Despite the fact that vehicles are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a important volume of transport on most recent vehicles. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Seat Arona is a large and very practical space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Seat Arona is stuck? This is exactly what we will try to answer in this article. We will specifically focus on closing a blocked safe, but you may find this article useful if you can’t close your trunk anymore. In a first step, we will try to find the motives of a trunk locker stuck, and in a second step, how to open the stuck trunck locker from a Seat Arona.
Trunk lock Seat Arona stuck, why?
So let’s commence our content page with the roots of an Seat Arona trunk that get stuck . They can be diverse, although in many instances it will be the same complications that will be involved.
Seat Arona trunk lock connection wires cut
First cause for a trunk stuck on Seat Arona. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock may have been severed by force, or resulting from shocks. This problem triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and may also trigger complications with your rear lights, which might be connected to the same wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our article on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Seat Arona if you don’t know how to verify their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Seat Arona is blocked resulting from an electrical problem.
Seat Arona trunk damaged lock
The second possibility of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Seat Arona that is the trigger of your problem . In fact, it is possible, with time, that it may become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the mechanism. You may still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Seat Arona trunk
Finally, a last possibility, despite the fact that the origin of the issue is in most cases already established. It is possible that you have something (a bag for example, a jacket, leaves… ) stuck in the lock of your trunk and that this foreign body keeps it in the closed position.
How to open a stuck trunk Seat Arona?
Now that we have found out the different factors for a trunk stuck on Seat Arona , we will focus on the possibilities to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Seat Arona with the inner lock
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First possibility, the trunk lock of your Seat Arona is totally blocked, the external handle may be damaged, or you may have an electrical problem. In such a case, a solution is offered to you, go through the interior of the vehicle use the internal trunk handle . Obviously, not everyone is aware of it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that enables you to open it from the inside, you will need to find a hole (sometimes hidden at the rear of a plastic cover) in the centre of your tailgate in which you can insert a screwdriver and press on the sides to unlock the trunk lock of your Seat Arona .
Open trunk stuck Seat Arona with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, with time, dust, the trunk closure of your Seat Arona may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your car, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Seat Arona. This solution may give you the possibility to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Seat Arona, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Seat Arona is blocked as a result of a foreign object that got into the lock. In such a case, there are few solutions. It is up to you to take out as many plastic covers as possible from the inside of your car in order to have the most open access possible to the lock and try to remove as many foreign objects as possible from the trunk closure using pliers. If you are unable to open the locked trunk of your Seat Arona , we advise you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your car .
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