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Keys
Key set
The set of keys includes a remote control, a key without a
remote control and a key tab with the number of the key.
The key set belonging to your vehicle consists of the following items:
•one remote control key Ÿfig. 54 with folding key bit*,
•one key with a remote control, ,
•one key tab with the key number.
Plastic key tab
Spare keys cannot be issued without the key number on the key tab Ÿfig. 54
. Therefore:
•Always keep the key tab in a safe place.
•Never leave the key tab in the vehicle.
If you sell the vehicle, please give the plastic key tab to the new owner.
Duplicate keys
If you need a replacement key, take your key tab to an Authorised Service
Centre.
WARNING
•Incorrect use of the keys can result in critical injuries.
•Never leave children or disabled persons in the vehicle; in case of emer-
gency they may not be able to leave the vehicle or look after themselves.
•Unsupervised use of a key could mean that the engine is started or that
electrical equipment is used (e.g. electric windows). Risk of accident. The
doors can be locked using the remote control key. This could result in
people being trapped in the vehicle in an emergency.
•Never leave any of the vehicle keys in the vehicle. Unauthorised use of
your vehicle could result in injury, damage or theft. Always take the key
with you when you leave the vehicle.
•Never remove the key from the ignition if the vehicle is in motion. Risk
of accident. The steering lock could engage suddenly, and you would not be
able to steer the vehicle.
Caution
There are electronic components in the key and remote control. Protect the
keys from moisture and excessive vibration.
Fig. 54 Set of keys
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Remote control keys*
Two keys are supplied in vehicles with remote control, a folding key and a
fixed key Ÿfig. 55.
Note
In certain versions of the model, the remote control key may be folding. The
key works, in terms of remote control, in the same way as other remote control
keys Ÿpage 93
Folding key*
To u n f o l d key bit, press button Ÿfig. 56. This unfolds with a spring
action.
To fold the key bit, press button and push key down until it clicks into
place.
Central locking
Description of the central locking system
The central locking system enables you to lock and unlock all
the doors and the tailgate from one point.
Central locking can be operated using any of the following options:
•mechanically with the key in the driver door Ÿpage 86,
Fig. 55 Remote control
keysFig. 56 Folding key
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•the key with remote control9) Ÿpage 93,
•with the central locking button Ÿpage 90.
Individual opening of doors
9)
An Authorised SEAT Service Centre can programme the individual opening of
doors.
When the key is turned once in the driver's door lock, in the direction of
opening, or when button Ÿpage 93, fig. 61 on the remote control key is
pressed, only the driver's door will unlock.
When the key is turned a second time or the button is pressed a second
time, all the doors and the tailgate are unlocked.
WARNING
•Do not leave anyone in the car if it has been locked from the outside. It
is not possible to open the doors from the inside. Locked doors could delay
assistance in an emergency. People could become trapped inside in an
emergency.
•Never close the doors without observing and ensuring it is clear, to do
otherwise could cause serious injury to you and others. Make sure that no
one is in the path of the door.
Note
The entire vehicle is unlocked if the airbags are triggered during an accident.
The vehicle cannot be locked from the inside unless the ignition is first
switched off and back on. Following an accident, the vehicle cannot be locked
from the outside. Contact an Authorised Service Centre.
Opening and closing the doors with the key
Opening the doors
– Insert the key in the lock on the driver door.
– Turn the key to the open position. The doors and the tailgate are
unlocked.
Closing the doors
– Insert the key in the lock on the driver door.
– First turn the key once to the locking position Ÿ. The doors
and the tailgate are locked.
Notes on unlocking
The following applies if you wish to unlock your vehicle manually using the
key:
•The deadlock mechanism, the interior monitoring system10) and the anti-
theft alarm10) will be deactivated immediately. The deactivation is confirmed
by the turn signals flashing briefly twice.
•The interior lights in the courtesy position will be switched on for approx-
imately 20 seconds when the vehicle is unlocked.
•If the key is held in the unlocking position, all windows (apart from the
electric vent wing at the rear) will be opened on vehicles equipped with elec-
tric windows.
Notes on locking
The following applies if you wish to lock your vehicle manually using the key:
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•The deadlock mechanism, the interior monitoring system10) and the anti-
theft alarm10) will be activated immediately if the key is turned once in the
lock. The activation is confirmed by the turn signals flashing briefly.
•The deadlock mechanism, the interior monitoring system and the anti-
theft alarm will not be activated if the key is turned in the lock twice within
one second. All the doors and the tailgate will, however, be locked. The doors
can be unlocked from the inside if the deadlock mechanism has not been
activated. To do this, operate the door opening lever on the door in question.
The alarm will be triggered.
•When locking the vehicle, the interior lights in the courtesy switch posi-
tion will be switched off
•A warning lamp in the driver door flashes to indicate the deadlock is
working. The warning lamp will switch off after 14 days. This is to prevent the
vehicle battery from discharging completely when the vehicle is not used for
a longer period. The system is still active.
•Windows, or the sliding roof, which are still open can be closed automat-
ically on vehicles equipped with electric windows and electric vent windows
or with an electric sliding roof. To do this, the key must be kept held in the
locking position until all windows and the sliding roof are fully closed.
WARNING
If the vehicle is locked, children and disabled people may be trapped
inside.
•Never leave children or disabled persons in the vehicle; in case of emer-
gency they may not be able to leave the vehicle or look after themselves.
