Seat Leon Owner's Manual page 107

or close it by 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. 84
lid will open automatically.
If the rear lid fails to open, repeat the pro-
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cedure after a few seconds.
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):
Opening and closing
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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time with a tow bracket.
In the event of heavy rain, the Easy Open fea-
ture may take a little longer to open the boot
Fig. 84 .
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or may deactivate automatically, to avoid the
boot opening by accident, e.g. because of
. The rear the running water.
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The Easy Open function can be permanently
connected and disconnected in the infotain-
ment system using the
ing button.
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 mainte-
nance work or repairs in that area. If acci-
dentally opened, the rear lid could injure
somebody situated in its area of operation
or cause material damage.
Therefore, always make sure that there is
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no unsupervised valid key in the area near
the rear lid.
Before carrying out any maintenance or
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repair work on the vehicle, always disable
the Easy Open feature via the infotainment
system.
Before washing the vehicle, always disa-
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ble the Easy Open feature via the infotain-
ment system.
Before attaching a bike rack or hitching a
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trailer
Easy Open feature via the infotainment
system.
> Exterior > Clos-
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page 275, always disable the
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