Get Opening and Closing -> Trunk lid with Easy Open motion sensor Guide for Volkswagen Arteon 4 Door First Generation (2017-2024)

Power opening the trunk lid

1. To unlock the trunk lid, press and brieﬂy hold the

button on the remote control vehicle key.

Or: pull the

button in the driver door upward.

Or: press on the top of the Volkswagen emblem.

The trunk lid will open automatically.

Power closing the trunk lid

1. Press the button in the trunk lid when it is open ﬁg. 59.

Or: pull the

button in the driver door upward when the ignition is switched on until the trunk lid is closed.

Or: On vehicles with Keyless Access with push-button start: brieﬂy press and hold the

button on the vehicle key. The vehicle key must be nearby to use

this feature.

Or: press on the top of the Volkswagen emblem.

Or: Begin closing the trunk lid by hand until it closes by itself.

The trunk lid is closed.

Interrupting the opening or closing process

1. Press the

button while the lid is opening or closing.

Or: press on the top of the Volkswagen emblem while the lid is opening or closing.

The trunk lid can now be moved by hand. It is necessary to use more force when doing this.

Pressing the

button again moves the trunk lid back to the original position.

Chimes

When the trunk lid is opened or closed from inside the vehicle or using the vehicle key, chimes will sound.

Changing and saving the opening angle

If the space behind or above the vehicle is not large enough to allow the trunk lid to open completely, you can change how far the trunk lid opens.

1. Interrupt the opening process at the desired open position. It must be at least half open.

2. Press and hold the

button in the trunk lid until the emergency ﬂashers start blinking ﬁg. 59.

The adjusted opening angle is saved.

There will be an audible signal and the emergency ﬂashers will ﬂash to indicate that the setting was saved.

Resetting and saving the opening angle

For that the trunk lid to open fully again, the opening angle must be reset and saved again.

1. Push the open trunk lid all the way up by hand. It is necessary to use more force when doing this.

2. Press and hold the

ﬁg. 59 button in the trunk lid until the emergency ﬂashers start blinking.

This resets the opening angle.

An audible signal will sound and the emergency ﬂashers will ﬂash to indicate that the process is completed.

NOTICE

Check that there is enough space to open or close the trunk lid before opening or closing it, for example if the vehicle is in a garage.

Trunk lid with Easy Open motion sensor

Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒

and Introduction.

Fig. 60 General example of the sensor-controlled luggage compartment opener (Easy Open).

If a valid vehicle key is located near the trunk lid, the trunk lid can be unlocked and opened with foot motion.

1. Position your foot behind the middle of the bumper.

2. Quickly swing the lower part of your leg close to the bumper ﬁg. 60.

3. Quickly remove the lower part of your leg once more from the bumper.

Visual feedback is given via the turn signals. The trunk lid will open.

Activating or deactivating the Easy Open function

The Easy Open function can be activated and deactivated in the nfotainment system:

1. Select the Vehicle menu.

2. Select the Exterior submenu.

3. Swipe to the side and activate or deactivate Easy Open.

Or:

1. Swipe to the side and select the Central locking menu item.

2. Scroll down the list and activate or deactivate Easy Open.

If Easy Open is activated, Easy Close is also active, depending on the vehicle equipment ⇒ Automatic trunk lid closing Easy Close.

The Easy Open function is only available when Keyless Access is activated ⇒ “Keyless Access” with push-button start .

CAUTION

If a valid vehicle key is detected near the trunk lid, the Easy Open function may trigger unintentionally and open the trunk lid, for example if there is a sweeping

motion under the rear bumper, if a strong stream of water or steam passes by the bumper, or during maintenance and repair work in the rear bumper area. If the

trunk lid opens unintentionally, it may cause injuries to people and/or damage to objects within the trunk lid’s range of motion.

Always make sure that no valid vehicle keys are left unattended near the trunk lid.

Always turn off the Easy Open function via the Infotainment system before any and all maintenance and repair work is performed on the vehicle.

Always turn off the Easy Open function via the Infotainment system before washing the vehicle.

Always turn off the sensor-controlled luggage compartment opener (Easy Open)/Easy Close function via the Infotainment system before mounting a

bicycle rack or hitching a trailer ⇒

Introduction.

Automatic trunk lid closing Easy Close

Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒

and Introduction.

Fig. 61 General example of the trunk lid with sensor-controlled closing (Easy Close).

You can only activate the Easy Close function if a valid remote control vehicle key is detected near the trunk lid.

1. Position your foot behind the middle of the bumper.

2. Quickly swing the lower part of your leg close to the bumper ﬁg. 61.

3. Quickly remove the lower part of your leg once more from the bumper.

Easy Close is activated for approx. 20 seconds. A chime will conﬁrm successful activation.

The trunk lid is closed as soon as all valid vehicle keys are removed from the area near the trunk lid.

The trunk lid will lock automatically after it closes if the vehicle was previously locked and there is not a valid vehicle key inside the vehicle.

Easy Close permits locking a maximum of one vehicle key in the luggage compartment.

