When you want to go on vacation, there is nothing more annoying than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something extremely expensive. Especially on a car, because if it is necessary to replace the trunk lock, it must be done on all the other doors of the Seat Arona. So before bringing in a locksmith, let's see if there are not less expensive procedures by carrying out repairs by yourself. For this, we will go around the most usual problems and what are the possible solutions to this dysfunction.
The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the Seat Arona
The malfunction can come from several reasons. The first is that your key is bent. If this is the case, you will have difficulty opening the doors of your Seat Arona. You should then try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is simply dirty. In this case it will be necessary to oil the lock or insert anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of playing your key without forcing either, the lock should end up working. It is almost impossible for a solid component to fit into the lock of your safe, unless someone has tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Seat Arona does not open
The first thing to do is to enter through a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too nothing happens, then the lock of your Seat Arona is probably in bad shape. You can still put an anti-seize inside the device, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. Unfortunately, you only have one solution, call a locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Seat Arona is completely blocked
You manage to insert your key fully into the Seat Arona lock, however impossible to rotate . In this situation you have to do very simple control. If this is also the case for the doors, then the malfunction must come from the key, of course. If however this is not the case only for the trunk, it is of course the lock that gets stuck. In this situation, the first thing to do is to introduce WD40. This anti-seize is widely applied in the automotive sector. Usually it solves more problems than you can imagine. It is also conceivable that a component has entered the lock and blocks its proper functioning. In this situation, only a locksmith can repair it. If none of this works, you will need to change your lock…