2011 Seat Ibiza SC remote control

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Note
● After 28 days, the indicator light will be switched off to prevent the bat-
tery from exhausting if the vehicle has been left parked for a long period of
time. The alarm system remains activated.
● The alarm will trigger again if attempts are made to open another protec-
tion zone.
● The alarm system can be activated or deactivated using the remote con-
trol. ⇒ page 82. 
Interior monitoring and anti-towing alarm*
Monitoring or control function incorporated in the anti-theft
alarm* which detects unauthorized vehicle entry by means
of ultrasound.
Activation
– It is connected automatically when the anti-theft alarm is acti-
vated.
Deactivation
– Open the vehicle with the key, either mechanically 1)
or by press-
ing the 
button on the remote control.
– Press the button 
on the remote control twice. The volumetric
sensor and tilt sensors will be deactivated. The alarm system re-
mains activated. The interior monitoring and the anti-towing alarm are automatically switch-
ed on again next time the vehicle is locked.
The interior monitoring and anti-towing alarm (tilt sensor) are automatically
switched on when the anti-theft alarm is switched on. In order to activate it,
all the doors and the tailgate must be closed.
If you wish to disconnect the interior monitoring and the anti-towing sys-
tem, it must be done each time that the vehicle is locked; if not, they will
connect automatically.
The interior monitoring and the anti-towing system should be disconnected
if animals are left inside the locked vehicle (otherwise, their movements will
trigger the alarm) or when, for example, the vehicle is transported or has to
be towed with only one axle on the ground.
False alarms
The interior monitoring only operates correctly if the vehicle is completely
closed. Please observe legal requirements when doing so.
The following cases may cause a false alarm:
●
opened windows (partially or fully)
● panorama/tilting sunroof open (partially or completely).
● movement of objects inside the vehicle, such as loose papers, items
hanging from the rear view mirror (air fresheners), etc. 
1)
The time period from when the door is opened until the key is inserted in the contact
should not exceed 15 sec., otherwise the alarm will be triggered.
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Tailgate Unlocking and locking
The operation of the tailgate opening system is electric. It is
activated by using the handle on the tailgate
Fig. 47 Tailgate: opening
from the outside
Fig. 48 Detail of the in-
side of the tailgate: hand
grip
Opening the tailgate
– Pull on the release lever and lift the tailgate ⇒ fig. 47. The tail-
gate will be automatically open.
Closing the tailgate
– Hold the tailgate by one of the two handles on the interior lining
and close it, pushing slightly.
The system may or may not operate depending on the situation of the vehi-
cle.
If the tailgate is locked then it cannot be opened, however if it is unlocked
then the opening system is operative and the tailgate may be opened.
To change the locking / unlocking status, press the button 
or the button
1 ⇒ fig. 45 on the remote control key.
A warning appears on the instrument panel if the tailgate is open or not
properly closed.* An acoustic warning signal is also given if the tailgate is
opened while the vehicle is moving faster than 6 km/h.* 
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Windows Opening or closing the windows electrically*
All electric windows can be operated using the controls on
the driver door.
Fig. 50 Detail of the
driver door: controls for
the front windows.
Opening and closing the windows
– Press the button 
to open the window.
– Pull button 
to close the window ⇒ .
Always close the windows fully if you park the vehicle or leave it unattended
⇒ 
.
You can use the electric windows for approx. 10 minutes after switching off
the ignition if neither the driver door nor the front passenger door has been
opened and the key has not been removed from the ignition. Buttons on the driver door
Button for window in front left door
Button for window in front right door
WARNING
● Incorrect use of the electric windows can result in injury.
● Never close the tailgate without observing and ensuring it is clear, to
do otherwise could cause serious injury to you and third parties. Make
sure that no one is in the path of a window.
● 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. The misuse of the keys, for example, by
children, may result in serious injury and accident.
● The engine may accidentally be started and be out of control.
● If the ignition is switched on, the electric equipment could be activa-
ted with risk of injury, for example, in the electric windows.
● The doors can be locked using the remote control key. This could
make the aid difficult in an emergency situation.
● Always take the key with you when you leave the vehicle.
● The electric windows are only deactivated on switching the ignition
off and opening any of the doors.
Note
If the window is not able to close because it is stiff or because of an ob-
struction, the window will automatically open again ⇒ page 90. If this
happens, check why the window could not be closed before attempting to
close it again. 
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WARNING
● Incorrect use of the electric windows can result in injury.
● Always take the key with you when leaving the vehicle, even if you
only intend to be gone for a short time. Please ensure that children are
never left alone inside the vehicle.
● The electric windows will work until the ignition has been switched
off and one of the front doors has been opened.
● Closing the windows without observing and ensuring it is clear could
cause serious injury to you and third parties. Make sure that no one is in
the path of a window.
● Never allow people to remain in the vehicle when you close the vehi-
cle from the outside. The windows cannot be opened even in an emergen-
cy.
● The roll-back function does not prevent fingers or other parts of the
body from getting pinched against the window frame, causing injury.

