new TFSI

Sorry for my ignorance folks, i have a question. Is it possible to turn the traction control off manually in the new leon tfsi 185hp? I am intending to
buy one soon and i just cant stand to live with traction control all the time. i have little experience about Seat and its tc, i will be glad if someone informs me.
thanx

Yes, there is a button on the centre console - it will reactivate every restart but just press once to de-activate the TC.

Thanx Trident, i knew that there was a button for esp but had no idea about the tc. And as a TFSI owner, are you satisfied with the overall performance and fuel economy of your car? I am in between golf 5 gti and tfsi, i dont see any sence of paying much more for the same car and i will probably go for the leon tfsi

I think the ESP and TC are the same button - but I might be wrong - personally I don't know the car well enought to turn it off yet. It has only come on once when in the wet - it is a good system which lets you get on with driving without interrupting you too much - but it saves tyres on take-off.
Performance is great - NOW ! when running-in the power seemed to come in a bit of a lump - now though its great - not very much keeps up as far as acceleration is concerned.
Fuel - averaging just under 30 mpg - but most of my driving is short runs in urban areas. Longer runs see over 30 mpg. Runs on 98 RON all the time.

Hope this helps - great car can't fault it and nothing else looks like it on the road. How often do you see a Leon compared to a Golf ? I can't justify the extra money and my mate who owns a Golf says the build quality is just as good.

Thanks for all the info.
I had a test drive with the 1.6 102bhp leon today. I turned the esp off and never turned it on. The car had no oversteer although i provoked it with harsh lift offs. It understeers like most front wheel drive cars but not disturbing. It has great handling for its height. I think leon owners can drive their cars with esp off on dry surfaces and only use it for heavy rain and snow. Turning electronic aids off can help to improve mpg you make. Also steering was quite impressive, i hated it at first because it was so light and numb but as the speed increased it toughened and became sharp and accurate. Overall i liked the car.
But they dont have a tfsi here to test so tfsi and its TC are still mystery for me

Of course. There's "TCS OFF" button on central lower console.

hibitdat said:

Slightly off topic but do any of you lucky TFSI owners know how they run on standard Unleaded, or is that a big no-no with the direct injection technology?

Thanks!

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I'm sticking to the manual, who prescribes 98 octane fuel.