2022-2023 Seat Leon Keys User Information

awaited as a highly awaited automobile, the 2022–2023 Seat Leon is expected to redefine the compact car segment and provide an amazing driving experience. With a long history of creating fashionable and useful vehicles, Seat has kept improving its lineup, and the most recent Leon version is no different. From the tech-savvy to the performance-focused, this adaptable and well-rounded car offers a wide range of features and innovations to suit the needs of different types of drivers. We will go over the main characteristics and features that make the 2022–2023 Seat Leon a compelling option for people looking for a combination of cutting-edge technology, contemporary design, and an exciting driving experience in this introduction. The Seat Leon of 2022–2023 is a tasteful combination of design and functionality. Its sleek exterior will capture you from the moment you lay eyes on it thanks to its modern design, which includes bold lines, a standout front grille, and expressive LED lighting. The aerodynamic design of the Leon adds to increased stability and fuel efficiency in addition to its attractive appearance.

The 2022–2023 Seat Leon’s powertrain options range from economical and environmentally friendly choices to more energetic motors that provide a thrilling driving experience. The Seat Leon is a great option if you’re looking for a car for your everyday commute or to meet your demand for speed. Within the cabin, the Leon maintains its impressive design, blending functionality, comfort, and technology. Comfortable seating, high-quality materials, and an easy-to-use entertainment system make the driver and passengers feel right at home. Every trip is safer thanks to advanced safety features and driver-assistance technologies, which offer peace of mind. The 2022–2023 Seat Leon excels in terms of technology. This car is outfitted to satisfy the needs of contemporary drivers with a responsive touchscreen interface, connection options, and cutting-edge driver aids. The Leon easily integrates you with your digital world, whether it’s for navigation, entertainment, or remaining connected. To sum up, the Seat Leon 2022–2023 is a strong option for people who value a compact car that marries style and substance. It’s a car made to appeal to a broad spectrum of drivers thanks to its striking appearance, flexible powertrain options, cozy interior, and state-of-the-art technology. You’ll comprehend why the 2022–2023 Seat Leon is creating so much buzz in the automotive industry better as we go deeper into its numerous features.

Opening and closing Set of vehicle keys

Vehicle key

1. Unlock the vehicle
2. Lock the vehicle
3. Unlock only the rear lid. Press the button until all the turn signals on the vehicle flash briefly. You have 2 minutes to open the rear lid. Once this time has passed, it will lock again. In addition, the lamp on the key flashes.
4. Control lamp
5. Alarm button. Only press in the event of an emergency! When the alarm button is pressed, the vehicle’s sounds and the turn signals light up for a short time. Press again to disconnect.

With the vehicle key the vehicle may be locked or unlocked remotely.
The vehicle key includes an emitter and battery. The receiver is in the interior of the vehicle. The range of the vehicle key with remote control and new battery is several metres around the vehicle.
If it is not possible to open or close the vehicle using the remote control key, this should be re-synchronised or the battery changed. Different keys belonging to the vehicle may be used.

Control lamp on the vehicle key
When a button on the vehicle key is briefly pressed, the indicator lamp flashes 4 once briefly, but if the button is held down for a longer period it will flash several times, such as for convenience opening.
If the vehicle key control lamp does not light up when the button is pressed, replace the key’s battery.

Key socket
Depending on the version there is a socket for the key close to the start button. Warning! Do not confuse with the location for the emergency start.

Spare key
To obtain a spare key and other vehicle keys, the vehicle ID 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 contain a microchip or the microchip has not been encoded. This is also true 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 spe-cialised workshop or an approved key service qualified to create this kind of key. New keys or spare keys must be synchronised before use.

WARNING

1. Never leave children or disabled persons in the vehicle. In case of emergency, they may not be able to leave the vehicle or manage on their own.
2. An uncontrolled use of the key could start the engine or activate any electric equip-ment (e.g. electric windows), causing risk of accident. The doors can be locked using the remote control key. This could become an obstacle for assistance in an emergen-cy situation.
3. Never forget the keys inside the vehicle.
   An unauthorised use of your vehicle could result in injury, damage or theft. Therefore always take the key with you when you leave the vehicle.
4. Never remove the key from the ignition if the vehicle is in motion. Otherwise, the steering could suddenly block and it would be impossible to steer the vehicle.

