2009 Seat Alhambra remote control

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Safety First
Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
We recommend having the batteries changed by a qualified workshop if
required.
Caution
Use of inappropriate batteries may damage the remote control. For this
reason, always replace the dead battery with another of the same size and
power.
For the sake of the environment
The flat batteries must be disposed of in accordance with regulations
governing the protection of the environment.
Anti-theft alarm systemDescription of anti-theft alarm system
The anti-theft alarm triggers an alarm if unauthorised move-
ments are detected around the vehicle.Activating the anti-theft alarm
– Blocking the engine.
Deactivating the alarm
– Unblock the vehicle using the unlock button on the remote
control or switch on ignition.
Opening the doors mechanically (emergency opening)
– If the remote control function fails, you will have to use the key to unlock the car. This is done as follows:
Fig. 62 Interior moni-
toring system sensor
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Safety First
Operating instructions
Tips and Maintenance
Te c h n i c a l D a t a
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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.
•
The electric windows will work until the ignition has been switched off
and one of the front doors has been opened.
•
If necessary, use the safety switch to disable the rear electric windows.
Make sure that they have been disabled.Note
If the window is not able to close because it is stiff or because of an obstruc-
tion, the window will automatically open again ⇒page 104. If this happens,
check why the window could not be closed before attempting to close it
again.One-touch closing and opening
One-touch opening and closing means you do not have to
hold down the button.The one-touch closing and opening of the electric windows can only
be controlled with the switches on the driver's door. The buttons
⇒ page 102, fig. 64 and have two levels for opening the
front windows and two for closing. This makes it easier to open or
close windows to the desired position. One-touch closing
– Pull up the button for the window briefly to the second position.
The window closes fully.
One-touch opening
– Push down the button for the window briefly to the second posi- tion. The window opens fully.
Restoring one-touch opening and closing
– The one-touch opening and closing function is not active after the vehicle battery has been disconnected or is empty and will
have to be reset.
– Close all windows and doors.
– Use the key to lock the vehicle from outside and hold the key in the lock position for at least one second. The one-touch function
is now ready for operation.
If you push (or pull) a button to the first stage, the window will open (or close)
until you release the button. If you push or lift the button briefly to the second
stage, the window will open (one-touch opening) or close (one-touch closing)
automatically. If you operate the button while the window is opening or
closing, it stops at this position.
The one-touch opening and closing function will not function once the igni-
tion has been switched off.
The one-touch function and roll-back function will not work if there is a
malfunction in the electric windows. Contact an Authorised Service Centre.
WARNING (continued)
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106Always close the sliding/tilting roof fully if you park the vehicle or leave it
unattended ⇒.
If you wish to tilt the roof when the sliding roof is open, press surface until
the function has been carried out. If the sliding roof is to be opened directly
from the tilted position, press surface to carry out the required function.
Once the ignition has been switched off, the sliding/tilting sun roof can no
longer be opened or closed.
Sunroof blind
The sunroof blind is opened together with the sliding/tilting roof. If required,
it can be closed by hand when the sunroof is closed.
WARNING
Incorrect use of the sliding/tilting sunroof can result in injury.•
Never close the sliding/tilting sunroof 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 sliding/tilting sunroof.
•
Always take the vehicle key with you when you leave the vehicle.
•
Never leave children or disabled persons in the vehicle, particularly if
they have access to the keys. 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.
•
The sliding/tilting sunroof operates as long as the ignition is switched
on.Note
The roof can be closed by hand if the system is defective.
Convenience closing*– Using the door lock: keep the key in the driver's door lock in the
close position until the sliding/tilting sunroof has closed.
– Release the key to interrupt this function.During convenience closing, first the windows and then the sliding roof will
be closed.
WARNING
Never close the sliding/tilting sunroof without observing and ensuring it is
clear, to do otherwise could cause serious injury to you and others. The
sliding/tilting sunroof closes with the roll-back function activated.
However, always make sure that no one is in the path of the sliding/tilting
sunroof.
Note
The sliding/tilting sunroof rotary button remains in the last position selected
if the roof is closed using convenience closing from outside the vehicle and
will have to be re-positioned the next time you drive.
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Index277
Gear selector lever
See Automatic gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
See Automatic gearbox with Tiptronic . . . . 173
General overview of the engine compartment . 262
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Glove compartment light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Guide lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110HHand brake warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Handbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 174
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
head restraints Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123, 124
fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Headlamp washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Headlights Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Heated rear window Heating elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
High pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Hubcaps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
IIdentification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Illumination of instruments and switches . . . . 110
Indicator lights indication lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Individual opening of doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Information messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Instrument lighting control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Integrated child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Adjusting belt routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cleaning the child seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Fastening harness belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Group 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Group 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Group 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Releasing harness belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Interior monitoring system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Intermittent wipe rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
windscreen wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117JJack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
KKey tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Key with remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Kick-down function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173LLifting platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Lifting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Lighting of controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Load compartment See Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Loading area See Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 144 See also Luggage compartment . . . . . . 16, 144
Luggage compartment cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147MMain beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Main beam headlights Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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278Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Manual mode
Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Mileage display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Mirrors Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Make-up mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86NNavigation system* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Net bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18OObservations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Octane number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Oil change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Oil properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
On board computer with multifunction display* Check working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Message on display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
One-touch closing and opening electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Overview
Control lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Instrument panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
PPaintworkPolishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Parking distance warning system . . . . . . . . . . 175
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Passenger compartment Climatronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 Trips to foreign countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . . . . 20
Plastic key tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Pollution filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Preheating system indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
RRaising the vehicle with the vehicle tool kit jack . . 241
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rear door driving with the tailgate open . . . . . . . . . . 100
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Rear seats characteristics of seat equipment . . . . . . . 127
moving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Rear-view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Remote control key Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Repairs Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Replacing the battery Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Replacing tyres Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Retractor See Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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