User Manual - Page 228

For LEON 2021.

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Driving
Manually connecting and discon-
necting the St
art-Stop system
Fig. 165
On the Infotainment system screen.:
St
art-Stop system connected. View in the
main menu. View with the Infotainment sys-
tem off.
If you do not want to use the system, you can
disconnect it manually thr
ough the Infotain-
ment system:
Select > Assistants > Smart Assistants.
When the symbol appears orange
Fig. 165 the system is activated and will
stop and start. When the symbol appears
in white the system is disconnected.
Note
The system switches on every time the en-
gine is t
urned off voluntarily.
Manual gearbox
Changing gears
Fig. 166 Gear shift pattern of a 6-speed man-
ual gearbo
x
The position of the gears is indicated on the
gearbo
x lever
Fig. 166.
Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
Move the gearbox lever to the required po-
sition.
Release the clutch.
Selecting reverse gear
Engage reverse gear only when the vehicle is
stopped.
Press the clutch pedal and keep your foot
right down.
With the gearbox lever in neutral, push it
downwards, move it to the left as far as it will
go and then forwards to select reverse
Fig. 166
R
.
Release the clutch.
Changing do
wn gears
While driving, changing down a gear must al-
ways be done gradually, i.e. to the gear di-
rectly below and when the engine speed is
not too high
. Changing down while by-
passing one or v
arious gears at high speeds
or at high engine speeds can damage the
clutch and the gearbox, even if the clutch
pedal remains depressed
.
WARNING
When the engine is running, the vehicle will
st
art to move as soon as a gear is engaged
and the clutch released. This also happens
if the electronic parking brake is switched
on.
Never engage reverse gear when the ve-
hicle is moving.
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