Get Operation -> Rear lid Guide for Seat Leon 4 Door Fourth Generation (2021-2026)

Opening and closing

Childproof locks

Deactivating the childproof lock

Emergency lock of doors without

lock cylinders

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Unlock the vehicle and open the door

whose childproof lock you want to deacti-

vate.

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With the door open, rotate the groove in the

door using the ignition key, anti-clockwise

for the left hand side doors Fig. 92 and

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clockwise for the right hand side doors.

Once the childproof lock is activated, the

door can only be opened from the outside.

Fig. 92 Childproof lock on the left hand side

door.

Fig. 91 Locking the door manually.

Rear lid

The childproof lock prevents the rear doors

from being opened from the inside. This sys-

tem prevents minors from opening a door ac-

cidentally while the vehicle is running.

If the central locking system should fail to

work at any time, doors with no lock cylinder

will have to be locked separately.

Introduction

The rear lid unlocks and locks together with

the doors.

The emergency lock is located on the front of

the front passenger's door and the rear

doors. It can only be seen if the door is open.

This function is independent of the vehicle

electronic opening and locking systems. It

only affects rear doors. It can only be activa-

ted and deactivated manually, as described

below:

On vehicles with Keyless Access, the rear lid

unlocks automatically when it is opened

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Pull the cap out of the opening.

page 102.

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Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it to

WARNING

the right as far as it will go (if the door is on

the right side) or to the left (if the door is on

the left side).

Activating the childproof lock

Careless and unsuitable locking, opening

and closing of the rear lid can cause acci-

dents and serious injury.

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Unlock the vehicle and open the door in

which you wish to activate the childproof

lock.

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Replace the cap.

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The rear lid must not be opened when the

reverse or rear fog lights are lit. This may

damage the tail lights.

Once the door has been closed it can no lon-

ger be opened from the outside. Pull the inte-

rior door handle once to unlock and open the

door.

With the door open, rotate the groove in the

door using the ignition key, clockwise for

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the left hand side doors Fig. 92 and anti-

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clockwise for the right hand side doors.

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Operation

Opening and closing

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Do not close the rear lid by pushing it

Note

down with your hand on the rear window.

The glass could smash. Risk of injury!

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To open: pull on the handle and lift it up

Fig. 93. The rear lid opens automatically.

Before closing the rear lid, make sure that

the key has not been left inside the luggage

compartment.

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Ensure the rear lid is locked after closing

To close: hold one of the handles on the in-

it. If not, it may open unexpectedly while

driving.

ner trim and close it by moving it downwards,

or press the button on the rear lid Fig. 94.

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Closing the rear lid without observing

Opening and closing the rear lid

If the doors are locked, the rear lid is also

locked.

and ensuring it is clear could cause serious

injury to you and to third parties. Make sure

that no one is in the path of the rear lid.

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Never drive with the rear lid open or half-

closed, exhaust gases may penetrate into

the interior of the vehicle. Danger of poi-

soning!

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Never leave the vehicle unattended or al-

low children to play inside or next to it, es-

pecially if the rear lid is open. Children

could enter the luggage compartment,

close the rear lid and become trapped. A

locked vehicle can reach extremely high

and low temperatures, depending on the

time of year, thus causing serious injuries,

illness or even death.

Fig. 93 Rear lid: opening from outside.

The rear lid opening system operates electri-

cally. It is activated by using the insignia sha-

ped handle on the rear lid Fig. 93.

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CAUTION

To lock or unlock the rear lid, press the  or

 buttons of the vehicle key.

Before opening or closing the rear lid, make

sure that there is enough space to open or

close it, e.g. when pulling a trailer or in a

garage.

A warning appears on the instrument panel

display if the rear lid is open or not properly

closed. An audible warning is also given if it is

opened while the vehicle is moving faster

than 6 km/h (4 mph).

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Opening and closing

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handle of the rear lid. The rear lid is unlocked

if an authorised key is recognised in the prox-

imity of the vehicle.

The rear lid goes down automatically to the

final position and also closes automatically

in Introduction on page 109.

Rear lid with electric opening and

closing

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3 Valid for: LEON Sportstourer

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OR: depending on the features, pull the 

Interrupting opening or closing

button on the driver door upwards Fig. 95.

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The button also works when the ignition is

switched off.

After beginning to open or close the rear lid,

the action can be halted by pressing one of

the  buttons.

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OR: press and hold the  button of the ve-

hicle key for approx. 1 second. If the vehicle is

locked, only the rear lid is unlocked (the doors

remain locked).

If you press one of the  buttons again, the

rear lid will move again in the original direc-

tion.

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OR: on vehicles with Keyless Access and

If the rear lid is met with resistance or an ob-

stacle during the automatic opening or clos-

ing, opening or closing will be interrupted im-

mediately. For the closing process, the rear

lid opens again slightly.

sensor-controlled opening you can open the

rear lid by moving one foot in the area of the

sensors located below the rear bumper (Easy

Open page 112). The rear lid will be auto-

matically opened.

