2005 Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual

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Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
U Un
nl
lo
oc
ck
ki
in
ng
g
By pressing the left hand side of the switch
Ball doors and –
according to the position of the tailgate lock – the tailgate are
unlocked.
N No
ot
te
e
If the vehicle is locked using the central locking button, it is possible to
open the doors separately. To do this, pull the door handle untilthe door
opens.
The button will also function when the ignition is switched off.
Child-proof catch
The rear doors also have child-proof catches which is operated via
a lever in the doors. When the lever is moved up (e.g. using the
vehicle key
⇒ fig. 64), the child-proof catch is engaged. The
interior lock release is then inoperative and the door can only be
opened from outside as long as the door is not locked from the
inside with the door release lever
⇒"Doors, central locking"
chapter.
K
Single door opening*
The central locking system can be modified to open only the
driver’s door, the passenger door or the tailgate without unlocking
the other areas.
Technical Service Centres will be happy to provide further details,
and/or to activate this possibility.
• • IIf
f tth
he
e cce
en
nt
tr
ra
al
l llo
oc
ck
ki
in
ng
g bbu
ut
tt
to
on
n iin
n tth
he
e ddo
oo
or
r rre
el
le
ea
as
se
e lle
ev
ve
er
r oon
n tth
he
e ddr
ri
iv
ve
er
r’
’s
s ddo
oo
or
r
i is
s oop
pe
er
ra
at
te
ed
d,
, aal
ll
l oot
th
he
er
r ddo
oo
or
rs
s aan
nd
d tth
he
e tta
ai
il
lg
ga
at
te
e aar
re
e llo
oc
ck
ke
ed
d aau
ut
to
om
ma
at
ti
ic
ca
al
ll
ly
y.
.
H Ho
ow
we
ev
ve
er
r wwh
he
en
n tth
he
e ddo
oo
or
rs
s aar
re
e llo
oc
ck
ke
ed
d oou
ut
ts
si
id
de
e hhe
el
lp
p iin
n aan
n eem
me
er
rg
ge
en
nc
cy
y iis
s
h hi
in
nd
de
er
re
ed
d,
, aan
nd
d sso
o cch
hi
il
ld
dr
re
en
n ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
d nne
ev
ve
er
r bbe
e lle
ef
ft
t aal
lo
on
ne
e iin
n tth
he
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e.
.
• • LLo
oc
ck
ki
in
ng
g tth
he
e ddo
oo
or
rs
s aan
nd
d tta
ai
il
lg
ga
at
te
e ppr
re
ev
ve
en
nt
ts
s iin
nt
tr
ru
ud
de
er
rs
s ffr
ro
om
m gge
et
tt
ti
in
ng
g iin
n tth
he
e
v ve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e,
, ee.
.g
g.
. aat
t ttr
ra
af
ff
fi
ic
c lli
ig
gh
ht
ts
s.
.
• • IIn
n vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
es
s ffi
it
tt
te
ed
d wwi
it
th
h aan
n AAi
ir
r BBa
ag
g,
, aan
nd
d oon
nl
ly
y iin
n ccr
ra
as
sh
he
es
s wwh
he
er
re
e tth
he
e AAi
ir
r BBa
ag
g iis
s
a ac
ct
ti
iv
va
at
te
ed
d,
, tth
he
e cce
en
nt
tr
ra
al
l llo
oc
ck
ki
in
ng
g ssy
ys
st
te
em
m aau
ut
to
om
ma
at
ti
ic
ca
al
ll
ly
y uun
nl
lo
oc
ck
ks
s tth
he
e ddo
oo
or
rs
s tto
o
e en
na
ab
bl
le
e hhe
el
lp
p ffr
ro
om
m oou
ut
ts
si
id
de
e.
