Get Operation -> Central locking Guide for Cupra Leon 4 Door First Generation (2020-2026)

Operation

Self-locking system to prevent involuntary

unlocking

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Never leave individuals locked in a closed

Central locking

and locked vehicle. In case of emergency,

they may not be able to exit the vehicle by

themselves or get help.

It is an anti-theft system and prevents the

unintentional unlocking of the vehicle. If the

vehicle is unlocked and none of the doors

(including the boot) are opened within 30

seconds, it re-locks automatically.

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.

Description

Unlocking one side of the vehicle only

Central locking allows all doors, the rear lid

and the tank flap to be unlocked centrally:

WARNING

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 Infotain-

The incorrect use of the central locking

system may cause serious injuries.

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From outside, using the vehicle key

page 99.

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The central locking system will lock all

From outside with the Keyless Access

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 accident, locked doors will complicate

access to the vehicle interior to help the

passengers.

page 101 system,

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ment system setting page 99 .

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From inside, by pushing the central locking

button page 100 .

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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).

Various functions are available to improve

the vehicle safety:

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Never leave children or disabled people

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Security system “Safe” page 104

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The vehicle can be unlocked via the central

locking switch or by pulling one of the door

handles.

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.

Self-locking system to prevent involuntary

unlocking

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Selective unlocking system

In the event of an accident in which the air-

bags inflate, the doors will be automatically

unlocked to facilitate access and assistance.

Automatic speed dependent locking and

unlocking system (Auto Lock)

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Depending on the time of the year, tem-

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Emergency unlocking system

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.

Turn signals

The turn signals will flash twice when the ve-

hicle is unlocked and once when the vehicle

is locked.

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Opening and closing

If it does not flash, this indicates that one of

the doors, the rear lid or the bonnet is not

closed correctly.

Central locking settings

Unlock and lock from the outside

Central locking settings can be changed in

the Infotainment system.

Accidental lock-out

Unlocking doors

The central locking system prevents you

from being locked out of the vehicle in the

following situations:

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Press the function button  > Vehicle >

Exterior > Central locking > Door unlock-

ing.

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If the driver door is open, the vehicle can-

not be locked with the central locking switch

You can choose to unlock all the doors or

only the driver door when you unlock the

vehicle. In all the options, the fuel tank flap is

also unlocked.

page 100.

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Fig. 79 Remote control key: buttons.

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.

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Lock: press the  Fig. 79 button.

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With the Driver setting, when you press the

 button on the remote control key once,

only the driver door is unlocked. If that but-

ton is pressed twice, the rest of the doors

and the rear lid will be unlocked.

Locking the vehicle without the “Safe” se-

curity system: push the  button again and

hold for 2 seconds.

Note

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Unlock: press the  button.

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Never leave any valuable items in the ve-

hicle unattended. Even a locked vehicle is

not a safe.

If the  button is pressed, all the vehicle

doors are locked. At the same time, a confir-

mation signal is heard.

Unlocking the rear lid: hold down the 

button for at least 1 second.

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If the LED on the driver door sill lights up

The vehicle will be locked again automatical-

ly 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 the  button for at least one sec-

ond.

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 special-

ised CUPRA dealer, SEAT Official Service or

specialised workshop.

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Vehicle interior monitoring by the anti-

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theft alarm system will only function as in-

tended if the windows and sunroof are

closed.

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Operation

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Selective unlocking system

You can open the doors individually from

the inside by pulling the inside door handle.

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Other functions of the remote control

key page 114, Convenience open/close

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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.

function.

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In the event of an accident in which the

airbags inflate, doors locked from the inside

will be automatically unlocked to facilitate

access and assistance.

Unlocking and locking from the

inside

Unlocking the driver's door and tank flap:

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WARNING

Press (once) the  button on the remote

control key or turn the key once in the open-

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The central locking switch also works

ing direction.

with the ignition switched off, except when

the “safe” system is activated.

Unlocking all the doors, the rear lid and the

tank flap simultaneously:

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The central locking switch does not oper-

ate if the vehicle is locked from the outside

and the security system is switched on.

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Within 5 seconds, press (twice) the  but-

ton on the remote control key, or turn the

key twice within 5 seconds in the opening di-

rection.

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Locked doors could delay assistance in an

emergency. Do not leave anyone, especial-

ly children, in the vehicle.

The Safe security system and the anti-theft

alarm deactivate immediately when only the

driver door is opened.

Fig. 80 In the centre console: central

locking switch

Note

Your vehicle will lock automatically when it

reaches a speed of about 15 km/h (9 mph)

In vehicles with Infotainment system, you can

programme the security central locking sys-

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Lock: press the  Fig. 80 button.

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(Auto Lock) page 98 . You can unlock the

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Unlock: Press the  button again

Fig. 80.

vehicle again using the  button on the

tem directly page 99 .

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central locking switch.

WARNING

Please note the following when using the

central locking switch to lock your vehicle:

Observe the safety warnings

in Lock-

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ing system “Safe” on page 104.

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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).

Note

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Do not use the remote control key until

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The LED in the central locking switch lights

up when all the doors are closed and locked.

the vehicle is visible.

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Opening and closing

Depending on the equipment, the vehicle

may have the Keyless Access system.

If the vehicle is not unlocked for an extended

period, the function is deactivated.

Unlock and lock the vehicle with

Keyless Access

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

approx. 1.5 m away from the door handle.

Configure the Keyless Access system

The behaviour of the Keyless Access system

can be adjusted in the Vehicle settings

menu of the Infotainment system.

