Have read stuff on other forums - not Ateca or SEAT for that matter - where maybe the cars were older (Blue Oval, if you catch me :? ) and it was put down to alternator load / drive belts being old. Can't be the case here, but these are new cars and many folks on here are either having different technical issues, or just getting used to how these cars work. Not gonna get worked up about it yet - but up here in a Scottish winter it can expect to see a fair bit of action; could drive me nuts if it doesn't settle down.....