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Access
Remote control / Key
Remote control function
The remote control can be used for the following
remote functions, depending on version:
– Unlocking / Locking / Deadlocking the vehicle.
– Opening the fuel tank cap.
– Remote operation of lighting.
– Activating / Deactivating the alarm.
– Locating the vehicle.
– Activating the vehicle’s electronic immobiliser.
The remote control includes a conventional key
that allows the central unlocking / locking of the
vehicle using the door lock, as well as starting
and switching off the engine.
Back-up procedures allow the vehicle to be
locked / unlocked in the event of a failure of the
remote control, the central locking, the battery,
etc. For more information on the Back-up
procedures , please refer to the corresponding
section.
Integral key
The key built into the remote control can be
used for the following operations, depending on
version:
– Unlocking/Locking/Deadlocking the vehicle.
– Activation/Deactivation of the manual child
lock.
– Activation/Deactivation of the front passenger
airbag.
– Back-up Unlocking/Locking of the doors.
– Switching on the ignition and starting/switching
off the engine.
Without Keyless Entry and Starting
► To unfold or fold the key, press the button.
With Keyless Entry and Starting
► To eject the key or put it back in place, pull
and hold the button.
Unlocking the vehicle
► Press this button to unlock the vehicle.
When the unlocking button is pressed, the
flashing of the direction indicators for a few
seconds signals:
– The unlocking of the vehicle for versions
without alarm.
– The deactivation of the alarm for other
versions.
Locking the vehicle
Normal locking
► Press this button.
When the locking button is pressed, the lighting
of the direction indicators for a few seconds
signals:
– The locking of the vehicle for versions without
alarm.
– The activation of the alarm for other versions.
If one of the doors or the boot is not fully
closed, the locking does not take place.
However, if the vehicle is equipped with the
alarm, it is fully activated after about 45
seconds.
If the vehicle is unlocked inadvertently and
there is then no action on the doors or boot,
the vehicle will automatically lock itself again
after about 30 seconds. If the alarm was
activated beforehand, the alarm is reactivated
automatically.
Deadlocking
► Press the locking button again within 5
seconds to deadlock the vehicle (confirmed by
the temporary lighting of the direction indicators
for versions without alarm).
Deadlocking renders the interior door
controls inoperative. It also deactivates
the central locking button.
The horn remains operational.
Never leave anyone inside the vehicle
when it is deadlocked.
Locating the vehicle
This function helps you to spot your vehicle from
a distance, with the vehicle locked:
– The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps
come on for 30 seconds.