CAUTION
All of the vehicle keys contain electronic components. Protect them from damage, impacts and humidity.

NOTE

1. Only use the key button when you require the corresponding function. Pushing the button unnecessarily could accidentally unlock the vehicle or trigger the alarm. It is also possible even when you are outside the radius of action.
2. Key operation can be greatly influenced by overlapping radio signals close to the vehicle working in the same range of fre-quencies, for example, radio transmitters or mobile telephones.
3. Obstacles between the remote control and the vehicle, bad weather conditions and discharged batteries can considerably reduce the range of the remote control.
4. If the buttons of the vehicle key are pressed or one of the central locking but-tons is pressed repeatedly in short succession, the central locking brief-ly disconnects as protection against over-loading. The vehicle is then unlocked. Lock it if necessary.
5. Spare remote control keys are available at your Technical Service, where they must be matched to the locking system.
6. Up to five remote control keys can be used.

Pull out the key blade

The central locking remote control has the key blade inside it for use in case of emergen-cy locking/unlocking of the driver’s door.

To change the battery

Vehicle key: opening the battery compartment cover.

Vehicle key: removing the battery.

SEAT recommends you ask a specialised workshop to replace the battery.
The battery is located to the rear of the vehicle key, under a cover.

Changing the battery

1. Remove the key blade from the vehicle key.
2. Insert the key blade into the slot, press it in the direction of arrow tach the cover by levering it 2 .
3. Extract the battery from the compartment using a suitable thin object.
4. Insert the new battery and press it into the battery compartment .
5. Place the cover and press it into the vehicle key housing until it clicks into place.

WARNING
Swallowing a battery with a 20 mm diame-ter or any other button battery can cause serious and even fatal injuries within a very short time.

1. Keep the vehicle key and key fobs with batteries out of reach of children.
2. If you suspect that someone may have swallowed a battery, seek immediate med-ical attention.

CAUTION

1. If the battery is not changed correctly, the vehicle key may be damaged.
2. 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.
3. When fitting the battery, check that the polarity is correct.

For the sake of the environment
Please dispose of your used batteries correctly and with respect for the environment.

Synchronize the vehicle key

If the button is pressed frequently outside of the vehicle range, it is possible that the vehicle can no longer be locked or unlocked using the key. In this case, the key must be resynchronised as described below:

1. Remove the key blade from the vehicle key.
2. Press the  button on the vehicle key. For this, it must remain with the vehicle.
3. Open the vehicle within one minute using the key blade. The key has been synchronised.
4. If necessary, fit the cap.

Central locking

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.

WARNING
The incorrect use of the central locking system may cause serious injuries.

1. 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 vehi-cle. Nevertheless, in case of emergency or accident, locked doors will complicate ac-cess to the vehicle interior to help the pas-sengers.
2. Never leave children or disabled people alone in the vehicle. The central locking button 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.
3. Depending on the time of the year, tem-peratures inside a locked and closed vehi-cle can be extremely high or extremely low resulting in serious injuries and illness or even death, particularly for young children.
4. 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
Central locking allows all doors, the rear lid and the tank flap to be unlocked1) centrally:

1. From outside, using the vehicle key.
2. From outside with the Keyless Access system,
3. From inside, by pushing the central locking button.

Various functions are available to improve the vehicle safety:

1. Security system “Safe”
2. Self-locking system to prevent involuntary unlocking
3. Selective unlocking system
4. Automatic speed dependent locking and unlocking system (Auto Lock)
5. Emergency unlocking system

Self-locking system to prevent involuntary unlocking
It is an anti-theft system and prevents the un-intentional unlocking of the vehicle. If the ve-hicle is unlocked and none of the doors (in-cluding the boot) are opened within 30 sec-onds, it re-locks automatically.

Unlocking one side of the vehicle only
When you lock the vehicle with the key, the doors and the rear lid are locked. When you open the door, you can either unlock only the driver door, or all the vehicle doors. To select the required option, use the Infotainment sys-tem setting.

