2011 Seat Alhambra ECU

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Child safety
● Hook the upper retaining strap to the corresponding retaining ring (for
T OP
TETHER) on the back of the backrest on the rear seat ⇒ fig. 28.
● Push the head restraint down as far as it will go. Ensure that it does not
interf
ere with the seatbelt from the upper attachment.
● Tighten the strap so that the top of the child seat rests on the backrest. WARNING
Child seats with lower anchor points and with an upper retaining strap
mus t

be installed in line with the manufacturer's instructions. Failure to
comply could result in severe injuries.
● Always secure just one r
etaining strap from a child seat to a retaining
ring (for TOP TETHER) on backrest on the rear seat in the luggage com-
partment.
● Never secure a child seat to the retaining rings.
● Never secure a child seat to the movable attachment elements for ve-
hicle
s with an attachment element and rail system . 
Integrated child seat Introduction The integrated child seat is only suitable for children in Group 2 (15-25 kg)
and Group 3 (22-36 k
g), ac

cording to the ECE-R 44 regulation.
Additional information and warnings:
● Seat belts ⇒ pag
e 21 WARNING
Child travelling without their seat belt fastened or not secured using a
suit ab

le restraint system may sustain fatal injuries if the airbag is de-
ployed.
● You should always transport all children up to 12 years of age on the
rear se
at.
● Always disable the front passenger airbag if, in exceptional cases,
you hav
e no alternative but to transport a child in a rear-facing child safe-
ty seat on the front passenger seat.
● Children must always be protected with a child restraint system suit-
ed to their height and w
eight.
● Always fasten children's seat belts correctly. WARNING
Children must travel in a child seat appropriate to their weight and
height whi l

e the vehicle is in motion.
● Children must always be protected with a child restraint system suit-
ed to their height and w
eight.
● Children must assume the proper sitting position and be properly bel-
ted in whil
e travelling.
● The shoulder part of the seat belt must lie approximately on the cen-
tre of the shou
lder, never across the neck or the arm.
● The seat belt must lie close to the upper part of the body.
● The lap belt part must lie across the pelvis, not across the stomach,
and alwa
ys fit closely.
● Allow the belt to retract until it fits tightly over the child's seat.
● Never hold children or babies on your lap. 

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Child safety
Seat belt guide handle
● Secure the seat belt guide handle to the side head restraint on the win-
dow s ide.
The guide handle is secured by a button.
● Open the upper button on the seat belt guide handle and pass the belt
webb
ing below the side head restraint and through the guide handle.
● Close the button again.
Adjustin
g the belt routing
● Guide the automatic three-point seat belt below the side head restraint.
● Pull the latch plate and slowly place the belt webbing across the child's
ches
t and lap.
● Insert the latch plate into the buckle for the appropriate seat and push it
down unti
l it is securely locked with an audible click.
● Pull the belt to ensure that the latch plate is securely engaged in the
buck
le. WARNING
The seat belt only offers maximum protection from severe or fatal injuries
when it i s

correctly positioned.
● Children must assume the proper sitting position and be properly bel-
ted in whil
e travelling.
● The shoulder belt must be positioned against the middle of the
shoulder
.
● The seat belt must lie flat and fit comfortably.
● Allow the belt to retract until it fits tightly over the child's seat.
● The lap part of the seat belt must lie across the pelvis, never across
the stom
ach.
● Only one child may occupy a child seat. Removing the seat belt
Fig. 33 Integrated
chi
l

d seats. lowering
the cushion.
Lowering the cushion
● Pull the unlock lever ⇒ fig. 33 A on the cushion in the direction of the
arro w 1 .
● Push the cushion down through the cen tr
al area B in the direction of
the arro w 2 until it safely engages
⇒  . The side supports fold away auto-
matic al
ly.
Removing the side head restraint
● Open the seat belt guide handle.
● Guide the seat belt by hand to pull the belt back in more easily and not
damag
e the trim.
● Push the head restraint up as far as it will go.
● Fold the backrest of the rear seat forwards ⇒ page 117.
● R

emove the head restraint along with the side head restraint.
● Remove the head restraint and side head restraint by pulling on it.
● Fitting the head restraint. 

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Unlocking and locking
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from the inside Fig. 47 In the driver
door: centr
a
l locking but-
ton. Push the button ⇒ fig. 47:

Unlocking the vehicle.