It does not matter where you carry the key,

e.g. in your jacket pocket.

If the Keyless Access function is disabled, its

operation is limited.

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.

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 on-

ly necessary that there is a valid vehicle key in

the detection area corresponding to the at-

tempted access to the vehicle.

Fig. 81 Keyless Access: proximity zones.

If you wish you may unlock only the corre-

sponding door or the entire vehicle. The

necessary adjustments can be performed in

vehicles with a driver information system

Unlock the vehicle

page 92.

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Touch the surface of the sensor located in-

A

side the handle . All turn signals will flash

General information

twice.

If a valid key is in the proximity of the car

Fig. 81, the Keyless Access locking and

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If the sensor surface is touched twice, the

entire vehicle will unlock.

starting system gives the key entry as soon as

one of the sensor surfaces on the front door

handles is touched.

Automatic vehicle unlock

Fig. 82 Door handle: sensor surfaces

The following features are then available

without having to use the vehicle key active-

ly:

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.

Fig. 82

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A

Unlocking sensor surface on the inside

of the door handle.

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Keyless Entry: unlocking the vehicle using

B

Locking sensor surface on the outside

of the door handle.

If the key is in the proximity zone, the vehicle

is automatically unlocked.

the handles of the front doors or the soft-

touch/handle on the rear lid.

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Operation

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A

Keyless Exit: locking the vehicle using the

Fig. 82

(arrow) of the handle and the

Unlocking and locking the boot hatch

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sensor of the driver or passenger door han-

dle.

vehicle unlocks.

When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid auto-

matically unlocks on opening if there is a val-

id vehicle key in the proximity zone

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Open the door.

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Easy Open: opening the rear lid moving

On vehicles with selective opening or info-

tainment system configuration, pulling the

door handle twice will unlock all doors.

one foot below the rear bumper

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Fig. 81.

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page 111.

Open or close the rear lid normally.

Press & Drive: keyless starting of the engine

After closing, the hatch locks automatically.

If the complete vehicle is unlocked, the rear

lid will not lock automatically after closing it.

with the starter button page 210 .

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In vehicles without the “Safe” security sys-

tem: closing and locking the doors

(Keyless-Exit)

The central locking and locking systems op-

erate in the same way as a normal locking

and unlocking system. Only the controls

change.

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What happens when locking the vehicle

with a second key

Switch the ignition off.

Close the driver's door.

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

Unlocking the vehicle is confirmed with a

double flash of the indicator lights; locking

by a single flash.

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Touch (once) the locking sensor surface

B

Fig. 82

(arrow) on one of the front door

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handles. The door that is used must be

closed.

blocked for engine ignition page 210 . In

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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

vehicle'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.

order to enable engine ignition, press the 

button on the key inside the vehicle.

In vehicles with the “Safe” security system:

closing and locking the doors (Keyless-

Exit)

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 disa-

bled.

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Switch the ignition off.

Close the driver's door.

The vehicle will lock again after a few sec-

onds if you unlock the vehicle but fail to

open any door or boot hatch.

Touch (once) the sensor surface Fig. 82

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B

(arrow) on one of the front door handles.

If one of the sensor surfaces on the door

handles is often activated in an unusual man-

ner 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.

The vehicle locks with the “Safe” security

system page 104 . The door that is used

must be closed.

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Unlocking and opening the doors

(Keyless-Entry)

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Touch (twice) the sensor surface Fig. 82

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Grip one of the front door handles. When

you do this, you touch the sensor surface

B

(arrow) of one of the front door handles

to lock the vehicle without activating the

“Safelock” security system page 104 .

Sensors will again be enabled:

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Opening and closing

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After a time.

The next time the door is locked/unlocked,

Keyless Access will be active again.

Note

OR: if the vehicle is unlocked with the but-

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If the vehicle battery has little or no

ton  on the key.

charge, or the vehicle key battery is almost

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

Keyless Access permanent disconnection

function

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OR: if the boot is opened.

OR: if the vehicle is unlocked manually with

You can deactivate the vehicle unlock with

Keyless Access permanently in the infotain-

ment system so that others cannot unlock or

start the vehicle.

the key.

page 107.

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Keyless Access temporary disconnection

function

To control the proper locking of the vehi-

cle, the release function is disabled for ap-

prox. 2 seconds.

You can deactivate the vehicle's Keyless

Access unlocking for one locking and un-

locking cycle.

Convenience functions

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If the message Keyless access system

To close all the electric windows and the

sunroof using the comfort function, keep a

finger for a few seconds on the locking sen-

B

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. To do so,

CUPRA recommends going to a specialised

CUPRA dealer or any SEAT dealership.

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Move the gear lever to position P since

otherwise the vehicle cannot be locked.

sor surface Fig. 82

handle until the windows and roof have

closed.

(arrow) of the door

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Close the door.

Push the central locking button  on the

How the doors open when touching the

sensor surface on the door handle will de-

pend on the settings that have been activa-

ted in the infotainment system, using the

function button  > Vehicle > Exterior >

Central locking.

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Depending on the function set on the in-

remote control and touch the locking sensor

surface of the driver door handle

fotainment system for the mirrors, the ex-

terior 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

B

Fig. 82

within the following 5 seconds.

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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.

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CAUTION

If there is no valid key inside the vehicle

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To check that the function has been deac-

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).

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 elec-

tric windows is open and the sensor surface

tivated, 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.

B

Fig. 82

(arrow) on one of the handles

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is activated continuously, all windows will

close.

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