Print booklet - white edge problem

Does anyone know why PDFs I've made with 'Print Booklet' always have a white edge on left side only?
I'm trying to make a 2-up saddle stitch PDF from an A4 InDesign 12 page document with 3mm bleed. In Print Settings I select 'Adobe PDF 9.0' printer, 'Use document bleed settings', with paper size big enough to include A3 with a 3mm bleed all round. Yet I always get a PDF in the correct page size (303 x 426mm) with the bleed on every side except the left - which is just blank (3mm white edge).
In the preview section of 'Print Booklet' it looks like the bleed is there, but mysteriously vanishes when output (it's as if either Acrobat or InDesign knows the bleed is there but omits the artwork in the left had bleed only.
Any help much appreciated.

In the Print Booklet
In the Margins Section
Put in the depth of the bleed all around.
go to your print settings.
Choose PDF
Change the width to custom
Add in the bleed amount in the page size.
Then on the Bleed area insert the amount of bleed you need.
Then say ok
I just did it here and it worked just fine.

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