Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 130

automatically after 30 seconds. This function
prevents 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-
●
ing.
If the vehicle rear lid is locked or unlocked
●
using the button of the vehicle key, when it

is closed again 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
●
allow children to play inside or around the
vehicle 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, depending on the time of
year, thus causing serious injuries/illness
and even death.
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Operation
Note
Before closing the rear lid, make sure that
the key has not been left inside the luggage
compartment.
Opening the rear lid electronically
Button with rear lid open
Fig. 140
Opening the boot hatch from the out-
Fig. 141
side
Opening the rear lid
Press and hold the button on the vehicle
● 
key until the rear lid opens automatically.
OR: press and hold the button on the
● 
centre console for approximately one second
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
Fig. 8.
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OR: press the Fig. 141 boot hatch button
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(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 301.
The rear lid can be opened manually by ap-
plying more force.
Closing the rear lid
Press and hold the button on the vehicle
●

key for approximately 1 second.
OR: press and hold the button on the
●

centre console for approximately one second
›››

Fig. 8.
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OR: press the Fig. 141 boot hatch button
●
(arrow).
OR: press the button on the open rear lid
● 
››› ›››
Fig. 140 .
OR: manually push the rear lid down to
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close it.