•Always take you car keys with you when you leave the vehicle . Misuse
of the keys, for example, by children, may result in serious damage and
accident.
−The engine may accidentally be started and be out of control.
−If the ignition is switched on, the electric equipment could be acti-
vated with risk of injury, for example, in the electric windows.−The doors can be locked using the remote control key. This could
result in people being trapped in the vehicle in an emergency.
−Always take the key with you when you leave the vehicle.
•Never remove the key from the ignition if the vehicle is in motion. Risk
of accident. The steering lock could engage suddenly, and you would not be
able to steer the vehicle.
Caution
Each key contains electronic components. Protect the keys from moisture and
excessive vibration.
Note
•Any SEAT Service centre can programme the central locking system so that
only the driver's door is unlocked when the key is turned once to open.
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Central locking buttons
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked from the inside using
the central locking button in the driver door.
Locking the vehicle
– Press button Ÿfig. 57 Ÿ.
Unlocking the vehicle
– Press button .
The central locking button is still operative when the ignition is switched off.
Neither the deadlock mechanism nor the antitheft alarm can be activated or
deactivated via the central locking button
11). The central locking button will
not function when the deadlock is activated.Please note the following when you use the central locking button to lock your
vehicle:
•The deadlock mechanism and the anti-theft alarm11) are not activated
when the button is pressed.
•It will not be possible to open the doors or the tailgate from the outside
(this may offer extra safety, for instance when stopped at traffic lights).
•The driver door is not locked if it is open. This prevents you from locking
yourself out of the vehicle.
•You can unlock all the doors separately from inside the car. You will have
to pull the door release lever once. The door will be opened by pulling the
door release lever again.
WARNING
If the vehicle is locked, children and disabled people may be trapped
inside.
•Never leave children or disabled people alone in the car. The doors will
be locked when the central locking button is activated. Vehicle occupants
could become trapped in the vehicle. In the event of an accident they would
not be able to reach safety. Locked doors could make it more difficult to
assist vehicle occupants in the event of an accident.
Deadlock
The deadlock mechanism makes it more difficult to break into
the vehicle because the door release lever and the central
locking button are not active.
Activating deadlock
– Turn the key once in the driver's door lock to lock or
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Fig. 57 Detail of the
driver door: central
locking button
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–pressonce the locking button on the remote control12). A red
warning lamp in the driver door flashes to indicate the deadlock
is working.
Deactivating deadlock when the vehicle is locked
–Turn the key twice in the driver's door lock to lock or
–presstwice the locking button on the remote control
12). The
vehicle is locked without activating the deadlock.
The doors can be unlocked from the inside if the deadlock mechanism has not
been activated. You will have to pull the door release lever once. The door will
be opened by pulling the door release lever again. When the deadlock is
deactivated, the anti-theft alarm
12) Ÿpage 95 and the interior monitoring
system are also deactivated12).
WARNING
Nobody should remain in the vehicle if the deadlock mechanism has been
activated. It is not possible to open the doors from the inside. Locked doors
could delay assistance in an emergency. People could become trapped
inside in an emergency.
Door release lever
The doors and the tailgate can also be locked and unlocked centrally by oper-
ating the driver's door release lever. Press or pull lever Ÿfig. 58. In this case
the deadlock is not activated. The door release lever for the front passenger
door and the rear doors have no influence on the other safety areas. When
used, these release levers will only lock and unlock their own areas.
The opened driver's door cannot be locked using the door release lever. This
prevents you from locking yourself out of the vehicle.
Note
The deadlock mechanism will be activated if the vehicle is locked from the
inside by accident using the radio remote control. The doors can then no
longer be opened from the inside or the outside. The deadlock mechanism
will be released if the ignition is switched on. The doors can be opened using
the door release levers. First push the door release lever in and then pull it
out.
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Fig. 58 Driver's door
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Childproof locks
The childproof lock prevents the rear doors being opened
from the inside.
Activating the childproof lock
– Unlock the car and open the door you wish to child-proof.
– Move the lever using the vehicle key in the direction of the arrow
Ÿfig. 59.
Deactivating the childproof lock
– Unlock the car and open the door on which you wish to deacti-
vate the child-proof lock.
– Move the lever using the vehicle key in the opposite direction to
the arrow.
The childproof lock can be activated to prevent children opening the doors by
accident. When the childproof lock is activated, the door can be opened from
the outside only. The childproof lock can be activated and deactivated using
a key when the door is open.
Fig. 59 Release for the
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Key with remote control
Unlocking and locking vehicle
The remote control key enables you to lock and unlock the
vehicle from a distance.
Unlocking the vehicle
– Press button Ÿfig. 61 on remote control to unlock all the
doors and tailgate.
Locking the vehicle
– Press button on remote control to lock all the doors and
tailgate.
When either of these buttons is pressed, the battery indicator lamp on the key
Ÿfig. 61 lights up.
Using button Ÿfig. 61 on the control, the key shaft is released.
The remote control transmitter and the batteries are integrated in the remote
control. The receiver is in the interior of the vehicle. The remote control, when
fitted with new batteries, has a range of several metres around the car. Obsta-
cles between the remote control and the vehicle, bad weather conditions and
discharged batteries can considerably reduce the range of the remote control
Ÿpage 95.
Fig. 60 Range of the
remote control
Fig. 61 Assignment of
buttons on the remote
control key
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