We continue our series of content articles on what can get stuck on your motor vehicle. After discovering why your fuel flap or hood could get stuck, today we’ll check out why the key is stuck in your Seat Ateca ignition . Especially irritating, having a stuck ignition cylinder will prevent you from starting and consequently from employing your motor vehicle. We will therefore do everything we can to help you resolve this problem as soon as possible. To do this, first, we will describe to you what the ignition of your car is used for, then in a second time, why the ignition barrel of your Seat Ateca is stuck? And, to finish, how to unblock the key stuck in your Seat Ateca ignition.
What’s the goal of my Seat Ateca’s ignition lock?
The ignition lock of your Seat Ateca is a secureness element. Its aim is to protect your car from theft tries. It is installed on the steering column of your motor vehicle, created in 1931 by Abram Neiman. Its aim is to prevent your Seat Ateca from starting by blocking the steering and the steering lock if it does not recognize your motor vehicle key. It is closely linked to the starter switch which will integrate the key lock and an electric switch. There is a tendency to confuse the starter switch and the neiman, and when we speak about blocked neiman we generally refer to a key that does not turn or does not turn well in the cylinder of the lock of your motor vehicle.
Why is the key stuck in your Seat Ateca ignition?
Now it’s time to describe to you why the key is stuck in your Seat Ateca ignition cylinder . Now that we’ve described what the ignition is, it’s time to identify why it’s stuck. If it is the steering wheel of your Seat Ateca that is blocked, do not think twice to have a look at our content on this subject. A neiman is not a wearing part that you replace regularly but time has an influence on it and it can occur that you have to replace it due to regular wear and tear. On this website are the different explanations of a ignition that locks on Seat Ateca :
- Regular wear and tear on the ignition barrel of your Seat Ateca : As we said above, with time, the elements of the neiman can become seized up, or become loaded with dust or small particles from the outside that will prevent it from functioning effectively. In this case, you should experience complications inserting and turning the key before it locks totally.
- A component of the ignition of your Seat Ateca that breaks down: In the same logic, an element of the neiman can fail. As we revealed in introduction, when we mention the neiman we tend to include, the cylinder, the lock and the starter switch, if one of these parts is faulty, the neiman will not let the key turn in the cylinder of the lock
- Someone forced too much on the ignition barrel of your Seat Ateca: At last, last possibility, and it’s more or less logical, if someone forced too much on the neiman in unlocking the steering wheel of your motor vehicle before, he may have twisted internal components and thus broken the neiman of it.
How do I unlock the key stuck in my Seat Ateca ignition barrel?
We now move on to the solutions available to you for dealing with a key stuck in your Seat Ateca ignition . According to the origin of your problem the solutions will not be similar, locate them down below:
- Ignition barrel blocked due to a twisted key: If your key is twisted, it is logical that your neiman will not unblock. Try carefully with a mallet to straighten your key, if you can’t do it, use the copy of your key.
- Ignition cylinder If the neiman of your Seat Ateca is clogged due to impurities : Use a WD40 type degreaser and let it work for a few minutes, it should unblock the neiman of your Seat Ateca.
- If your key is stuck in your ignition due to a faulty element: If finally it is due to an internal element that your ignition lock is no longer unblocked you will unfortunately have to replace the whole block (electronic switch, lock cylinder, neiman), we suggest you to go to a specialist who will as well have to give you a new key to start your Seat Ateca.
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