. TTh
he
e cco
ou
ur
rt
te
es
sy
y lli
ig
gh
ht
t wwi
il
ll
l rre
em
ma
ai
in
n lli
it
t uun
nt
ti
il
l tth
he
e kke
ey
y iis
s
r re
em
mo
ov
ve
ed
d ffr
ro
om
m tth
he
e iig
gn
ni
it
ti
io
on
n aan
nd
d iis
s ssw
wi
it
tc
ch
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ed
d oon
n aag
ga
ai
in
n.
.
K
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U Un
nl
lo
oc
ck
ki
in
ng
g wwi
it
th
h tth
he
e iin
nd
di
iv
vi
id
du
ua
al
l oop
pe
en
ni
in
ng
g aac
ct
ti
iv
va
at
te
ed
d
• Turn key in one of the lockso on
nc
ce
e
:
The driver and passenger door or bonnet/tailgate are unlocked.
The safety lock and anti-theft alarm are deactivated immediately.
If the key is turned once in the driver’s door, the tank flap is also
unlocked. The dead-lock and anti-theft* warning systems are
immediately deactivated.
• Turn the keyt tw
wi
ic
ce
e iin
n ssu
uc
cc
ce
es
ss
si
io
on
n
in any of the locks:
All doors, the tailgate and the tank flap are unlocked. The dead-
lock and anti-theft* warning systems are immediately deactivated.
N No
ot
te
e
All the other functions for individual opening of doors can be found in the
"Doors, central locking" chapter.
If one of the doors or the tailgate is unlocked and then one of the other
doors is opened from the inside with the door release lever, thisdoor will
n no
ot
t
be locked by the central locking. For this reason, it is recommended that
all areas be u un
nl
lo
oc
ck
ke
ed
d
by turning the keyt tw
wi
ic
ce
e
before being l lo
oc
ck
ke
ed
d
again.
K
T Ta
ai
il
lg
ga
at
te
e
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• Turn the key to position ato u un
nl
lo
oc
ck
k
the tailgate and all doors
with the central locking. Now simply open the tailgate by pulling
the exterior handle.
If the key is held in position
a, this will open all of the windows*
in cars with electric windows.
• Turn the key to position
bto l lo
oc
ck
k
the tailgate and all doors.
On vehicles equipped with electric windows and electric vent wing
windows or an electric sliding roof, the sliding roof or windows
which have been left open can be automatically closed. To do this
one only needs to hold the key in position
buntil all windows and
the sliding roof are completely closed.
ac
b
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• If the central locking should happen to fail, the tailgate can be
opened manually be turning the key to position c.
N No
ot
te
e
To prevent unauthorized access, it is not possible to open the tailgate while
the ignition is switched on (for example at traffic lights). This function is
retained for about 30 seconds after the ignition is switched off, so long as
no doors are opened.
R Re
ea
ar
r cco
om
mf
fo
or
rt
t oop
pe
en
ni
in
ng
g*
*
For increased comfort, when the ignition is switched on it is
possible to open the tailgate for about 30 secondsa af
ft
te
er
r
the last
door is locked.
A An
nt
ti
i-
-t
th
he
ef
ft
t aal
la
ar
rm
m ssy
ys
st
te
em
m*
*
Description of anti-theft alarm system*
The anti-theft alarm system must contribute to reducing the
attempts to gain access to, or to steal the car. Non-authorized entry
to the car will trigger acoustic and optical signals.
The anti-theft alarm system,i in
nc
cl
lu
ud
di
in
ng
g tth
he
e iin
nt
te
er
ri
io
or
r mmo
on
ni
it
to
or
r
*, is
switched on automatically when the driver’s door, the front
passenger door or the boot lid are locked. To do this, the key must
be turned once in the direction of lock. The system will be activated
immediately. All of the turn signals will flash briefly to indicate its
activation.