Convenience opening and closing*
Using the door lock*
– Hold the key in the door lock of the driver door in either the
locking or the unlocking position until all windows are either
opened or closed.
– Release the key to interrupt this function.
Using the remote control
– Keep the locking/unlocking button pressed for the electrical
window risers to open/close; if you stop pressing the button,
the window raising/lowering function is stopped. –
If the automatic raising is stopped and immediately after, the
opening button is kept pressed, the window risers will lower.
– Once the windows are completely closed, the turn signals will
flash. 
Panorama tilting sunroof* Opening and closing the panorama/tilting sunroof
The panorama/tilting sunroof is opened and closed by using
the switch when the ignition is switched on.
Fig. 51 Panorama/tilting
sunroof
Closing the panorama/tilting sunroof
– Press and hold button B
⇒ fig. 51 ⇒ . The roof starts to close
until the button is released. 
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Opening the panorama/tilting sunroof
–Press and hold down button A
. The roof starts opening until
the button is released.
Automatic closing of the panorama/tilting sunroof
– Press button B
once only; the sunroof starts closing automati-
cally until it is completely closed.
Automatic opening of the panorama/ tilting sunroof
– Press button A
once only. The sunroof starts opening automat-
ically until it is completely open.
Restoring one-touch opening and closing
– Close the sunroof manually until it is completely closed. Re-
lease the button
– Press the closing button again, keeping it pressed down, until a
complete opening and closing cycle has taken place.
Always close the panorama/tilting sunroof fully if you park the vehicle or
leave it unattended ⇒ 
.
The tilting sunroof can be operated for up to about ten minutes after the ig-
nition has been switched off, provided the driver door and the front passen-
ger door are not opened.
Sun visor
The sun visor is opened and closed manually (independently of the sliding/
tilting sunroof).
WARNING
● Incorrect use of the tilting sunroof can result in injury.
● Never close the tilting sunroof without first checking that there are no
obstructions. Risk of serious injury to you or others. Make sure that no
one is in the path of the 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
tilting sunroof) with a risk of accident. The doors can be locked using the
remote control key. This could make the aid difficult in an emergency sit-
uation.
● The tilting sunroof continues to function until one of the front doors is
opened and the key removed from the ignition.
● Ensure that no object and/or end is between the glass and the sun-
roof when the one-touch opening/closing function is reset.

Convenience closing*
Using the door lock
– Hold the key in the door lock of the driver door in the locking
position until the tilting sunroof is closed.
– Release the key to interrupt this function.
Using the remote control
– Push the lock button on the remote control for about 3 seconds.
The tilting sunroof closes.
– Press the unlock button to interrupt the function. 

RRadio frequency remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Rain sensor* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Rear cup holder* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear fog light Control lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rear pilot lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Rear seat folding down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear view mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Rear window automatic wiper/washer . . . . . . 105
Rear window heating Heating element wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Rear window wiper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Recommended gear display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Remote control key Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Synchronising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Removing and fitting the wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Repairs Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Replacement of parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Reverse gear
Manual gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Roll-back function Panorama/ tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Roof aerial* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Roof rack* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rubber seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Running in Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
S Safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safe security system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety instructions Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Safety notes Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Deactivating front passenger airbag . . . . . . 41
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Seat belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Using child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Using seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110, 113
Seat belt cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 Seat belt position
Pregnant women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Seat belt protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Seat belt release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Incorrectly fastened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Seat belt tensioner Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Seat belt warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Selective opening* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Semiautomatic air conditioning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Single headlight bulb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Sitting position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Sitting position, occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214, 249
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