2015 Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual

Opening and closing
Vehicle keys
With the vehicle key ››› Fig. 39 or
›
›› Fig. 40
the
vehicle may be locked or unlocked re-
motely.
The vehicle key includes an emitter and bat-
teries. The receiver is in the interior of the ve-
hicle. The range of the vehicle key with re-
mote control and new batteries is several me-
tres around the vehicle.
If it is not possible to open or close the vehi-
cle using the remote control key, this should
be re-synchronised ››› page 57 or the bat-
tery changed ››› page 56.
Differ

ent keys belonging to the vehicle may
be used.
Folding the key shaft in and out
When the button is pressed A , the key shaft
is released and unfolds.
To fold it
press button A and fold the key
shaft in until it locks in place.
Replacing a key
To obtain a spare key and other vehicle keys,
the vehicle chassis number is required.
Each new key must contain a microchip and
be coded with the data from the vehicle elec-
tronic immobiliser. A vehicle key will not work
if it does not contain a microchip or the mi-
crochip has not been encoded. This is also
true for keys cut for the vehicle. The vehicle keys or new spare keys can be
obtained from a technical service centre, a
specialised workshop or approved key serv-
ice qualified to provide this kind of key.
New keys or spare keys must be synchron-
ised before use
››› page 57. WARNING
Careless or incorrect use of vehicle keys may
result in severe injury and accident.
● Always take all the keys with you whenever
you leave the vehicle. Children and unauthor-
ised individuals could lock the doors or the
boot hatch, start the engine or turn on the ig-
nition, activating electrical systems, the elec-
tric windows, for example.
● Never leave children or disabled people
alone in the car. They could be trapped in the
car in an emergency and will not be able to
get themselves to safety. For example, de-
pending on the time of the year, tempera-
tures inside a locked and closed vehicle can
be extremely high or extremely low resulting
in serious injuries and illness or even death,
particularly for young children.
● Never remove the key from the ignition if
the vehicle is in motion. The steering may
lock and it will not be possible to turn the
steering wheel. CAUTION
All of the vehicle keys contain electronic com-
ponents. Protect them from damage, impacts
and humidity. Note
● Only use the key button when you require
the corresponding function. Pushing the but-
ton unnecessarily could accidentally unlock
the vehicle or trigger the alarm. It is also pos-
sible even when you are outside the radius of
action.
● Key operation can be greatly influenced by
overlapping radio signals around the vehicle
working in the same range of frequencies
(e.g. radio transmitters, mobile telephones).
● Obstacles between the remote control and
the vehicle, bad weather conditions and
draining batteries can considerably reduce
the range of the remote control. 55
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Operation
Control lamp on the vehicle key Fig. 41
Control lamp on the vehicle key When a button on the vehicle key is pressed,
the control lamp flashes
››› Fig. 41 (arrow)
onc e briefly
. If the button is pressed and
held, the indicator blinks several times (e.g.
for the convenience opening function).
When the control lamp does not light upon
pushing a button, the batteries of the key
must be changed ››› page 56. Changing the battery Fig. 42
Vehicle key: battery compartment cov-
er Fig. 43
Vehicle key: removing the battery SEAT recommend having the batteries
changed in a specialised workshop.
The battery is located to the rear of the vehi-
cle key, under a cover
››› Fig. 42 .
When c h

anging the battery, use another bat-
tery of the same model and observe the po-
larity when fitting it ››› .To change the battery
●
Unfold the vehicle key shaft ››› page 54.
● Remove the cover from the back of the ve-
hicle key ››› Fig. 42 in the direction of the ar-
r o

w ››› .
● Extract the battery from the compartment
using a suitable thin object ››› Fig. 43 .
● Plac

e the new battery in the compartment,
pressing in the direction of the arrow as
shown ››› Fig. 43 ››› .
● Fit the battery compartment cover, pressing
in the direction of the arrow as shown
››› Fig. 42 until it clicks into place. CAUTION
● If the battery is not changed correctly, the
vehicle key may be damaged.
● Use of unsuitable batteries may damage
the vehicle key. For this reason, always re-
place the dead battery with another of the
same voltage, size and specifications. For the sake of the environment
● Please dispose of your used batteries cor-
rectly and with respect for the environment.
● The vehicle key battery may contain per-
chlorate. Observe the legal requirements for
their disposal. 56