I If
f yyo
ou
u ttu
ur
rn
n tth
he
e kke
ey
y ttw
wi
ic
ce
e ccl
lo
oc
ck
kw
wi
is
se
e iin
n tth
he
e llo
oc
ck
k tth
he
e cca
ar
r wwi
il
ll
l bbe
e llo
oc
ck
ke
ed
d
b bu
ut
t tth
he
e aan
nt
ti
i-
-t
th
he
ef
ft
t aal
la
ar
rm
m/
/p
pa
as
ss
se
en
ng
ge
er
r cco
om
mp
pa
ar
rt
tm
me
en
nt
t ssu
ur
rv
ve
ei
il
ll
la
an
nc
ce
e*
* wwi
il
ll
l
b be
e ssw
wi
it
tc
ch
he
ed
d oof
ff
f.
.
When the car is closed the alarm system will trigger if:
• a door
• the bonnet
• the tailgate/boot door
are unduly opened , or
• the ignition is switched on, or
• the surveillance* system detects movement inside the car.
Under such circumstances optical and acoustic signals will be
triggered for about 30 seconds.
K
• • AAf
ft
te
er
r ccl
lo
os
si
in
ng
g tth
he
e tta
ai
il
lg
ga
at
te
e aal
lw
wa
ay
ys
s ppu
ul
ll
l iit
t uup
pw
wa
ar
rd
ds
s tto
o mma
ak
ke
e ssu
ur
re
e tth
ha
at
t iit
t iis
s
p pr
ro
op
pe
er
rl
ly
y ccl
lo
os
se
ed
d –– oot
th
he
er
rw
wi
is
se
e iit
t cco
ou
ul
ld
d oop
pe
en
n ssu
ud
dd
de
en
nl
ly
y wwh
he
en
n tth
he
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e iis
s
m mo
ov
vi
in
ng
g,
, eev
ve
en
n tth
ho
ou
ug
gh
h tth
he
e kke
ey
y hha
as
s bbe
ee
en
n ttu
ur
rn
ne
ed
d iin
n tth
he
e llo
oc
ck
k.
.
• • TTh
he
e tta
ai
il
lg
ga
at
te
e mmu
us
st
t aal
lw
wa
ay
ys
s bbe
e ffu
ul
ll
ly
y ccl
lo
os
se
ed
d wwh
he
en
n tth
he
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e iis
s mmo
ov
vi
in
ng
g,
,
o ot
th
he
er
rw
wi
is
se
e eex
xh
ha
au
us
st
t gga
as
s wwi
il
ll
l bbe
e ddr
ra
aw
wn
n iin
nt
to
o tth
he
e vve
eh
hi
ic
cl
le
e iin
nt
te
er
ri
io
or
r!
!
D Da
an
ng
ge
er
r oof
f aas
sp
ph
hy
yx
xi
ia
at
ti
io
on
n!
!
K
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Switching off the alarm
To switch off the alarm, unlock the car doors.
N No
ot
te
e
• If once the alarm signals have ended you try to gain access to any other
security area (for instance, by opening the tailgate/boot after having
opened a door) the alarm signal will be triggered again.
• The alarm system can be switched on or off with the radio-frequency*
remote control. You will find more details on handling in the "Radio-
frequency remote control" chapter.
P Pa
as
ss
se
en
ng
ge
er
r cco
om
mp
pa
ar
rt
tm
me
en
nt
t ssu
ur
rv
ve
ei
il
ll
la
an
nc
ce
e aac
ct
ti
iv
va
at
ti
io
on
n*
*
When switching on the anti-theft alarm system the passenger
compartment surveillance is also activated.If there is any movement in the car interior when the interior
monitoring system is activated, the anti-theft alarm will be
triggered.
N No
ot
te
e
Please bear in mind warnings on page 75.
S
Se
en
ns
so
or
rs
s
The passenger compartment surveillance sensors are located at
the upper part of the pillars between the front and the backseat
doors.
In order to avoid interfering with their proper performance you
must never cover the sensors.
N No
ot
te
e
If the car is parked for long periods, after 14 days the warning led will switch
off to avoid the battery being discharged. The alarm system will remain
activated.
I In
nt
te
er
rr
ru
up
pt
ti
in
ng
g tth
he
e aal
la
ar
rm
m ttr
ri
ig
gg
ge
er
r
To interrupt the triggering of the alarm you must turn the key in the
lock clockwise or press the open
⇒ fig. 681button on the remote
control.
