Get Operation -> Seats and headrests Guide for Seat Ateca SUV 2020

Operation

Forwards/backwards: pull the lever and

move the seat. The seat must engage

when the lever is released!

Raise/lower: pull the lever up or push

down (several times if necessary) from its

home position.

Tilting the backrest: turn the hand wheel.

Lumbar support: move the lever until the

required position is achieved.

This might cause loss of control of the vehi-

cle and thus accidents or injuries. More-

over, the electrical components of the front

seats might be damaged.

Seats and headrests

Adjusting seats

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Never attach or place seat upholstery or

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covers on the electric controls.

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Never use upholstery or seat covers that

have not been explicitly authorised for the

seats of the vehicle.

WARNING

Incorrect seat adjustment may lead to ac-

cidents and severe injuries.

Electric driver's seat adjustment*

Fig. 123 Vehicle interior

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Only adjust the seats when the vehicle is

stationary, as the seats could move unex-

pectedly while the vehicle is in motion and

you could lose control of the vehicle. Fur-

thermore, an incorrect position is adopted

when adjusting the seat.

Manual adjustment of the front

seats

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Adjust the height, position and inclination

of the front seats only when their move-

ment area is empty.

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Make sure there are no objects in that

area.

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Make sure that the movement and lock-

ing areas of the seats are clean.

Fig. 125 Driver's seat: electric seat settings.

WARNING

Adjust the lumbar support: press the but-

ton according to the desired position.

Seat forwards/backwards: press the but-

ton forwards/backwards.

Fig. 124 Front seats: manual seat settings.

Incorrectly using upholstery and seat cov-

ers might cause an accidental activation of

the electrical seat adjustment system and

make it move unexpectedly while driving.

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Seats and headrests

Seat up/down: Press the rear part of the

button up/down. To adjust the angle of

the seat cushion, press the front of the

button up/down.

Backrest further upright/further reclined:

press the button forwards/backwards.

Adjusting the headrest for tall people

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If the engine is started while the seats are

being electrically adjusted, the adjustment

will stop.

Push the headrest up as far as it will go.

WARNING

If travelling with the headrests removed or

improperly adjusted, the risk of severe or

fatal injuries in the event of accidents and

sudden braking or manoeuvres increases.

Headrest

WARNING

If the electric front seats are used negli-

gently or without paying due attention, it

can cause serious injury.

Introduction

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Always travel with the headrest correctly

installed and adjusted.

The possibilities for the adjustment and disas-

sembly of the headrests are described below.

Always make sure that the seats are correctly

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To decrease the risk of cervical injuries in

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The front seats can also be electrically

the event of an accident, adjust the head-

rest correctly based on your height, always

making sure that its upper edge is at the

same height as the top of the head, but

never below eye level. Keep the back of

your head always as close to the headrest

as possible and centred.

adjusted when the ignition is switched off.

Never leave a child or any other person

who may need help in the vehicle.

adjusted page 12.

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All seats are equipped with a headrest. The

central rear headrest is only intended for the

central seat of the rear bench. Therefore, do

not install it on any other seat.

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In the event of an emergency, electrical

adjustment can be stopped by pressing

any control.

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Never adjust the headrest while the vehi-

Correct adjustment of headrest

cle is in motion.

CAUTION

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Under no circumstances should the rear

Adjust the headrest so that its upper edge is

at the same level as the top of your head and

under no circumstances below eye level.

Keep the back of your head always as close

to the headrest as possible.

To avoid damaging the electrical compo-

nents of the front seats, please refrain from

kneeling on the seat or applying sharp

pressure at a single point to the seat cush-

ion and backrest.

passengers travel while the headrests are

in the non-use position.

CAUTION

When assembling and disassembling the

headrests, do not let them meet the top lin-

ing of the vehicle, the back rest of the front

seat or other parts of the vehicles. If not,

this could damage the vehicle.

Adjusting the headrest for short people

Note

Lower the headrest completely, even if your

head is below its upper edge. In the lowest

position, there may be a small distance be-

tween the headrest and the backrest.

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It may not be possible to electrically ad-

just the seat if the vehicle battery is very

low.

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Operation

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The headrest must lock correctly in one po-

Move the headrest upwards until it arrives

Adjusting the headrests

sition.

to the top.

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Press button Fig. 128 , while simulta-

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neously pressing on the security hole

a flat screwdriver a maximum of 5 mm wide,

and remove the headrest.

with

Removing and fitting the headrests

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Move the backrest until it engages properly

in Folding down and raising the rear

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seat backrest on page 135.

Fitting the rear headrests

To mount the external headrests, the corre-

sponding backrest must be partially folded

forward.

Fig. 126 Front seat: headrest adjustment.

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Unlock the backrest page 135.

Insert the headrest bars into the guides until

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Fig. 128 Rear headrest: removal.

