Seat Ateca 2020 Owner's Manual page 115

Emergency unlocking
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WARNING
If a lot of snow builds up on the rear lid or it
is heavily loaded, the rear lid may not open
or, after opening, it may lower by itself due
to the extra weight and cause serious in-
jury.
Do not open the rear lid when there is a
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lot of snow on it or when carrying a load
(e.g. on a rack).
Before opening the rear lid, remove the
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snow or the load.
Rear lid with sensor-controlled
opening and closing (Easy Open)
Rear lid with sensor-controlled open-
Fig. 100
ing (Easy Open).
Opening and closing
If there is a valid vehicle key in the proximity
of the rear lid, it is possible to unlock and
open or close it moving one foot in the area of
the sensors located under the rear bumper.
Switch the ignition off.
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Stand in front of the rear bumper, in the
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middle.
With a brisk movement, bring your foot and
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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 must be
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close to the lower sensor area
Quickly remove your foot and lower leg
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from the sensor areas Fig. 100
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.
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 proximi-
ty of the rear lid).
The Easy Open feature is not available or on-
ly has limited availability in the following sit-
uations (examples):
If the rear bumper is very dirty.
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If the rear bumper is wet with salt water, e.g.
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after having driven on gritted roads.
If the electrical unlocking tow hitch is not
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covered.
If the vehicle has been equipped at a later
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Fig. 100 .
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time with a tow bracket.
. The
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In the event of heavy rain, the Easy Open fea-
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 using the function button 
> SETTINGS > Opening and closing
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WARNING
If there is a valid key in the proximity of the
rear lid, in some cases the Easy Open func-
tion may be accidentally activated and the
rear lid will open, for example, when
sweeping under the rear bumper, when di-
recting a water jet or high pressure steam
to the area or when carrying out
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