Lock the vehicle.
The central locking button is still operative when the ignition is switched off.
The centr
al

locking button is only deactivated if the "Safe" security system
is activated ⇒ page 77.
Please note the following when you use the central locking button to lock
your vehicle:
● Do not turn on the "Safe" security system ⇒ pag
e 77.
● Do not turn on the antitheft alarm.
● It w

ill not be possible to open the doors or the tailgate from the outside
this
may offer extra safety, when stopped at traffic lights for example. ●
The doors c
an be opened and unlocked individually from the inside by
pulling the inside door handle. If necessary, pull the door release lever
twice.
● The driver's door cannot be locked when it is still open. This avoids lock-
ing the v
ehicle key inside the vehicle when there is nobody inside. 
"Safe" security system Function Necessary operations
Locks the vehicle with the
"Safe" sec
urity

system. Press the
 button once on the vehicle
k ey
. Locks the vehicle without the
"Safe" sec
urity

system. Press the
 button twice on the vehicle
k ey

. Press the central locking button
 on
the driver's door onc

e. When the vehicle is locked, the "Safe" security system deactivates the door
handl
e

s and the central locking button making the vehicle difficult to open.
The doors cannot be opened from inside ⇒  .
When the "Safe" sec urity

system is turned off:
● The vehicle can be opened and unlocked from the inside using an inside
door handle.
● The

vehicle may be unlocked from the inside by pushing the central
lockin
g button.
● The anti-theft alarm will be activated.
● The vehicle interior monitoring system and the anti-tow system are de-
activated. Safety First Operating instructions Practical tips Technical Data

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Unlocking and locking
Driver's door indicator light. When the vehicle is locked: Meaning
The red LED flashes for approximately 2
second
s
at short intervals and then more
slowly. The "Safe" security system is
swit
c
hed on. The red LED flashes for about two sec-
onds
then t

urns off. After 30 seconds, the
LED flashes again. The "Safe" security system is
swit
c
hed off. The red LED remains lit for about 30 sec-
onds. There is a fault in the locking
sys
t

em. Contact a specialist
workshop. WARNING
Careless use of the "Safe" security system can cause serious injury.
● Never leave anybody inside the vehicle if this is locked using the key.
When the "Safe" sec urity

system is activated, doors cannot be opened
from the inside.
● When the doors are locked, it is difficult to get to passengers in the
pas
senger compartment in case of an emergency. Passengers could re-
main trapped inside in case of emergency. 
Antitheft alarm The anti-theft alarm makes it more difficult to break into the vehicle or steal
it.
The antithef
t

alarm is automatically turned on when the vehicle is locked
with the key. When does the system trigger an alarm?
The anti-theft al

arm siren will be triggered for about 30 seconds accompa-
nied by optical warning signals for about five minutes when the vehicle is
locked and the following unauthorised actions are taken:
● When the door is mechanically unlocked using the vehicle key without
turning the ignition w
ithin the following 15 seconds.
● A door is opened.
● The bonnet is opened.
● The tailgate is opened.
● When the ignition is switched on with a non-authorised key.
● When the vehicle battery is disconnected.
● When there is movement inside the vehicle (vehicles with interior moni-
toring).
● When the

vehicle is towed (vehicles with anti-tow system)
● When the vehicle is lifted (vehicles with anti-tow system).
● Transporting the vehicle on a ferry or by railroad (vehicles with an anti-
tow sy
stem or passenger compartment monitoring).
● Unhitch a trailer connected to the antitheft alarm ⇒ pag
e 233.
How to turn OFF the alarm
Unlock the vehicle with the unlocking button on the key or turn on the igni-
tion with a valid key. Note
● The alarm will be triggered once more when anybody enters the same
z one of

surveillance or any other zone. If, for example, after opening a door,
the tailgate is also opened.
● The antitheft alarm is not activ
ated when the vehicle is locked from with-
in using the central locking button  .
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Lights and visibility
Make-up mirror light
There m a
y be a make-up mirror, with a cover, on the rear of the sun visor.
When the cover is opened 2 a light comes on.
The lamp g oe

s out when the make-up mirror cover is closed or the sun visor
is pushed back up. Note
The light above the sun visor automatically switches off after a few minutes
in cer t

ain conditions. This prevents the battery from discharging. 
Rear side window sun blinds Fig. 65 On the rear
right-h
and w

indow: sun
blind.
The sun blinds for the passenger compartment are fitted in the side panels
of the windo
ws. ●
Pull the sun blind by the handle ⇒ fig. 65 A up to the top.
● Hook both rings of the fastening rod in the spaces provided B . Check
that the s

un blind is securely hooked into the spaces provided when it has
been lowered B .
● To put the sun blind away, unhook it at the top and lower by hand ⇒  .
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the blind or the interior trim, do not lower the sun
blind “quic k

ly”. 

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Seats and storage compartments
Convenient entry function for the third row of seats Fig. 81 Second row of
seat
s: c
onvenient entry
function controls.
The outer seats of the second row can be folded to make it easier to get in
and out of the thir
d row of seats.
Folding down the seat of the second row
● If necessary, open the belt loop and wind up the seat belt by hand.
● If necessary, remove the side head restraint of the integrated child seat
⇒ page 46.
● If

necessary, raise the armrests.
● Remove any objects located in the floor area of the second row of seats,
where app
licable ⇒  .
● Push the head restraint down as far as it will go ⇒ page 10.
● P

ush the lever ⇒ fig. 81 1 forwards and fold the backrest of the rear
seat .

