2013 Seat Mii ignition

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Opening and closing
effectNecessary operationsLock the vehicle, by
pushing the central
locking button:– Turn off the ignition and turn it on again.
– Push the central locking button .
Use the key to lock the
vehicle:– Turn off the ignition and turn it on again.
OR: Remove the key from the ignition.
– Open any door just once.
– Lock the vehicle with the key.
Note
If the buttons of the vehicle key are pressed ⇒ page 28 or one of the central
locking buttons ⇒ Fig. 19 is pressed repeatedly in short succession, the
central locking briefly disconnects as protection against overloading. In this
case, the vehicle remains unlocked for about. 30 seconds. If no doors or the
rear lid are opened during this time, the vehicle will subsequently become
locked automatically. 
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from the exterior
Fig. 17 Buttons on the
vehicle key
Fig. 18 Vehicle mechani-
cal key
Central locking
effectHandling the buttons
on the vehicle
⇒ Fig. 17Handling the vehicle key
⇒ Fig. 17 in the lock cylinder or
with the vehicle mechanical key
⇒ Fig. 18.
Unlocking the
vehicle.Press button .Insert the vehicle key into the
lock cylinder of the driver door
and turn the key
in an anticlock-
wise direction.
Lock the vehicle.Press button .Insert the vehicle key into the
lock cylinder of the driver door
and turn the key
in a clockwise
direction.
Unlocking the
rear lid.Press button .Insert the vehicle key into the
lock cylinder of the driver door
and turn the key
in an anticlock-
wise direction.
Locking the rear
lid.Press button .Insert the vehicle key into the
lock cylinder of the driver door
and turn the key
in a clockwise
direction. 
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Opening and closing
Central locking
Push the button ⇒ Fig. 19:
Unlocking the vehicle.
Lock the vehicle.
The central locking button is still operative when the ignition is switched off.
If the vehicle has been locked with the vehicle key, the central locking but-
ton does not operate.
Please note the following when you use the central locking button to lock
your vehicle:
● The deadlock will not activate ⇒ page 35.
● It will not be possible to open the doors or the rear lid from the outside
this may offer extra safety, when stopped at traffic lights for example.
● The doors can be opened and unlocked individually from the inside by
pulling the inside door handle. If necessary, pull the door release lever
twice.
● The driver door cannot be locked when it is still open. This avoids lock-
ing the vehicle key inside the vehicle when there is nobody inside.
Mechanical locking
The doors are locked by pressing the door lever, so that the red mark be-
comes visible ⇒ Fig. 20 1
.
To unlock a door, pull its corresponding door lever.
If the vehicle becomes locked, take note of the following:
● The deadlock will not activate ⇒ page 35.
● It will not be possible to open the doors from the outside, when stopped
at traffic lights for example. ●
The doors can be opened and unlocked individually from the inside by
pulling the inside door handle.
● The driver door cannot be locked using the central locking system when
it is still open. This avoids locking the vehicle key inside the vehicle when
there is nobody inside. 
Deadlock system “Safe”*
effectNecessary operationsLocks the vehicle with the dead-
lock.Press the  button once on the vehicle
key.
Locks the vehicle without the
deadlock.Press the  button twice on the vehicle
key.
Press the central locking button  on
the driver door once.
When the vehicle is locked, the deadlock deactivates the door handles,
making the vehicle difficult to open. The doors cannot be opened from in-
side ⇒ 
.
Upon switching off the ignition, the deadlock switched on warning will ap-
pear on the instrument panel display ( deadlock or SAFELOCK).
When the deadlock is switched off:
● The vehicle can be opened and unlocked from the inside using an inside
door handle. 
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Windows
Introduction
Additional information and warnings:
● SEAT information system ⇒  page 22
● Central locking and locking system ⇒ page 32
WARNING
Careless use of the electric windows can cause serious injury.
● Only operate the electric windows when nobody is in the way.
● Never leave children or disabled people alone in the vehicle if the
doors are to be locked. The windows cannot be opened in case of an
emergency.
● Always take all the keys with you whenever you leave the vehicle. Af-
ter turning off the ignition, the windows can be opened and closed for a
short time using the buttons on the door as long as the driver door or
passenger side door is not open.
CAUTION
When the windows are open, rain can enter into the vehicle, dampening the
interior equipment and causing damage to the vehicle. Opening and closing the electric windows
Fig. 24 In the driver
door: electric windows
button
Opening and closing the windows
effectNecessary operationsOpening:Press button .Closing:Pull the switch .

54Ensuring you are correctly and safely seated
Seat functions
Introduction
Additional information and warnings:
● Adjust the seat position ⇒ page 47
● Seat belts ⇒ page 56
● Airbag system ⇒ page 65
● Child seats (accessories) ⇒ page 74
● Exterior mirrors ⇒ page 93
WARNING
Inappropriate use of the seat functions can cause severe injuries.
● Assume the proper sitting position before your trip and remain in it
throughout. This also applies to the other occupants.
● Keep hands, fingers, feet and other limbs away from the seat operat-
ing and adjustment radius.
 Seat heating*
Fig. 34 In the centre
console: Front seats
heating switch
The front seat cushions can be heated electrically when the ignition is
switched on.
Switch off seat heating if there is nobody in the seat.
effectAction ⇒ Fig. 34To switch system on:Press button . Seat heating is switched on fully.
All warning signals light up.
Adjusting the heating
output:Press the button  again to adjust the desired
heat.
To switch system off:Keep pressing button  until all of the lights are
switched off. 