The locking procedure is interrupted as soon as a vehicle key returns nearby. The trunk lid re-opens.

Activating or deactivating the Easy Close function

The function Easy Close can be activated or deactivated together with the sensor-controlled luggage compartment opener (Easy Open) function in the Vehicle

menu in the Infotainment system ⇒ Trunk lid with Easy Open motion sensor.

The Easy Close function is only available when Keyless Access is activated ⇒ “Keyless Access” with push-button start .

CAUTION

If a valid vehicle key is detected near the trunk lid, the Easy Close function may trigger unintentionally and close the trunk lid, for example if there is a sweeping

motion under the rear bumper, or during maintenance and repair work in the rear bumper area. If the trunk lid closes unintentionally, it may cause injuries to

people and/or damage to objects within the trunk lid’s range of motion.

Always make sure that no valid vehicle keys are left unattended near the trunk lid.

Always make sure that there are no people in the swivel range of the trunk lid.

Do not hold on to anything in the path of the trunk lid.

Always switch off the Easy Close function via the Infotainment system before any and all maintenance and repair work is performed on the vehicle.

Always switch off the Easy Close function via the Infotainment system before washing the vehicle.

Always switch off the Easy Close function via the Infotainment system before mounting a bicycle rack or hitching a trailer

⇒

Introduction.

If another trunk lid function is activated while closing the trunk lid or objects are detected in the area of the trunk lid, the closing process is automatically

interrupted.

If the vehicle is locked and the Easy Close function is started, the trunk lid will lock automatically once it is closed. If the vehicle is completely unlocked and the

Easy Close function is started, the trunk lid will not lock automatically once it is closed.

Mechanically unlocking the trunk lid using the emergency release

Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒

and Introduction.

Fig. 62 In the trunk lid: cover for the trunk lid emergency release.

Fig. 63 In the luggage compartment: trunk lid emergency release.

Mechanically unlocking the trunk lid using the emergency release

1. Pry off the square cover in the inner trim panel of the trunk lid using a screwdriver ﬁg. 62.

2. Place a suitable object in the opening for the release lever and press in the direction of the arrow to release the trunk lid ﬁg. 63.

3. You will need to use more force to open the trunk lid.

Troubleshooting

Please read the introductory information and heed the Warnings and Notice ⇒

and Introduction.

If the trunk lid will not open or close

1. Check if the trunk lid is being blocked by an object.

The trunk lid can be moved by hand. It is necessary to use more force when doing this.

If the trunk lid is operated too frequently within a short period of time, then the lid motor will automatically switch off to reduce the risk of overheating. Until the l

motor has cooled down, the trunk lid can be opened and closed by hand using extra force.

When in trailer mode, the power trunk lid can only be opened and closed at the trunk lid.

If the 12-volt vehicle battery or fuse is disconnected or malfunctioning, the trunk lid must be closed by hand.

If all turn signals ﬂash four times

The vehicle key that was last used is still in the vehicle.

1. Remove the key and lock the vehicle.

If the trunk lid is diﬃcult to move

The mechanism for opening the trunk lid may not always work automatically when the outside temperatures are around the freezing point.

1. Guide the trunk lid farther upward by hand.

The Easy Open sensor function is not working

Easy Open only works when the ignition is switched off.

Clean the sensors in the rear bumper.

The trailer hitch is extended.

The vehicle was retroﬁtted with a trailer hitch.

Easy Open (sensor-controlled luggage compartment opener) may be deactivated in heavy precipitation to reduce the risk of false activation.

Automatic trunk lid closing Easy Close does not work

Switch the ignition off and close the driver door.

The trunk lid must be open at least half way.

Disconnect the trailer ⇒ Trailer towing.

There is more than one vehicle key in the luggage compartment.

Press the Easy Close button again.

Windows

Opening and closing the windows

Fig. 64 In the driver door: Power window buttons.

Opening the window: press the switch.

Closing the window: pull the switch.

Deactivating the power window buttons in the rear doors: press the switch.

This button is only located in the driver door.

The windows can still be opened or closed using the switches in the doors for a brief period after the ignition has been switched off, as long as the driver’s or front

passenger door is not opened.

One-touch opening and closing function

The one-touch opening and closing function allows the windows to be completely opened or closed. To use this feature, do not hold the window switch up or down.

To start the one-touch closing function, pull the window switch upward brieﬂy to the second level.

To start the one-touch opening function, press the window switch downward brieﬂy to the second level.

To stop the one-touch opening or closing function, pull or press the switch for that window again.

Convenience opening and closing

Opening

The windows can be opened from outside the vehicle using the vehicle key when the ignition is switched off.

1. Press and hold the unlock button on the vehicle key.

2. To stop the function, release the unlock button.

Closing

1. On vehicles with Keyless Access with push-button start: press the sensor surface or locking button on the door handle for a few seconds, until the windows are

closed ⇒ “Keyless Access” with push-button start . The vehicle key must be nearby to use this feature.

When all of the windows and the power sunroof are closed, the turn signals will blink once as a conﬁrmation.

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