Opening and closing
Synchronising the vehicle key If the button
 is pressed frequently outside
of the vehicle range, it is possible that the ve-
hicle can no longer be locked or unlocked us-
ing the key. In this case, the vehicle key must
be synchronised once more as follows:
● Unfold the vehicle key shaft ››› page 55.
● Remove the cover from the driver door han-
dle ››› page 259.
● Pr e
ss the button  on the vehicle key. For
this, it must remain with the vehicle.
● Open the vehicle within one minute using
the key shaft.
● Turn on the ignition using the vehicle key.
The key has been synchronised.
● Replace the driver door handle cover.
Central locking and locking
system Introduction Central locking functions correctly when all
the doors and the rear lid are correctly shut.
If the driver door is open, the vehicle
cannot
be locked with the key.
If the vehicle has the Keyless Access closing
and ignition system, it may only be locked with the ignition off and the driver's door
closed.
The battery of an unlocked vehicle parked for
a long period (e.g. in a private garage) may
run down and fail to start the motor.
WARNING
The incorrect use of the central locking sys-
tem may cause serious injuries.
● The central locking system will lock all
doors. A vehicle locked from the inside can
prevent any non-authorised individual from
opening the doors and accessing the vehicle.
Nevertheless, in case of emergency or acci-
dent, locked doors will complicate access to
the vehicle interior to help the passengers.
● Never leave children or disabled people
alone in the vehicle. The central locking but-
ton can be used to lock all the doors from
within. Therefore, passengers will be locked
inside the vehicle. Individuals locked in the
vehicle can be exposed to very high or very
low temperatures.
● Depending on the time of the year, temper-
atures inside a locked and closed vehicle can
be extremely high or extremely low resulting
in serious injuries and illness or even death,
particularly for young children.
● Never leave individuals locked in a closed
and locked vehicle. In case of emergency,
they may not be able to exit the vehicle by
themselves or get help. Description of the central locking
system
The central locking system allows all doors
and the rear lid to be locked and unlocked
centrally.
● From outside, using the vehicle key.
● From outside with the Keyless Access sys-
tem ››› page 59,
● From in
side, by pushing the central locking
button ››› page 59
.
In the submenu Convenience in the Configura- tion menu, or by visiting a specialised work- shop, special functions of the central locking
system can be switched on or off ››› page 47.
In case of a vehicle key fault or central lock-
ing system fault, all doors can be locked or
unlocked manually.
Automatic locking (Auto Lock)
In this instance, the vehicle locks automati-
cally when moving at speeds above approx.
15 km/h (10 mph) ›››
page 47. When the ve-
hicle is locked, the control lamp  of the cen-
tral locking button ›››
Fig. 45 lights up in yel-
lo w

.
Automatic unlocking (Auto Unlock)
When the key is removed from the ignition
slot, here the vehicle unlocks all doors and
the boot automatically ››› page 47.
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Operation
Locking the vehicle after the airbags have
been deployed
If the airbags are deployed due to an acci-
dent, the vehicle will be automatically and
completely unlocked. Depending on the
amount of damage, it can be locked follow-
ing an accident in the following ways:FunctionAction
Lock the vehicle
by pushing the
central locking
button:– Switch off the ignition.
– Open a door of the vehicle and
close it again.
– Push the central locking button
.
Lock the vehicle
with the vehicle
key:– Disconnect the ignition button.
OR: remove the key from the igni-
tion.
– Open a door once.
– Lock the vehicle with the key. Note
If the vehicle key buttons are pressed
››› Fig. 44 or one of the central locking but-
t on

