a6southwest
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Hi, new A6/C7 Avant 3.o quattro 2014 owner here, who is trying to teach his wife how to use the power boot opener (!).
What happens when you press the exterior boot handle button on your cars? I ask as I can't work out a consistent method of opening the boot on mine!
A quick squeeze of the button on the exterior boot handle seems to randomly either just unlatch the boot without opening it, or opens it all the way.
If it just undoes the latch, then you have to press it again to open under power. My wife isn't strong enough to open it manually.
A long (1-2 second) hold of the button seems to make it unlatch and start moving, but if you hold it for too long then let go, the boot opens a bit then stops - and pressing the button again actually closes the boot - much to the confusion and annoyance of my wife!
The interior boot release on the driver door operates in the same way.
The boot button on the remote keyfob is equally confusing: a quick press does nothing but flash the indicators.
A 1-second press either opens the boot entirely or just unlatches it/opens it ever-so-slightly and requires a second press to open.
I would like to know if this is normal or a faulty opener mechanism, as the car is still under warranty.
There is a scratch/rubbing mark on the bumper along where the boot lid meets the bumper - as though it has closed too far or the bumper has been knocked up at some stage, but it appears seated correctly.
Ideally I'd just want a simple one-click open on all buttons (exterior boot handle, drivers door and keyfob).
Please can anyone help by describing how theirs works, and whether any settings in VCDS might help? I am 2 hours drive from the local dealer.
Thankyou
Steven
What happens when you press the exterior boot handle button on your cars? I ask as I can't work out a consistent method of opening the boot on mine!
A quick squeeze of the button on the exterior boot handle seems to randomly either just unlatch the boot without opening it, or opens it all the way.
If it just undoes the latch, then you have to press it again to open under power. My wife isn't strong enough to open it manually.
A long (1-2 second) hold of the button seems to make it unlatch and start moving, but if you hold it for too long then let go, the boot opens a bit then stops - and pressing the button again actually closes the boot - much to the confusion and annoyance of my wife!
The interior boot release on the driver door operates in the same way.
The boot button on the remote keyfob is equally confusing: a quick press does nothing but flash the indicators.
A 1-second press either opens the boot entirely or just unlatches it/opens it ever-so-slightly and requires a second press to open.
I would like to know if this is normal or a faulty opener mechanism, as the car is still under warranty.
There is a scratch/rubbing mark on the bumper along where the boot lid meets the bumper - as though it has closed too far or the bumper has been knocked up at some stage, but it appears seated correctly.
Ideally I'd just want a simple one-click open on all buttons (exterior boot handle, drivers door and keyfob).
Please can anyone help by describing how theirs works, and whether any settings in VCDS might help? I am 2 hours drive from the local dealer.
Thankyou
Steven