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they perceptibly engage. It should not be

possible to remove the headrest from the

backrest.

Removing and fitting the front headrests

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Move the headrest upwards until it arrives

to the top.

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Move the backrest until it engages properly

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Press the side button Fig. 126

and re-

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in Folding down and raising the rear

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move the headrest.

seat backrest on page 135.

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To refit, insert the headrest into the holes in

the backrest, pushing it down until it engages.

Fig. 127 Rear headrest: headrest adjustment.

WARNING

Adjusting the height of the headrests

Remove the rear headrests only when it is

necessary to fit a child seat. After removing

a child seat, refit the headrest immediately.

Removing the rear headrests

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Grab the sides of the headrests with both

To remove the headrest, the corresponding

backrest must be partially folded forward.

hands and push upwards to the desired posi-

tion. To lower it, repeat the same action,

pressing the

on the side.

Fig. 126 Fig. 127 button

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Unlock the backrest page 135.

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Seats and headrests

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The rear seat backrest is split and each part

can be lowered forward separately to extend

the luggage compartment.

The backrest must be properly engaged.

If necessary, adjust the headrest.

Seat functions

Folding down and raising the rear

seat backrest

WARNING

Serious injuries can be caused if the rear

seat backrest is lowered or lifted without

due care and attention.

Lowering the rear seat backrest with the

unlock button

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Push the headrest down as far as it will go

page 133.

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When folding down the rear seat, always

Pull the unlock button Fig. 129

for-

make sure there are no people or animals in

the backrest area.

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ward and lift the backrest at the same time.

The rear seat backrest is not engaged when

the red marking of the button

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Never lower or lift the rear seat backrest

is visible.

while driving.

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Do no trap or damage the seat belt when

Folding down the backrest from the boot

with the unlocking levers

raising the rear seat backrest.

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When lowering or lifting the rear seat

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Fig. 129 Rear seat: folding the backrest.

Push the headrest down as far as it will go

backrest, keep your hands, fingers, feet

and other body parts out of its path.

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For the rear seat belts to offer the neces-

Open the rear lid page 108.

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sary protection all the parts of the rear

backrest must be properly engaged. This is

particularly important in the case of the

centre rear seat. If someone is seated in a

seat whose backrest is not properly engag-

ed they will be thrown forwards, along with

the backrest, during an accident or a sud-

den driving or braking manoeuvre.

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Pull the unlocking lever Fig. 130 of the

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part of the backrest to fold down.

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The corresponding part of the backrest will

be unlocked or will be folded forward.

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If necessary, close the rear lid page 108.

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Folding up the rear seat backrest

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When the rear seat backrest is lowered or

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Lift the backrest and press it firmly into the

is not properly engaged nobody else can

travel in the corresponding seats (not even

a child).

Fig. 130 In the luggage compartment: levers

lock until it engages

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for remote release of the left part

and right

It should not be possible to see the red

part

of the rear seat backrest.

mark of the unlock button

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Make sure that the seat belt is not trapped.

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Operation

To lower the armrest, first lift it to its highest

CAUTION

Transport and practical

equipment

position. Then lower it down.

Serious damage can be caused to the vehi-

cle and other objects if the rear seat back-

rest is lowered or lifted without due care

and attention.

To move the armrest horizontally, move it for-

ward Fig. 131 or backward as much as

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possible in the direction of the corresponding

arrow.

Storing objects

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Before folding the rear seat backrest for-

ward, always adjust the front seats so that

neither the headrests nor the cushions of

the rear backrest can hit them.

Positioning the luggage and cargo

WARNING

The front centre armrest may obstruct the

driver's arm movements, which could

cause an accident and severe injuries.

It is possible to carry objects and luggage in

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Before folding the rear seat backrest, al-

the vehicle, in a trailer page 324 and on

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ways make sure there are no objects in the

movement area of the backrest.

the roof page 143. When doing so, please

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consider all legal provisions.

Keep the storage compartments of the

centre armrest closed at all times while the

vehicle is in motion.

Placing luggage inside the vehicle safely

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Never let anyone sit on the centre arm-

Front centre armrest

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Distribute the load in the vehicle as evenly

as possible.

rest while the vehicle is in motion, not even

a child. This position is incorrect and may

cause severe injuries.

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Always place equipment and heavy ob-

jects in the boot

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Position heavy items in the boot as far for-

ward as possible.

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Take into account the maximum authorised

weight per axle, as well as the maximum au-

thorised weight of the vehicle page 382.

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Secure the objects to the fastening rings of

the boot using appropriate chains or belts

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Fig. 131 Front centre armrest

page 140.

Also place small objects safely.

To lift the central armrest, lift it upwards in the

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Adapt tyre pressure to the load. Take into

direction of the arrow Fig. 131, setting by

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account the pressure adhesive of the tyres

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setting.

page 359.

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