Automatic locking (Auto Lock)
The Auto Lock function locks the doors and the rear lid when the vehicle exceeds a speed of about 15 km/h (9 mph). The fuel tank flap is unlocked so that you can refuel without get-ting out of the vehicle1) so that you can refuel without getting out of the vehicle. The vehicle can be unlocked via the central locking switch or by pulling one of the door handles.
In the event of an accident in which the air-bags inflate, the doors will be automatically unlocked to facilitate access and assistance.

Turn signals
The turn signals will flash twice when the ve-hicle is unlocked and once when the vehicle is locked.
If it does not flash, this indicates that one of the doors, the rear lid or the bonnet is not closed correctly.

Accidental lock-out
The central locking system prevents you from being locked out of the vehicle in the following situations:

1. If the driver door is open, the vehicle cannot be locked with the central locking switch.

Lock the vehicle with the remote control key, when all the doors and the rear lid have been closed. This prevents the accidental locking of the vehicle.

NOTE

1. Never leave any valuable items in the ve-hicle unattended. Even a locked vehicle is not a safe.
2. If the LED on the driver door sill lights up for about 30 seconds when the vehicle is locked, the central locking system or anti-theft alarm is not working properly. You should have the fault repaired at a SEAT Official Service or specialised workshop.
3. Vehicle interior monitoring by the anti-theft alarm system will only function as in-tended if the windows and sunroof are closed.

Central locking settings

Central locking settings can be changed in the Infotainment system.

Unlocking doors

1. Press the function button > Vehicle > Ex-terior > Central locking > Door unlocking.

You can choose to unlock all the doors or on-ly the driver door when you unlock the vehi-cle. In all the options, the fuel tank flap is also unlocked.
With the Driver setting, when you press the button on the remote control key once, only the driver door is unlocked. If that button is pressed twice, the rest of the doors and the rear lid will be unlocked.
If the button is pressed, all the vehicle doors are locked. At the same time, a confir-mation signal is heard.

Unlock and lock from the outside

1. Lock: press the button.
2. Locking the vehicle without the “Safe” security system: push the button again and hold for 2 seconds.
3. Unlock: press the button.
4. Unlocking the rear lid: hold down the button for at least 1 second.

The vehicle will be locked again automatically if you do not open one of the doors or the rear lid within 30 seconds after unlocking the car. This function prevents the vehicle from remaining unlocked if the unlocking button is pressed by mistake. This does not apply if you press thebutton for at least one second.

Selective unlocking system
The selective unlocking system allows you to only unlock the driver door and the fuel tank flap. All other doors and the rear lid remain locked.

Unlocking the driver’s door and tank flap:

1. Press (once) thebutton on the remote control key or turn the key once in the opening direction.

Unlocking all the doors, the rear lid and the tank flap simultaneously:

1. Within 5 seconds, press (twice) the button on the remote control key, or turn the key twice within 5 seconds in the opening direction.

The Safe security system and the anti-theft alarm deactivate immediately when only the driver door is opened.
In vehicles with Infotainment system, you can programme the security central locking sys-tem directly.

NOTE

1. Do not use the remote control key until the vehicle is visible.
2. Other functions of the remote control key, Convenience open/close function.

Unlocking and locking from the in-side

1. Lock: press the button.
2. Unlock: Press the button again.

Please note the following when using the central locking switch to lock your vehicle:

1. It is not possible to open the doors or the rear lid from the outside (for safety reasons, e.g. when stopped at traffic lights).
2. The central locking lamp lights up when all the doors are closed and locked.
3. You can open the doors individually from the inside by pulling the inside door handle.
4. The fuel tank flap remains unlocked (except hybrid vehicles.
5. In the event of an accident in which the air-bags inflate, doors locked from the inside will be automatically unlocked to facilitate access and assistance.

WARNING

1. The central locking switch also works with the ignition switched off, except when the “safe” system is activated.
2. The central locking switch does not operate if the vehicle is locked from the outside and the security system is switched on.
3. Locked doors could delay assistance in an emergency. Do not leave anyone, espe-cially children, in the vehicle.

NOTE
Your vehicle will lock automatically when it reaches a speed of about 15 km/h (9 mph)(Auto Lock) ››› page 99. You can unlock the vehicle again using the  button on the central locking switch.

Unlock and lock the vehicle with Keyless Access

1. A Unlocking sensor surface on the inside of the door handle.
2. Locking sensor surface on the outside of the door handle.

