Get Opening and Closing -> Trunk lid with Easy Open motion sensor Guide for Volkswagen Atlas SUV Second Generation (2024-2025)

Power closing the trunk lid

1. Press the button in the trunk lid when it is open ﬁg. 51.

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. Th

vehicle key must be nearby to use this feature.

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 the button on the trunk lid while the lid is opening or closing ﬁg. 51.

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

Pressing the

Chimes

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

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 ﬂashing ﬁg. 51.

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.

WARNING

Closing the trunk lid incorrectly or carelessly may lead to serious injuries.

When closing the trunk lid, make sure your hands are not within the closing range of the lid.

NOTICE

If you open or close the trunk lid when there is not enough space, this may cause damage.

Before opening or closing the trunk lid, check whether there is enough room, e.g. in garages.

Trunk lid with Easy Open motion sensor

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

and Introduction.

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Fig. 52 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. 52.

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.

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

the vehicle.

Activating or deactivating the Easy Open function

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

1. Select the Vehicle menu.

2. Select the Settings submenu.

3. Scroll down the list and assign the settings under Opening and closing.

The sensor-controlled luggage compartment opener (Easy Open) function may be triggered inadvertently in the

following situations:

During refueling operations in which a tank hose is brought to the lower rear area of the vehicle.

If there is a sweeping motion under the rear bumper.

If a strong stream of water or steam passes.

During maintenance and repair work in the area of the rear bumper.

If there are moving gates in the vicinity of the bumper.

CAUTION

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If a valid vehicle key is detected near the trunk lid, the sensor-controlled luggage compartment opener (Easy Open)

function may trigger unintentionally and open the trunk lid in some cases. 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.

After parking the vehicle, switch off the sensor-controlled luggage compartment opener (Easy Open) function via

the Infotainment system if you park close to obstacles, e.g. street lamps, posts and garage doors, or if you park in

an underground car park with a low ceiling.

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

Always turn off the sensor-controlled luggage compartment opener (Easy Open) function via the Infotainment

system before any and all maintenance and repair work is performed on the vehicle.

Always turn off the sensor-controlled luggage compartment opener (Easy Open) function via the Infotainment

system before washing the vehicle.

Always switch off the sensor-controlled luggage compartment opener (Easy Open) function via the Infotainment

system before mounting a bicycle rack or hitching a trailer ⇒

Introduction.

Troubleshooting

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

and Introduction.

If the automatic 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 lid 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 V vehicle battery is disconnected or the fuse is 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 manual 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 may be deactivated in heavy precipitation to reduce the risk of false activation.

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