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Rear view
Fig. 3 Vehicle rear overview.
Key to ⇒ fig. 3:
(1) Rear window
– Rear window defroster
– Rear window antenna
(2) High-mounted brake light
(3) Taillights (on both left and right) ,
(4) Volkswagen emblem. Area for:
– Luggage compartment release
– Rear Assist camera (if equipped)
(5) Threaded hole for the rear towing eye (behind cover)
(6) Roof antenna
(7) Park Distance Control (PDC) sensors (on both left and right, if equipped)
(8) Area for attaching a trailer hitch
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Unlocking and locking the luggage compartment lid
If the vehicle is locked and a valid remote control vehicle key is within range ⇒ fig. 23 A of the luggage compartment lid, it unlocks automatically when opened.
Open and close the luggage compartment lid as you would a standard luggage compartment lid, Luggage compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid locks automatically when it is closed except in the following situations:
x The vehicle is completely unlocked.
x When an authorized remote control vehicle key is inside the vehicle.
Sensor-controlled luggage compartment lid opener (Easy Open)
If your vehicle has Keyless Access, it may also be equipped with the Easy Open feature.
When a valid vehicle key is within the opening range of the luggage compartment lid A, the luggage compartment lid can be unlocked and opened by moving your foot within the sensor’s range B below the rear bumper.
x Switch off the ignition.
x Stand in front of the middle of the rear bumper.
x Quickly move your foot and shin as close to the bumper as possible. Your shin must be in the upper part of the sensor’s range and your foot in the lower part B (1).
x Quickly move your shin out of range B (2). The luggage compartment lid opens automatically.
If the luggage compartment lid does not open, wait a few seconds and try again.
The high-mounted brake light flashes once to show that the Easy Open feature is opening the luggage compartment lid.
The luggage compartment lid locks automatically after closing if the vehicle was locked before and a valid vehicle key is not inside the vehicle.
Easy Open may not work properly or at all in the following situations (examples):
x If the rear bumper is very dirty.
x If the rear bumper has salty water on it after driving on salted roads.
x If a trailer hitch has been retrofit on the vehicle.
Easy Open may be automatically deactivated in heavy rain to help prevent unintentional deployment caused by water running down the vehicle, for example.
The Easy Open feature may be turned on and off in the Settings – Convenience menu, Volkswagen Information System.
Locking with a second vehicle key
If a remote control vehicle key is inside the passenger compartment, the vehicle can be locked from the outside only if a second valid remote control vehicle key is within range.
When the vehicle is locked from the outside, the keyless go (starting) function of any keys left in the passenger compartment will be deactivated, Starting and stopping the engine. A key that was inside the vehicle when it was locked from the outside is reactivated by pressing the 0 button on the
deactivated key ⇒ fig. 21.
Automatic deactivation of sensors
If the vehicle has not been unlocked or locked for a longer period of time, the proximity sensors in the passenger door are automatically deactivated.
If a sensor on the door handle of a locked vehicle is activated too often, for instance by a bush or hedge that rubs against the vehicle, the sensors in the door handle on that side of the vehicle are switched off for a short time.
The door handle sensors become active again if one of the following events occurs: