Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 125

Note
At outside temperatures of less than 0 °C
(+32 °F), the pressurised gas struts cannot
always automatically lift the rear lid. In this
case, open the rear lid manually.
Closing the rear lid
Rear lid open: hand grip
Fig. 137
Closing the rear lid
Grab the handgrip inside the rear lid
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Fig. 137 (arrow).
Push the rear lid downwards until it locks
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into place in the lock.
Ensure that it is correctly closed by pulling
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on it firmly.
Locking the rear lid
If you unlock the vehicle without opening any
doors or the rear lid, it will lock again auto-
Opening and closing
matically after 30 seconds. This function pre-
vents the vehicle from remaining unlocked if
the unlocking button is pressed by mistake.
Locking is only possible when the rear lid is
correctly and fully closed.
The rear lid is also locked by a central lock-
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ing.
If the vehicle rear lid is locked or unlocked
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using the button, when it is closed once
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more it will lock automatically.
● A closed but not locked rear lid will lock au-
tomatically at a speed above about 9 km/h
(7 mph).
WARNING
Unsuitable or careless closing and locking of
the rear lid could cause serious injuries.
Never leave the vehicle unattended, or al-
●
low children to play inside or around the vehi-
cle without supervision, especially if the rear
lid is open. Children could enter the luggage
compartment, close the rear lid and become
trapped. A locked vehicle can be subjected to
extremely high and low temperatures, de-
pending on the time of year, thus causing se-
rious injuries/illness and even death.
Note
Before closing the rear lid, make sure that the
key has not been left inside the luggage com-
partment.
Opening the rear lid electronically
Fig. 138 Button with rear lid open
Opening the rear lid
● Press and hold the button on the vehi-

cle key until the rear lid opens automatically.
● OR: press and hold the button on the

centre console for approximately 1 second
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Fig. 6.
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● OR: press the Fig. 7 boot hatch but-
ton (arrow).
In case of difficulty or obstruction, automatic
opening of the rear lid is interrupted.
Electronically opening the rear lid does not
work when a trailer is electrically connected
and hitched to a factory fitted tow hitch
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page 235.
The rear lid can be opened manually by ap-
plying more force.
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