The seat can still be moved forwards when rear seat is folded com-
pletely forwards ⇒  .
● Always take care when entering and leaving the vehicle ⇒  .Repositioning the seat of the second row
●
Lift the backrest of the rear seat in an upright position. The entire seat
fo l

ds backwards ⇒  .
● Make sure that the rear seat is securely engaged so that the seat belts
can pr o

vide proper protection in the rear seats. The red mark 2 should no
long er be
visible ⇒  in Folding down rear seats to create load space on
pag e 128.
Emer
gency exit function
If the lever 1 does not work, e.g. after an accident, the seats on the second
ro w c

an be folded forwards from the third row to allow occupants of the
third row of seats to get out of the vehicle ⇒  .
● Pull handle 3 back and fold the backrest of the rear seat. The complete
re ar se

at folds forward ⇒  .
WARNING
Careless or uncontrolled use of the convenient entry assistant may result
in sever e injur

y and accident.
● Never use the convenient entry function when the vehicle is in mo-
tion.
● Avoid trapping or damaging the seat belt when folding the rear seats
back.
● K

eep your hands, fingers, feet and other body parts out of the hinges
and the seat loc
king mechanism when folding and unfolding.
● Mats or other objects can be caught in the hinges of the backrests or
rear se
at. This could prevent the backrest from locking safely when posi-
tioned upright.
● All backrests must engage correctly for the seat belts on the rear
seats
to work properly. When the backrest of an occupied seat is not cor-
rectly locked in place, the passenger can be thrust forward with the back-
rest in case of sudden braking, sudden manoeuvres or an accident. 

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Seats and storage compartments
Head restraints Adjus tin
g the head restraints Fig. 84 Adjusting the
front
he

ad restraints. Fig. 85 Adjusting the
re
ar he

ad restraints.
All seats are equipped with a head restraint. Adjusting height
●
Push the head restraint up or down in the direction of the arrow with the
button pr
essed ⇒ fig. 84 1 or ⇒ 
fig. 85 1 ⇒  .
● The head restraint must engage securely in position. There are three
pos s

ible positions on the second row of seats and two possible positions
on the third row of seats.
Correct adjustment of head restraints
Adjust the head restraint so that its upper edge is at the same level as the
top of your head, or as close as possible to the same level as the top of your
head and under no circumstances below eye level. Keep the back of your
neck as close as possible to the head restraint.
Adjusting the head restraint for short people
Lower the head restraint completely, even if your head is below its upper
edge. When the head restraint is at its lowest, it is possible that a small gap
remains between it and the backrest.
Adjusting the head restraint for tall people
Raise the head restraint completely. WARNING
Travelling with the head restraints removed or improperly adjusted in-
cr e

ases the risk of severe or fatal injuries in the event of accidents and
sudden braking or manoeuvres.
● Always fit and adjust the head restraint properly whenever a person
is oc
cupying a seat.
● All occupants must correctly adjust the head restraint according to
their height to r
educe the risk of back injuries in the event of an accident.
The upper edge of the head restraint must be as close as possible to the
same level as the top of your head and under no circumstances below eye
level. Keep the back of your neck as close as possible to the head re-
straint.
● Never adjust the head restraint while the vehicle is in motion. 
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Seats and storage compartments WARNING
When the vehicle is not in use or being watched, always lock the doors
and the tai l
gate to reduce the risk of serious injury or death.
● Do not leave children unwatched, especially when the tailgate is
open. Childr
en could climb into the luggage compartment, close the tail-
gate from inside and be unable to escape themselves. This could lead to
serious injury or death.
● Never allow children to play in or around the vehicle.
● Never transport people in the luggage compartment. WARNING
Unsecured or incorrectly secured objects can cause serious injury in case
of a s ud

den manoeuvring or breaking or in case of an accident. This is es-
pecially true when objects are struck by a detonating airbag and fired
through the vehicle interior. To reduce the risks, please note the follow-
ing:
● Secure all objects in the vehicle. Always keep equipment and heavy
obj

ects in the luggage compartment.
● Always secure objects with suitable rope or straps so that they can-
not enter the ar
eas around the frontal or side airbags in case of sudden
braking or an accident.
● While driving, always keep object compartments closed. WARNING (Continued)
● Do not place hard, heavy or sharp objects inside the passenger com-
p ar

tment, in open storage compartments, the rear shelf or on the dash-
board.
● Remove hard, heavy and sharp objects from clothes and pockets in-
side the v
ehicle and store securely. WARNING
The transport of heavy object changes vehicle handling and increases
brak in

g distance. Heavy loads that have not been stored or secured cor-
rectly could cause loss of control and result in serious injury.
● The vehicle handling changes when transporting heavy objects due
to a ch
ange in the centre of gravity.
● Distribute the load as uniformly and as low down on the vehicle as
poss
ible.
● Store heavy objects in the luggage compartment as far from the rear
axle a
s possible. CAUTION
● Hard objects on the shelf could chafe the wires of the heating element
and ant enn

a of the rear window and cause damage.
● The side window antenna could be damaged due to chafing from ob-
jects. Note
The ventilating slits between the heated rear window and the shelf must not
be co v

ered so that used air can escape from the vehicle. 