Fig. 94 Rear lid: button to close the rear lid.

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Check why it has not been possible to open

or close the rear lid.

Closing the rear lid

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Briefly press the  button on the rear lid

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Try to open or close the rear lid again.

Fig. 94

in Introduction on page 109.

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If necessary, the rear lid can be opened or

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OR: depending on the features, pull the 

button on the driver door upwards Fig. 95.

closed by hand using reasonable force.

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Particular features if towing a trailer

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OR: on vehicles with Keyless Access, press

and hold the  vehicle key button until the

rear lid is closed, or move one foot into the

area of the sensors located below the rear

If the factory-fitted towing bracket is electri-

Fig. 95 On the driver’s door: button to open

and close the rear lid.

cally connected to a trailer page 294, the

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electric rear lid can only be opened or closed

with the buttons on the rear lid itself or by us-

ing the Easy Open function.

bumper (Easy Open) page 112. The vehi-

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Opening the rear lid

cle key must be in the Keyless Access system

detection zone at the rear outside the vehicle.

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Unlock the vehicle and briefly press the

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handle of the rear lid. On vehicles with

Keyless Access you can directly press the

OR: manually move the rear lid in the direc-

tion of closing until it closes automatically.

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Operation

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Acoustic warnings

Release the rear lid and open it to the

or, after opening, it may lower by itself due

to the extra weight and cause serious in-

jury.

memorised height.

Throughout the process of opening or closing

the rear lid, acoustic warnings can be heard.

Exception: when the rear lid is opened man-

ually using the handle or the Easy Open func-

tion with the movement of the foot or closed

using the button on the rear lid itself

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Lift the rear lid by hand as far as it goes. To

do this, some force will have to be used.

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Do not open the rear lid when there is a

lot of snow on it or when carrying a load

(e.g. on a rack).

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Press the  button Fig. 94 on the rear

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lid for at least 3 seconds.

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Before opening the rear lid, remove the

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This resets and memorises the factory-set

Fig. 94.

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snow or the load.

opening angle. Memorisation is indicated by

blinking of the hazard warning lights and an

audible warning.

Modifying and memorising the opening

angle

Rear lid with sensor-controlled

opening and closing (Easy Open)

3 Valid for: LEON Sportstourer

If the space behind or above the vehicle is

less than the travel area of the rear lid, you

can change the opening angle of the rear lid.

Automatic protection against overheating

If the system is operated repeatedly in a short

space of time, it automatically switches off to

prevent overheating.

To memorise a new opening angle, the rear

lid must be open at least halfway.

Once the system is cool again, the function

can be reused. Until then, the rear lid can only

be opened and closed by hand using reason-

able force.

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Interrupt the opening process in the desired

position.

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Press the  button Fig. 94 on the rear

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lid for at least 3 seconds.

If the 12-volt battery is disconnected or the

corresponding page 60 fuse burns out

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The opening angle is memorised. Memorisa-

tion is indicated by blinking of the hazard

warning lights and an audible warning.

while the rear lid is open, the system will have

to be reset. This requires closing the rear lid

completely once.

Fig. 96 Rear lid with sensor-controlled open-

ing (Easy Open).

Resetting and memorising the opening an-

gle

Emergency unlocking

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.

page 114

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For the rear lid to reopen completely, the

opening angle must be reset and memorised

again.

WARNING

If a lot of snow builds up on the rear lid or it

is heavily loaded, the rear lid may not open

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Switch the ignition off.

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Opening and closing

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Stand in front of the rear bumper, in the

middle.

If the vehicle has been equipped at a later

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Before washing the vehicle, always disa-

time with a tow bracket.

ble the Easy Open feature via the infotain-

ment system.

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With a brisk movement, bring your foot and

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.

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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Before attaching a bicycle rack or a trail-

er, page 294, always disable the Easy

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Open feature via the infotainment system.

close to the lower sensor area Fig. 96

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Quickly remove your foot and lower leg

The Easy Open function can be permanently

connected and disconnected in the infotain-

ment system using the  > Vehicle > Exteri-

or > Central locking function button.

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from the sensor areas Fig. 96 . The rear

lid will be automatically opened.

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If the rear lid fails to open, repeat the pro-

cedure after a few seconds.

WARNING

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).

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

When closed, the rear lid automatically locks

if the vehicle has been locked beforehand

and there is no valid key inside.

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.

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).

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Therefore, always make sure that there is

no unsupervised valid key in the area near

the rear lid.

The Easy Open feature is not available or on-

ly has limited availability in the following sit-

uations (examples):

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Before carrying out any maintenance or

repair work on the vehicle, always disable

the Easy Open feature via the infotainment

system.

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If the rear bumper is very dirty.

If the rear bumper is wet with salt water, e.g.

after having driven on gritted roads.

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