s is pressed ››› Fig. 45 several times in
quick
succession, the central locking feature
is disabled briefly to protect from overload-
ing. The vehicle will then remain unlocked for
around 30 seconds. If no door nor the boot is
opened during this time, the vehicle will then
automatically unlock. Locking and unlocking the vehicle
from the outside
Fig. 44
Buttons on the vehicle key
FunctionHandling the buttons on
the vehicle
Unlocking the vehicle.Press button . Keep it
pushed for the convenience
opening.
Lock the vehicle.Press button . Keep it push-
ed for the convenience lock-
ing function.
Unlocking the rear lid.Press button .
Open the sliding door.››› page 64. Please note:
depending on the selected func-
tion in the c entr

al locking submenu Conven-
ience, you may push the button twice  ›››
page 47 to unlock all doors and the boot
h at

ch.
The vehicle key only locks and unlocks the
vehicle if it is within range of the vehicle and
if the batteries have enough power. When
locking, the vehicle's turn signals will blink.
If the driver door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked with the key. If you unlock the vehi-
cle without opening any doors or the rear lid,
it will lock again automatically after a few
seconds. This function prevents the vehicle
from remaining unlocked if the unlocking
button is pressed by mistake.
Convenience open/close function
● See "Electric windows: functions"
››› page 70.
● See "Panor

amic sliding sunroof: operation"
››› page 72.
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Opening and closing
Locking and unlocking the vehicle
from the inside Fig. 45
In the driver door: central locking but-
tonPush the button ››› Fig. 45: 
Unlocking the vehicle.

Lock the vehicle.
The central locking button is still operative
when the ignition is switched off.
The central locking button is only deactivated
if the deadlock is activated
››› page 61.
Please note the following when you use the
central locking button to lock your vehicle:
● Do not turn on the deadlock
›
›
› page 61.
● Do not turn on the anti-theft alarm.
● It will not be possible to open the doors or
the rear lid from the
outside this may offer ex- tra safety, when stopped at traffic lights for
example.
●
The doors can be opened and unlocked in-
dividually from the inside by pulling the in-
side door handle. If necessary, pull the door
release lever twice.
● The driver door cannot be locked when
open. This avoids locking the vehicle key in-
side the vehicle when there is nobody inside.
Unlocking and locking the vehicle
with Keyless Access Fig. 46
Lock and ignition system without Key-
less Access: in the proximity of the car. Fig. 47
Lock and ignition system without Key-
less Access: sensor surface A for unlocking
inside the door handle and sensor surface B for locking on the exterior of the handle.
Keyless Access is a key-free lock and ignition
system to unlock and lock the vehicle without
actively using its key. For this, only a valid ve-
hicle key is required to be in an area near
››› Fig. 46 the vehicle and one of the sensor
s ur

faces to be touched on the door handles
››› Fig. 47.
Genera

l information
If a valid key is located in the proximity of the
car ››› Fig. 46
, the Keyless Access lock and ig-
nition system gives the key entry as soon as
one of the sensor surfaces on the door han-
dles is touched or the push button on the
boot hatch is operated. The following fea-
tures are then available without having to
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Operation
● Keyless-Entry: unlocking of the vehicle with
the handles on the four doors or the button
located on the boot hatch.
● Keyless-Go: engine ignition and driving. For
this to occur, there has to be a valid key in-
side the vehicle and the ignition push button
needs to be pressed ››› page 133.
● Keyless-Exit: unlocking of the vehicle with
one of the four door handle.
The central locking and locking systems oper-
ate in the same way as a normal locking and
u n
locking system. Only the controls change.
Unlocking the vehicle is confirmed with a
double flash of the indicator lights; locking
by

