Seat Leon Owner's Manual page 89

88 Opening and closing
Vehicle key
Vehicle key
With the vehicle key the vehicle may be locked or unlocked remotely
⇒ p age 86.
The vehicle key includes an emitter and battery. The receiver is in the interi-
or of the vehicle. The range of the vehicle key with remote control and new
battery is several metres around the vehicle.
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This system is only available in some markets
If it is not possible to open or close the vehicle using the remote control key,
this should be re-synchronised ⇒ p age 90 or the battery changed
⇒ p age 90.
Different keys belonging to the vehicle may be used.
Unfolding and folding the key shaft
Press button
To fold the shaft away, press button
locks in place.
Alarm button
Fig. 43 Vehicle key
Only press alarm button
button is pressed, the vehicle horn is heard and the turn signals are switch-
ed on for a short time. When the alarm button is pressed again, the alarm is
switched off.
Replacing a key
To obtain a spare key and other vehicle keys, the vehicle chassis number is
required.
Each new key contains a microchip which must be coded with the data from
the vehicle electronic immobiliser. A vehicle key will not work if it does not
Fig. 44 Vehicle key with
contain microchip or the microchip has not been encoded. This is also true
alarm button
for keys which are specially cut for the vehicle.
The vehicle keys or new spare keys can be obtained from a SEAT Official
Service, a specialised workshop or an approved key service qualified to cre-
ate this kind of key.
New keys or spare keys must be synchronised before use ⇒ p age 90.
⇒ F ig. 43 ⇒ F ig. 44
or to unlock and unfold the key shaft.
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and fold the key shaft in until it
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in the event of an emergency! When the alarm
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