When you want to go on weekends, there is nothing more annoying than an inaccessible safe. And everyone knows, the locksmith is something super expensive. Especially on an automobile, because if it is necessary to change the lock of the trunk, it must be done on all the other doors of the Seat Ateca. So before we bring in a locksmith, let's see if there are cheaper methods of doing repairs yourself. For this, we will take a look at the most frequent concerns and what will be the potential solutions to this concern.
The key no longer fits fully in the trunk lock of the Seat Ateca
The concern can arise from various reasons. The first is that your key is bent. In this case, you would be hard pressed to open the doors of the Seat Ateca. You can then try to straighten it gently. Otherwise, it is also likely that the lock is simply dirty. You must therefore grease the lock or insert anti-seize such as WD40. By dint of turning the key without forcing either, the lock should end up working. It is almost improbable that a resistant element will seep inside the lock of your trunk, unless someone tried to force it.
The key turns in the lock, however the trunk of the Seat Ateca does not open
The first thing to do is to infiltrate through a door and try to open the trunk from the inside. If there too nothing happens, then the lock of the Seat Ateca is certainly deteriorated. You can still put an anti-seize inside the device, but honestly there is little chance that it will work. You unfortunately have only one solution, call a locksmith.
The trunk lock of my Seat Ateca is completely blocked
You can insert your key completely into the Seat Ateca lock, however impossible to rotate . In this situation you have to do very simple control. If this is also the case on the doors, then the problem must come from the key, of course. If however this is only the case on the trunk, it is naturally the lock that gets stuck. So the first thing to do is introduce WD40. This anti-seize is the most used in mechanics. In general, it resolves more concerns than one might think. It is also possible that an element has been inserted in the lock and prevents its operation. In this situation, a locksmith will be able to help you. If none of this works, you will have to change the lock…