page 137.

Fitting the rear headrests

To mount the external headrests, the corre-

sponding backrest must be partially folded

forward.

Fig. 117 On the outer side of the driver's seat:

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Unlock the backrest page 137.

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memory buttons.

Insert the headrest bars into the guides until

Memory buttons

Fig. 116 Rear headrest: removal.

they perceptibly engage. It should not be

possible to remove the headrest from the

backrest.

The memory buttons can be used to save

and turn on settings for the driver seat and

the exterior mirrors.

Removing and fitting the front headrests

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Move the headrest upwards until it arrives

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Move the backrest until it engages properly

to the top.

in Folding down and raising the rear

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Save the settings of the driver seat and

the exterior mirrors while driving forward

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seat backrest on page 137.

1

Press the side button Fig. 114

and re-

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move the headrest.

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Apply the electronic parking brake.

Move the gearshift to the neutral position.

Switch the ignition on.

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To refit, insert the headrest into the holes in

the backrest, pushing it down until it engages.

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Operation

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Adjust the driver seat and the exterior mir-

rors.

The front passenger side exterior mirror au-

Note

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

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.

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Press  for longer than 1 second

Fig. 117.

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Press the memory button in which to store

the settings within approx. 10 seconds. A

warning sound will confirm they have been

stored.

page 129.

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Initialising the seat position memory

The position memory system must be restar-

ted if, for example, the driver seat has been

changed.

Storing the passenger rear view mirror

settings while driving in reverse

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Apply the electronic parking brake.

Move the gearshift to the neutral position.

Switch the ignition on.

Restarting deletes all memories and assign-

ments for the seat with position memory. The

memory keys can then be programmed

again.

Press the required memory button.

Select reverse gear.

●

Open the driver door and do not get into

the vehicle.

Adjust the front passenger exterior mirror so

that you can see, for example, the kerb area

well.

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Operating the seat settings from outside

the vehicle.

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The new position of the mirror will be stored

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Move the angle of the seat backrest com-

pletely forwards.

automatically and allocated to the vehicle

key that was used to unlock the vehicle.

●

Release the control to set the angle and

then press again until an audible warning is

heard.

Activating settings

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With the vehicle stopped and the ignition

switched on, press and hold the correspond-

ing memory button until the saved position is

reached.

WARNING

Adjust the memory function only when the

vehicle is stationary.

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OR: With the ignition switched off and the

driver's door open, briefly press the corre-

sponding button.

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Seats and headrests

Folding the backrest forwards

Folding down and raising the rear

seat backrest

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.

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Place the side seat belts in the trim clip

Fig. 118.

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Completely lower the rear headrests

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2

A red signal on the button

warns that

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the backrest is not engaged. Always check

that the red marking is not visible when the

backrest is in the upright position.

1

Press the unlock button Fig. 119

for-

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wards and at the same time fold the backrest

down. The rear seat backrest is not engaged

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When the rear seat backrest is lowered or

2

when the red marking of the button

ble.

is visi-

is not properly engaged nobody else can

travel in the corresponding seats (not even

a child).

Converting the table to a seat

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Raise and lock in the back rest. The red

CAUTION

Fig. 118 Rear seat: clip to hold the seatbelt in

place.

2

marking on the tab

should no longer be

Serious damage can be caused to the vehi-

cle and other objects if the rear seat back-

rest is lowered or lifted without due care

and attention.

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.

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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.

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Never lower or lift the rear seat backrest

while driving.

●

Do no trap or damage the seat belt when

raising the rear seat backrest.

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When lowering or lifting the rear seat

Fig. 119 Rear seat: folding the backrest.

backrest, keep your hands, fingers, feet

and other body parts out of its path.

The rear seat backrest is split and each part

be lowered separately to extend the luggage

compartment.

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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

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Operation

Unlock the seat backrest with the

cord.

Front centre armrest

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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.

3 Valid for: LEON Sportstourer

Fig. 121 Front centre armrest

To raise the armrest, pull it fully up in the di-

Fig. 120 In the luggage compartment: levers

to unlock the rear backrest.

rection of the arrow Fig. 121 up or step by

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step depending on the desired opening.

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Lower the headrest properly.

Open the rear lid.

To lower the armrest, first lift it to its highest

position. Then lower it down.

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Pull the remote release lever of the left part

To move the armrest horizontally, move it for-

1

2

Fig. 120

or right part

of the backrest

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ward Fig. 121 or backward as much as

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in the direction of the arrow. The released

part of the rear seat backrest is folded auto-

matically down and forwards.

possible in the direction of the corresponding

arrow.

WARNING

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If this occurs, close the rear lid.

The front centre armrest may obstruct the

driver's arm movements, which could

cause an accident and severe injuries.

The rear seat backrest is not engaged when

2

the red marking of the button Fig. 119

is

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visible.

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Keep the storage compartments of the

centre armrest closed at all times while the

vehicle is in motion.

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