a single flash.
The vehicle will lock again after a few sec-
onds if you unlock the vehicle but fail to open
any door or boot hatch.
Unlocking and opening the doors (Keyless-
Entry)
● Grip the door handle. In doing this, the
sensor surface ››› Fig. 47 A (arrow) is
touched on the handle and the vehicle un-
locks.
● Open the door.
On vehicles without a "safe" system: locking
and unlocking doors (Keyless-Exit)
● Switch the ignition off.
● Close the driver's door. ●
Touch the surface sensor B
once
(arrow)
on the door h

andle. The door being operated
must be closed.
On vehicles with a "safe" security system:
locking and unlocking doors (Keyless-Exit)
● Switch the ignition off.
● Close the driver's door.
● Touch the surface sensor B
once
(arrow)
on the door h

andle. The vehicle locks with
the "safe" security system ››› page 61. The
door being operated must be closed.
● Touch the sensor surface B
twice
(arrow)
on the door h

andle to lock the vehicle with-
out the "safe" security system ››› page 61.
Unlocking and locking the boot hatch
When the vehicle is locked, the hatch auto-
matically unlocks on opening if ››› Fig. 46
there is a valid vehicle key in the proximity.
Open or close the hatch normally
››

› page 66.
Aft
er closing, the hatch locks automatically.
In the following instances, the rear lid does
not
lock automatically after closing:
● If the entire vehicle is unlocked.
● If the key used last is inside the vehicle. All
vehicle indicator lights flash four times. The
vehicle will lock again after a few seconds if
no door or boot hatch are opened. Locking the vehicle with a second key
If there is a vehicle key inside the vehicle and
it is locked from the outside with a second
vehicle key, the key inside the vehicle is
blocked for engine ignition
››› page 133. In
order to enable engine ignition, the button  on the key inside the vehicle needs to be
pressed
››› Fig. 44 .
Aut om

atically disabling sensors
If the vehicle is not locked or unlocked for a
long period of time, the proximity sensor on
the passenger door is automatically disa-
bled.
If the exterior sensor on the door handle is
often activated unusually with the vehicle
locked (e.g. by the branches of a bush rub-
bing against it), all proximity sensors are dis-
abled for a time. If this only happens with the
exterior sensor on the driver's door, only this
sensor is disabled.
Sensors will again be enabled:
● After a time.
● OR:
if the vehicle is unlocked with the but-
ton  on the key.
● OR: if the boot is opened.
C on

venience functions
To
close all electric windows, the sun roof
and electric tilting panoramic roof with the
convenience feature, keep your finger for a
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Opening and closing
few seconds on the lock sensor surface
››› Fig. 47 B located on the exterior part of
the driver or passenger door handle until the
windows and roof close.
Opening the doors by touching the sensor
s ur
face on the handle takes places in accord-
ance with the settings activated on the menu
Configuration - Convenience ››› page 47. CAUTION
The sensor surfaces on the door handles
could engage if hit with a water jet or high
pressure steam if there is a valid vehicle key
in the nearby area. If at least one of the win-
dows is open and the sensor surface B on
one of the handle permanently activates, all
windows will close. If the water jet or steam
is briefly moved away from the sensor sur-
face A on one of the handles and then poin-
ted at it again, all the windows will probably
open ››› page 60, Convenience functions. Note
● If the vehicle battery has little or no charge,
or the vehicle key battery is almost or entire-
ly out of charge, it is likely that the vehicle
will not be able to be lock or unlocked with
the Keyless Access system. The vehicle can
be unlocked or locked manually ››› page 259.
● If there is no valid key inside the vehicle or
the system fails to detect one, a warning will
display on the dash panel screen. This could
happen if any other radio frequency signal in- terferes with the key signal (e.g. from a mo-
bile device accessory) or if the key is covered
by another object (e.g. an aluminium case).
● If the sensors are very dirty, e.g. have a lay-
er of salt, how the sensors on the door han-
dles operate may be affected. If this is the
case, wash the vehicle ››› page 195.
● If the vehicle is equipped with an automatic
gearbox, it may only be locked in the gear
stick is in position P. Deadlock
FunctionNecessary operations
Locks the vehicle with
the "Safe" security sys-
tem.Press the  button once on
the vehicle key.
Locks the vehicle with-
out the "Safe" security
system.
Press the  button twice on
the vehicle key.
Touch the Keyless Access
close and ignition lock sensor
surface located on the exteri-
or part of the door handle
twice ››› page 59.
Press the central locking but-
ton  on the driver door
once. Depending on the vehicle, when disabling
the ignition, a warning on the dash panel
screen may display stating that the "safe" se-curity system is activated (
Lock SAFE or SAFE-
L OCK

