Opening and closing -> Load compartment closing for Your Volkswagen California Van Third Generation (2015-2024)

Load compartment closing  
Button in the driver door  
The button for the luggage compartment locking function in the driver door locks the luggage compartment.  
Fig. 1 In the driver door: button for locking the luggage  
compartment.  
You can only unlock the vehicle with the  
doors are closed.  
button if the ignition is switched on and if all of the load compartment  
The  
button does not work if the vehicle has been locked manually with the vehicle key.  
The following information applies when using the  
The yellow indicator lamp in the button lights up.  
button to lock the load compartment:  
The unlock button in the driver door is disabled when the ignition is switched off. The unlock button is enabled  
again as soon as the ignition is switched on.  
The anti-theft alarm isnot activated.  
It is not possible to open the doors and the boot lid from the outside.  
The rear doors can be unlocked and opened from the inside by pulling the door release levers.  
Button on the vehicle key  
The  
button on the vehicle key→ Fig. 2 locks the passenger compartment while the load compartment is  
simultaneously unlocked.  
Fig. 2 On the vehicle key: button for unlocking the load  
compartment.  
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When the  
button is used to lock the driver's cab:  
The anti-theft alarm in the driver cab is activated.  
It is not possible to open the driver and passenger doors.  
The driver and passenger doors can be unlocked and opened from the inside by pulling the door release levers.  
You can open the doors and the boot lid from the outside and inside.  
Troubleshooting  
Indicator lamp lights up continuously  
The red LED  
for the central locking system in the driver door flashes at short intervals and then lights up continuously.  
There is a fault in the locking system.  
1. Go to a correspondingly qualified workshop and have the system checked.  
Turn signals do not flash  
The turn signals do not flash to confirm that the vehicle has been locked.  
1. Close all windows and doors.  
2. Close the boot lid.  
3. If the turn signals still do not flash, go to a correspondingly qualified workshop to have the system checked.  
Locking the vehicle after airbags have been triggered  
The entire vehicle is unlocked if the airbags are activated during an accident. Depending on the extent of the damage,  
the vehicle can be locked as follows after an accident:  
1. Switch off the ignition.  
2. Remove the vehicle key from the ignition lock.  
3. Open and close any vehicle door.  
4. Lock the vehicle using the vehicle key.  
Or: Press the central locking button in the driver door (→ Central locking button).  
Vehicle with seats in the rear area after airbag triggering  
In vehicles with seats in the rear area, the sliding doorcannot be locked after airbags have been triggered.  
Electric step does not work.  
The electric step cannot be extended or is retracted automatically.  
1. Remove the obstacle in front of the step.  
2. Press the button again to extend the electric step fully.  
Electric sliding door does not work.  
The sliding door cannot be opened or closed electrically.  
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