Depending on the equipment, the vehicle may have the Keyless Access system.

Configure the Keyless Access system
The behaviour of the Keyless Access system can be adjusted in the Vehicle settings menu of the Infotainment system.
If the Keyless Access function is disabled, its operation is limited. Keyless Access is a key-free locking and igni-tion system to unlock and lock the vehicle without actively using its key. For this, it is only necessary that there is a valid vehicle key in the detection area corresponding to the at-tempted access to the vehicle.

Unlock the vehicle

1. Touch the surface of the sensor located in-side the handle A . All turn signals will flash twice.

If the sensor surface is touched twice, the entire vehicle will unlock.

Automatic vehicle unlock
The vehicle can be unlocked automatically. To do this, the function must be activated in the Infotainment system and the vehicle key must be in the proximity zone of the vehicle.
If the key is in the proximity zone, the vehicle is automatically unlocked. If the vehicle is not unlocked for an extended period, the function is deactivated.
The vehicle can be unlocked and locked via the front doors only. When doing so, the re-mote control key must be no further than ap-prox. 1.5 m away from the door handle.
It does not matter where you carry the key, e.g. in your jacket pocket. Once the doors have been locked, they can-not be opened again immediately. This will enable you to check that the doors are prop-erly closed.
If you wish you may unlock only the corre-sponding door or the entire vehicle. The nec-essary adjustments can be performed in ve-hicles with a driver information system.

General information
If a valid key is in the proximity of the car, the Keyless Access locking and starting system gives the key entry as soon as one of the sensor surfaces on the front door handles is touched.
The following features are then available without having to use the vehicle key actively:

1. Keyless Entry: unlocking the vehicle using the handles of the front doors or the soft-touch/handle on the rear lid.
2. Keyless Exit: locking the vehicle using the sensor of the driver or passenger door han-dle.
3. Easy Open: opening the rear lid moving one foot below the rear bumper.
4. Press & Drive: keyless starting of the engine with the starter button.

The central locking and locking systems op-erate in the same way as a normal locking and unlocking system. Only the controls change.
Unlocking the vehicle is confirmed with a double flash of the indicator lights; locking by a single flash.
If the vehicle is locked and then all doors and the rear lid are closed leaving the last key used inside the vehicle and none outside, the vehicle will not lock immediately. All the ve-hicle’s indicator lights will flash four times. The vehicle will lock after a few seconds if you do not open any door or the rear lid. 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)

1. Grip one of the front door handles. When you do this, you touch the sensor surface A (arrow) of the handle and the vehicle unlocks.
2. Open the door.

On vehicles with selective opening or infotainment system configuration, pulling the door handle twice will unlock all doors.

In vehicles without the “Safe” security system: closing and locking the doors (Keyless-Exit)

1. Switch the ignition off.
2. Close the driver’s door.
3. Touch (once) the locking sensor surface (arrow) on one of the front door handles. The door that is used must be closed.

In vehicles with the “Safe” security system: closing and locking the doors (Keyless-Exit)

1. Switch the ignition off.
2. Close the driver’s door.
3. Touch (once) the sensor surface (arrow) on one of the front door handles.
   The vehicle locks with the “Safe” security system. The door that is used must be closed.
4. Touch (twice) the sensor surface B (arrow) of one of the front door handles to lock the vehicle without activating the “Safelock” security system.

Unlocking and locking the boot hatch
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid automatically unlocks on opening if there is a valid vehicle key in the proximity zone.
Open or close the rear lid normally. After closing, the hatch locks automatically. If the complete vehicle is unlocked, the rear lid will not lock automatically after closing it.

What happens when 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. In order to enable engine ignition, press the  button on the key inside the vehicle.

Automatically disabling sensors
If the vehicle is not locked or unlocked for a long period of time, the proximity sensors on the passenger doors are automatically disabled.
If one of the sensor surfaces on the door handles is often activated in an unusual manner with the vehicle locked (e.g. by the branches of a bush rubbing against it), all proximity sensors are disabled for a certain period of time.

Sensors will again be enabled:

1. After a time.
2. OR: if the vehicle is unlocked with the but-ton on the key.
3. OR: if the boot is opened.
4. OR: if the vehicle is unlocked manually with the key.