N No
ot
te
e
l If the alarm has been triggered the driver will notice it because the led on
the driver’s door will blink in a different way to that of alarm on.K
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Volumetric sensor
This is a surveillance function or a control incorporated in the anti-
theft alarm system which detects through ultrasound unauthorized
access to the vehicle interior (i.e. through a window). This system
has two sensors: a transmitter and a receiver.
A Ac
ct
ti
iv
va
at
te
e
The volumetricsensor is switched on automatically when the anti-
theft alarm is activated whether by locking manually with the key
or by remote control.
D De
ea
ac
ct
ti
iv
va
at
te
e
The volumetricsensor is deactivated when unlocking the vehicle
manually with the key in the door lock or by radio wave remote
control.
N No
ot
te
e
• A warning lamp in the driver’s door will flash if the alarm has been
triggered by the volumetricsensor. This flashing is different from that of the
activated alarm.
• If the volumetricsensor has caused the alarm to set off three times the
alarm system will no longer go off.
• Other sensors (door opening, luggage compartment, etc.) will continue to
set off the alarm.
K
R Ra
ad
di
io
o-
-f
fr
re
eq
qu
ue
en
nc
cy
y rre
em
mo
ot
te
e cco
on
nt
tr
ro
ol
l kke
ey
y*
*
Locking and unlocking the vehicle
You can use the remote control to carry out the following
operations without having to use the key:
– Opening and closing the central locking.
– Switching the anti-theft alarm* and the safety locking system on
and off.
– Individual opening* of just the driver’s door.
– Connecting and diconnecting the inside light
⇒"Doors, central
locking" chapter.
The radio wave emitter with batteries is incorporated into the grip
of the car key. The receiver is in the cabin.

Fig. 67AL0-081

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The e ef
ff
fe
ec
ct
ti
iv
ve
e rra
an
ng
ge
e
(red areas) of the remote control are shown in
the fig. 67. The maximum range depends on several factors.
The range is also reduced as the batteries wear down.
N No
ot
te
e
Duplicate, unprogrammed keys for the remote control are available at
Technical Service Centres. However, the second key must be synchronised
in a SEAT Official Service Centre, as the immobiliser code must also be
entered into the head of the key.
Up to a maximum of four keys with radio-frequency remote control maybe
used.
K
Opening and closing your vehicle
To open the car, point the key at the car, within the effective range,
and briefly press the opening button (arrow 1). To close the car,
briefly press the closing button (arrow 2).
If you press the closing button (arrow
2) twice, the safety lock and
anti-theft alarm system* are deactivated and the indicators will
briefly flash to show this.
N No
ot
te
e
While the “open” or “close” buttons are pressed, a warning lightin the key
flashes. If this does not happen, the battery in the key might be flat. In this
case a Technical Service Centre should check or change the battery.
When the safety lock and the anti-theft alarm* are activated,
proceed in the following manner:
If you open the car with the opening button of the radio-frequency*
remote control, all the locks will be blocked automatically if you do
not open any of the doors or boot/tailgate before 30 seconds have
elapsed. However, the safety lock and the anti-theft alarm* will be
deactivated during those 30 seconds. This function stops
u un
nw
wa
an
nt
te
ed
d oop
pe
en
ni
in
ng
g
of the vehicle within the effective range of the
radio-frequency* remote control.
When unlocking the vehicle, keep the key in the driver’s and
passenger’s door lock or tailgate in the unlocking position. All
windows, except for the lateral electric windows, will open
automatically.
When keeping the key in the locking position, the windows and the
roof will close automatically.
