Cupra ATECA - Page 99

Opening and closing
Special characteristics
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The anti-theft alarm will remain active
when v
ehicles ar
e unlocked. However, the
alarm will not be triggered
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page 93.
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After the driver door is opened, you have
15 seconds to switch on the ignition. Once
this time has elapsed, the alarm is triggered.
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Switch the ignition on. The electronic im-
mobilizer recognises a valid vehicle key and
deactivates the anti-theft alarm system.
Note
The anti-theft alarm is not activated when
the vehicle is locked manually using the key
shaft
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page 87.
Emergency lock of doors without lock
cylinders
Fig. 75
Locking the door manually.
If the central locking system should fail to
w
ork at an
y time, doors with no lock cylinder
will have to be locked separately.
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.
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Pull the cap out of the opening.
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Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it
to 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).
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Replace the cap.
Once the door has been closed it can no
longer be opened from the outside. Pull the
interior door handle once to unlock and
open the door.
Childproof locks
Fig. 76 Childproof lock on the left hand side door.
The childproof lock prevents the rear doors
fr
om being opened fr
om the inside. This sys-
tem prevents minors from opening a door
accidentally while the vehicle is running.
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:
Activating the childproof lock
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Unlock the vehicle and open the door in
which you wish to activate the childproof
lock.
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With the door open, rotate the groove in
the door using the ignition key, clockwise
for the left hand side doors
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Fig. 76 and
anti-clockwise for the right hand side
doors.
Deactivating the childproof lock
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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-clock-
wise for the left hand side doors
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Fig. 76
and clockwise for the right hand side
doors.
Once the childproof lock is activated, the
door can only be opened from the outside.
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