).
Disabling the "safe" security system
The "safe" security system may be disable in
one of the following ways:
● Press the button  on the vehicle key
twice .
● Touc

h the Keyless Access close and igni-
tion lock sensor surface located on the exteri-
or part of the door handle twice ››› p
age 59.
● Switch the ignition on.
● Press the ignition push button of the
Keyless Access lock and ignition system.
When the “safe” security system is disabled,
the following needs to be taken into account:
● The vehicle can be opened and unlocked
from the inside using an inside door handle.
● The anti-theft alarm is activated.
● The vehicle interior monitoring system and
the anti-tow system are disabled. WARNING
Careless use of the “Safe” security system
can cause serious injury.
● Never leave anybody inside the vehicle if it
has been locked using the key. When the
"Safe" security system is activated, doors
cannot be opened from the inside! » 61
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Operation
●
When the doors are locked, it is difficult to
get to passengers in the vehicle interior in
case of an emergency. Passengers could re-
main trapped inside and unable to unlock the
doors in case of an emergency. Anti-theft alarm
The anti-theft alarm makes it more difficult to
break into the vehicle or steal it.
The anti-theft alarm is automatically turned
on when the vehicle is locked with the key.
When does the system trigger an alarm?
The anti-theft alarm siren will be triggered for
about 30 seconds accompanied by optical
warning signals for about five minutes when
the vehicle is locked and the following unau-
thorised actions are taken:
● When the door is mechanically unlocked
using the vehicle key without turning the ig-
nition within the following 15 seconds.
● A door is opened.
● The bonnet is opened.
● The rear lid 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 monitoring). ●
When the vehicle is towed (vehicles with
anti-tow system)
● When the vehicle is lifted (vehicles with an-
ti-tow system).
● Transporting the vehicle on a ferry or by
railroad (vehicles with an anti-tow system or
interior monitoring).
● Unhitch a trailer connected to the anti-theft
alarm ››› page 179 .
Ho w t
o turn OFF the alarm
Unlock the vehicle with the unlocking button
on the key or turn on the ignition with a valid
key. On vehicles with the Keyless Access sys-
tem, the alarm can also be disabled by grasp-
ing the door handle ››› page 59. Note
● The alarm will be triggered once more when
anybody enters the same zone of surveillance
or any other zone. If, for example, after open-
ing a door, the rear lid is also opened.
● The anti-theft alarm is not activated when
the vehicle is locked from within using the
central locking button  .
● If the driver door is unlocked mechanically
with the key, only the driver door is unlocked,
the rest of the doors remain locked. Only
when the ignition has been turned on will the
other doors be available - but not unlocked -
and the central lock button will be activated. ●
If the vehicle battery is run down or flat
then the anti-theft alarm will not operate cor-
rectly. Interior monitoring system and anti-
tow system*
Fig. 48
On the roof console: interior monitor-
ing sensors The interior monitoring system triggers the
alarm if the vehicle is locked and movement
is detected inside the vehicle. The anti-tow
system triggers the alarm if the vehicle is
locked when the system detects the vehicle
is being raised.
Switching on the interior monitoring and the
anti-tow systems
Close the storage compartment
››› Fig. 48 1 on the roof console, otherwise the interior
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