21
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Safety FirstControls and equipment Tips and Maintenance Technical Data
Individual opening of the doors
O Op
pe
en
ni
in
ng
g wwi
it
th
h tth
he
e iin
nd
di
iv
vi
id
du
ua
al
l oop
pe
en
ni
in
ng
g aac
ct
ti
iv
va
at
te
ed
d
To o op
pe
en
n
the car, point the key at it within the effective range and
briefly press the opening button
⇒ fig. 68, arrow 1o
on
nc
ce
e
:
Only the driver’s door is unlocked. The safety lock and the anti-
theft alarm* are immediately deactivated, and all the indicators
flash to show this.
• If you press the opening button
⇒ fig. 68, arrow 1t
tw
wi
ic
ce
e
all the
locks are unlocked.
• The safety lock and the anti-theft alarm* remain deactivated.
N No
ot
te
e
All other individual door opening functions can be found in the "Doors,
central locking" chapter.K
Synchronisation
If the vehicle cannot be opened by pressing the radio transmitter
button, it could be that the code of the key no longer matches that
of the control unit in the vehicle. This can occur if the transmitter
button is frequently pressed outside the effective range of the
system.
The infrared key must be resynchronized. The synchronization
process must be completed with 1 1 mmi
in
nu
ut
te
e
.
The necessary steps for the programming of the key are:
1. Insert key into driver’s door lock and turn three times forwards
(unlock), before 5 seconds have elapsed (maximum). Each time
hold it for 1/2 second in the unlock position. Remove key. The
warning lamp in the inner driver’s door cover will flash to show that
the operation has been properly completed.
2. Press and hold “close” button
⇒ fig. 68, arrow 2.
3. Press “open” button
⇒ fig. 68, arrow 13 times. Release
“close” button. The key has now been recoded. To check the
system, the warning lamp in the door trim will flash, and the light
in the key will flash 5 times.
If any further infrared keys are being used, they must also be
synchronised. To do this, steps 2 to 4 of the synchronisation
procedure must be carried out. This procedure must not last any
longer than 15 seconds for each key and must be carried out
immediately after the synchronisation of the previous key.
T To
o een
ns
su
ur
re
e tth
ha
at
t nno
ob
bo
od
dy
y iis
s iin
nj
ju
ur
re
ed
d wwh
he
en
n ccl
lo
os
si
in
ng
g tth
he
e wwi
in
nd
do
ow
ws
s oor
r
s sl
li
id
di
in
ng
g/
/t
ti
il
lt
ti
in
ng
g rro
oo
of
f,
, tth
he
e oop
pe
er
ra
at
to
or
r ssh
ho
ou
ul
ld
d aal
lw
wa
ay
ys
s wwa
at
tc
ch
h tth
he
e wwi
in
nd
do
ow
ws
s aan
nd
d
s sl
li
id
di
in
ng
g/
/t
ti
il
lt
ti
in
ng
g rro
oo
of
f aas
s tth
he
ey
y ccl
lo
os
se
e.
.
C Ca
ar
re
el
le
es
ss
s oor
r uun
nc
co
on
nt
tr
ro
ol
ll
le
ed
d ccl
lo
os
si
in
ng
g oof
f tth
he
e wwi
in
nd
do
ow
ws
s cca
an
n cca
au
us
se
e iin
nj
ju
ur
ri
ie
es
s.
.
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N No
ot
te
e
• The remote control key may only be synchronised when the electric
windows have been closed.
• Every time a key is synchronised all previous information is deleted, which
means that if you wish to use several remote control keys for the same car,
you must synchronise them during this this operation.
K
User License
The radio-frequency remote control complies with all approval
standards and its use has been authorised by the Federal
Approvals Office For Telecommunications Of the Federal Republic
Of Germany.
All components are marked in accordance with current standards.
This license is the base for obtaining licenses in other countries.
K
Electric windows*
The controls are in the armrest of the driver’s door ⇒ fig. 69.
1Passenger door
2Driver’s door
3Safety control*
4Right rear door*
5Left rear door*
In the passenger door and the rear doors there are also additional
switches* for the separate windows.
With the safety switch
3in the driver’s door, the rear electric
windows can be deactivated.

1
2
3
4
5
AL0-005Fig. 69