Seat Ateca Owner's Manual page 133

Rear lid with sensor-controlled open-
ing/closing (Easy Open)
If there is a valid vehicle key in the proximity
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 of the rear lid, it is possible to
unlock and open or close it moving one foot
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in the area of the sensors
ted under the rear bumper.
● Switch the ignition off.
● Stand in front of the rear bumper, in the
middle.
● With a brisk movement, bring your foot and
lower leg as close as you can to the bumper.
The lower part of the leg needs to be close to
the upper sensor area and your foot to the
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lower sensor area Fig. 131
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● Quickly remove your foot and lower leg
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from the sensor areas Fig. 131
rear lid will be automatically opened.
If the rear lid fails to open, repeat the pro-
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cedure after a few seconds.
The third brake light flashes once to show the
boot has opened with the Easy Open func-
tion.
The rear lid can be closed with another foot
movement similar to the opening one (provi-
ded a valid vehicle key is in the proximity of
the rear lid).
When closed, the rear lid automatically locks
if the vehicle has been locked beforehand
and there is no valid key inside.
Opening and closing
While the rear lid is in motion (either opening
or closing), it can be stopped with another
foot movement similar to the opening one
(provided a valid vehicle key is in the proxim-
ity of the rear lid).
 loca-
The Easy Open feature is not available or only
has limited availability in the following situa-
tions (examples):
● If the rear bumper is very dirty.
● If the rear bumper is wet with salt water,
e.g. after having driven on gritted roads.
● If the electrical unlocking tow hitch is not
covered.
● If the vehicle has been equipped at a later
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time with a tow bracket.
In the event of heavy rain, the Easy Open fea-
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ture may take a little longer to open the boot
or may deactivate automatically, to avoid the
boot opening by accident, e.g. because of
the running water.
The Easy Open function can be connected
and disconnected permanently in the info-
tainment system by pressing the
and the
SETTINGS
function buttons
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
button
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and the
Opening and closing
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blocked for engine ignition page
order to enable engine ignition, the  button
on the key inside the vehicle needs to be
pressed.
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.
If one of the sensor surfaces on the door han-
dles 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:
● After a time.
OR: if the vehicle is unlocked with the 
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button on the key.
OR: if the boot is opened.
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● OR: if the vehicle is unlocked manually with
the key.
Keyless Access temporary disconnection
function*
You can deactivate the vehicle's Keyless Ac-
cess unlocking for a locking and unlocking
cycle.
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