Keyless Access temporary disconnection function
You can deactivate the vehicle’s Keyless Access unlocking for one locking and unlocking cycle.

1. Move the gear lever to position P (if the vehicle has automatic gearbox), since other-wise the vehicle cannot be locked.
2. Close the door.
3. Push the central locking button on the re-mote control and touch the locking sensor surface of the driver door handle B within the following 5 seconds. Do not grasp the door handle; otherwise the vehicle will not unlock. Deactivation is also possible if the vehicle is locked through the driver’s door lock.
4. To check that the function has been deactivated, wait at least 10 seconds, grip and pull on the door handle. The door should not open.
   The next time the door can only be unlocked via the remote control or the lock cylinder. The next time the door is locked/unlocked, Keyless Access will be active again.

Keyless Access permanent disconnection function
You can deactivate the vehicle unlock with Keyless Access permanently in the infotainment system so that others cannot unlock or start the vehicle.

Convenience functions
To close all the electric windows and the sun-roof using the comfort function, keep a finger for a few seconds on the locking sensor surface B (arrow) of the door handle until the windows and roof have closed. How the doors open when touching the sensor surface on the door handle will depend on the settings that have been activated in the infotainment system, using the function button> Vehicle > Exterior > Central locking.

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 proximity. If at least one of the electric windows is open and the sensor surface B (arrow) on one of the handles is activated continuously, all windows will close.

NOTE

1. If the 12-volt vehicle battery has little or no charge, or the vehicle key battery is al-most or entirely out of charge, you will probably not be able to lock or unlock the vehicle with the Keyless Access system. The vehicle can be unlocked or locked manually.
2. To control the proper locking of the vehicle, the release function is disabled for approx. 2 seconds.
3. If the message Keyless access system faulty is displayed on the screen of the dash panel, abnormalities may occur in the operation of the Keyless Access system. Contact a specialised workshop. SEAT recommends visiting a SEAT dealership for this.
4. Depending on the function set on the infotainment system for the mirrors, the exterior mirrors will unfold and the surround lighting will come on when unlocking the vehicle using the sensor surface on the driver and passenger door handles.
5. 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 interferes with the key signal (e.g. from a mobile device accessory) or if the key is covered by another object (e.g. an aluminium case).
6. If the sensors are very dirty, e.g. have a layer of salt, the correct functioning of the sensors on the door handles may be affected. In this case, clean the vehicle.
7. If the vehicle is fitted with an automatic gearbox, it can only be locked by pressing the parking lock button P.
8. To improve the safety of your vehicle, the remote control of the system is equipped with a position sensor. If this remote control does not detect movement for a certain length of time, the system will conclude that the vehicle cannot be opened (e.g. on a night table) so it will be disabled.
9. If, when trying to block the vehicle, the last used key is still inside, all the turn sig-nals will flash 4 times.

Locking system “Safe”1)

When the vehicle is blocked, the “Safe” security system puts the door handles out of operation and prevents unauthorised persons for entering. The doors cannot be opened from inside ››› .
Depending on the vehicle, when switching the ignition off, a warning may be displayed on the control panel screen stating that the “Safe” security system is activated.

Lock the vehicle and activate the “Safe” security system.

1. Press the locking button once on the vehicle key.

Lock the vehicle without activating the “Safe” system.

1. Press the locking button on the vehicle key twice.
2. On vehicles with the Keyless Access locking and ignition system: touch the sensor surface on the outside part of the door handle twice.

When the “Safe” security system is disabled, the following needs to be taken into account:

1. The vehicle can be unlocked and opened from the inside using an door handle.
2. The anti-theft alarm is activated.
3. The vehicle interior monitoring system and the anti-tow system are disabled.

“Safe” status
The flashing frequency of the diode in the door sill immediately confirms the process. Initially, the diode flashes in a fast sequence for a brief period, then it stops for approxi-mately 30 seconds and, lastly continues flashing slowly.

WARNING
Do not leave anyone (especially children) in the vehicle if it is locked from the outside and the “Safe” security system is activa-ted, as the doors and windows cannot then be opened from the inside. Locked doors could delay assistance in an emergency.

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