Hi everyone,
This is about my '25 Cupra Ateca, but I believe it's not a brand or model specific problem.
It could happen in any of the models as they share a lot of parts, including steering columns, locks etc.
So I thought my post could get a lot more exposure if I post it on the SEAT side of the forum.
Let me start with the locking procedure:
- I park the car, turn off the ignition and open the driver's door, in that order.
- At that point (if the ignition is turned off when you opened the driver's door), a click will be heard from the steering lock mechanism.
I think it switches itself to a lockable state.
- Then I could lock the steering wheel by forcibly turn it a little to one side.
No problems so far, everything works as they are supposed to work.
The problem shows itself in the unlocking procedure:
- I open the driver's door and get in the car, and push the engine start button once and turn on the ignition.
- Right at that point, the steering wheel lock is supposed to unlock itself automatically.
It was working without a problem, but in the last couple of months, the unlock attempt of the mechanism started to fail, not always, but occasionally.
I hear the sound of the mechanism, it attempts to unlock, fails, then retries again, sometimes it gets successful, sometimes not.
After three retries, a warning appears on the instrument cluster telling me to unlock the steering wheel, and I unlock it manually.
I couldn't ascertain a reason or a condition where it happens, yet.
Wanted to ask if something like this has happened to anybody.
Thanks & cheers,
Serdar
This is about my '25 Cupra Ateca, but I believe it's not a brand or model specific problem.
It could happen in any of the models as they share a lot of parts, including steering columns, locks etc.
So I thought my post could get a lot more exposure if I post it on the SEAT side of the forum.
Let me start with the locking procedure:
- I park the car, turn off the ignition and open the driver's door, in that order.
- At that point (if the ignition is turned off when you opened the driver's door), a click will be heard from the steering lock mechanism.
I think it switches itself to a lockable state.
- Then I could lock the steering wheel by forcibly turn it a little to one side.
No problems so far, everything works as they are supposed to work.
The problem shows itself in the unlocking procedure:
- I open the driver's door and get in the car, and push the engine start button once and turn on the ignition.
- Right at that point, the steering wheel lock is supposed to unlock itself automatically.
It was working without a problem, but in the last couple of months, the unlock attempt of the mechanism started to fail, not always, but occasionally.
I hear the sound of the mechanism, it attempts to unlock, fails, then retries again, sometimes it gets successful, sometimes not.
After three retries, a warning appears on the instrument cluster telling me to unlock the steering wheel, and I unlock it manually.
I couldn't ascertain a reason or a condition where it happens, yet.
Wanted to ask if something like this has happened to anybody.
Thanks & cheers,
Serdar