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Warning lamp
Fig. 35 Warning lamp on
the instrument panel
Fig. 36 Indication of
seat belt status in the
rear seats on the instru-
ment panel display
Lights up or
flashesPossible causeSolution

On the instrument panel: Driver's
seat belt not fastened or front pas-
senger seat belt not fastened if the
front passenger seat is occupied.
Fasten seat belts!
On the instrument panel: Objects
on the front passenger seat.Remove any objects from
the front passenger seat
and store them safely.

Instrument panel display: A pas-
senger in the rear seats has not
fastened their seat belt, if the seat
is occupied.*
Fasten seat belts!

On the instrument panel display: A
passenger in the rear seats has
fastened their seat belt, if the seat
is occupied.*

Several warning and control lamps should light up for a few seconds when
the ignition is switched on, signalling that the function is being verified.
They will switch off after a few seconds.
An audible warning will be heard if the seat belts are not fastened as the
vehicle drives off and reaches a speed of more then 25 km/h (15 mph) or if
the seat belts are unfastened while the vehicle is in motion. The seat belt
warning lamp  will also flash.
The warning lamp  does not switch off until the driver and front passenger
fasten their seat belts while the ignition is switched on.
Seat belt status display for rear seats
The seat belt status display on the instrument panel informs the driver,
when the ignition is switched on, whether any passengers in the rear seats
have fastened their seat belts. The symbol  indicates that the passenger
in this seat has fastened “his or her” seat belt ⇒ Fig. 36.
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Ensuring you are correctly and safely seated
Types of front passenger front airbag systems
There are 2 different SEAT front passenger airbag systems:ABCharacteristics of the passenger
front airbag without disabling.Characteristics of the front passen-
ger front airbag that can be disabled
manually ⇒ page 71.
- * Control lamp  on the instru-
ment panel.– Control lamp  on the instrument
panel.
- Front passenger airbag located in
dash panel.- PASSENGER AIR BAG   control
lamp on the dash panel.
- Key switch in the glove compart-
ment on the front passenger side of
the dash panel.
- Front passenger airbag located in
dash panel.
- Description: airbag system- Description: airbag system with
front passenger front airbag disa-
bling.
- Description: airbag system without
disabling.* Control lamps
Fig. 46 Control lamp for
disabling the front pas-
senger front airbag on
the dash panel
lights
upLocationPossible causeSolution
Instrument
panelFault in airbag system
and seat belt tension-
ers.Have the system checked
immediately by a special-
ised workshop.

Dash panel.
Fault in the airbag
system.Have the system checked
immediately by a special-
ised workshop.
Front passenger front
airbag disabled.Check whether the airbag
should remain disabled.
Several warning and control lamps should light up for a few seconds when
the ignition is switched on, signalling that the function is being verified.
They will switch off after a few seconds.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG   warning lamp does not remain lit or if it is
lit together with the control lamp  on the instrument panel and the front
passenger airbag is disabled, there may be a fault in the airbag system
⇒ 
. 
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Ensuring you are correctly and safely seated
● Optimised seat belts for all seats.
● Seat belt tension devices for driver and passenger.
● Seat belt force limiters for driver and passenger.
● Seat belt warning lamp
● Front airbags for driver and passenger.
● Side airbags for driver and passenger.
● Airbag control lamp .
● Control units and sensors.
● Head restraints optimised for rear-end collision.
● Adjustable steering column.
● If necessary, anchor points for child seats for the rear seats.
● Where applicable, mountings for the child seat upper retaining strap. Situations when the front and side airbags do not deploy:
●
If the ignition is switched off during the collision.
● In frontal collisions when the deceleration measured by the control unit
is too low.
● In minor side collisions.
● In rear collisions.
● In the event of the vehicle overturning.
● When the impact speed is lower than the reference value set in the con-
trol unit. 
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When the front airbags are triggered they fill the zones marked in
red ⇒ Fig. 47 and ⇒ Fig. 48 (radius of action). Therefore, objects should
never be placed or mounted in these areas ⇒ 
, Factory-fitted accessories
are outside the range of the front airbag for the driver and the front passen-
ger, e.g. the baseplate for the mobile phone support.
The airbag covers fold out of the steering wheel ⇒ Fig. 47 or dash panel
⇒ Fig. 48 when the driver and front passenger airbags are triggered. The air-
bag covers remain connected to the steering wheel or the dash panel.
WARNING
The airbag is deployed at high speed in fractions of a second.
● Always keep the deployment areas of the front airbags vacant.
● Never secure objects to the covers or in the deployment area of the
airbag modules, e.g. drink holders or phone supports.
● The deployment space between the front passengers and the airbags
must not in any case be occupied by other passenger, pets and objects.
● Never fix any object to the windscreen above the front airbag on the
front passenger side.
● Do not alter, cover or stick anything to the steering wheel hub or the
surface of the airbag module on the passenger side of the dash panel.
WARNING
Front airbags are deployed in front of the steering wheel ⇒ Fig. 47 and
the dash panel ⇒ Fig. 48.
● When driving, always hold the steering wheel on the outer edge of
the ring with both hands: 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock position.
WARNING (Continued)
● Adjust the driver seat so that there is a distance of at least 25 cm
(10 inches) between the centre of your chest and the hub of the steering
wheel. If you physical constitution prevents you from meeting these re-
quirements, make sure you contact a specialised workshop.
● Adjust the front passenger seat so there is as much distance as possi-
ble between the front passenger and the dash panel.

Deactivating and activating the front passenger front
airbag using the key switch
Fig. 49 On front passen-
ger side: key switch for
disabling and enabling
the front passenger front
airbag
The front passenger front airbag must be disabled when a rear-facing child
seat is mounted.
Disabling the front passenger front airbag
● Switch the ignition off.
● Open the door on the front passenger side.
● Unfold the key shaft ⇒ page 28. 
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