Locked out!

[Rolfe]

Pulling the armrest forward allows access to near enough the whole boot are.
Its a bit of a drama out of a crisis 

I suppose it was, really!  I got such a shock when I discovered the boot had locked itself I forgot the button on the door existed.  I suspect it would have opened the boot right enough.  It's a useful warning though, because it's obvious it can also happen if all the doors are locked and then you're really screwed.

I think going through the parcel shelf was as good as anything to get into the boot, because the keys were right at the back behind a bucket of water and a bottle of disinfectant and assorted bits of oilskin protective clothing, so going over the top had its points.

I still haven't got these courtesy lights right off, in spite of sitting in the back seat with the doors closed and making sure the switches are actually off.  They go off when the car's locked, along with the front ones, but when I'm driving they stay on, at least partially, when the front ones go off.  They're not very bright and I'm beginning to wonder if they've always been on at that level, but surely it must be possible to switch them off?

Rolfe.

[topher]

That's a strange thing for courtesy lights to do.. quick phone call to your dealer maybe?

[mac7]

Sounds like there might be an electrical problem there Rolfe - maybe a faulty door switch or a bad earth somewhere. The dealer will be able to sort it out.

[AlanH]

Perhaps an hour with the manual might be an hour well spent?

[Rolfe]

Perhaps an hour with the manual might be an hour well spent?

I already did that, but maybe before I knew what I needed to know.   
[/Rumsfeld]

Rolfe.

[Rolfe]

Just checked.  As others have suggested, it's definitely possible to lock yourself out good and proper.  I opened the boot using the centre button while the car was parked and locked up.  Put some stuff in and (making damn sure the key was in my hand) closed it again.  Thunk, it locked.

This is scary stuff, me definitely no likee.  For goodness sake, I never heard of anyone having stuff nicked from their boot while they were with their car.  If you do see dodgy characters hanging around, then actively choose to lock the boot, it's not hard.

How do you turn this ghastly feature off?  Will the one-click lock/unlock do it?

I think it's insane even as a default, and as a non-customisable feature, well, who do I shoot?

Rolfe.

[keelaw]

what happens if you use the normal unlock button on the key fob? 

i don't see the point of the middle button, since you have to lift the VW flap up anyway, there's no benefit to the middle button.

[JellyCat]

on the mk5 (got the highline) computer you used to be able to change all the lock settings etc, and if you had sat nav can change there too.

Guessing it is...... but can anyone confirm if it's the same on the Mk6 (as that's supposed to be highline as standard), and also on the RCD510?

Spot the geek but can't wait to get the mk6 and then sit for hours with the distruction manual.

Sorry if it's a dumb question.

[R32UK]

I couldnt change my via the highline... thankfully for me Darren (mortygttdi) came around yesterday and installed the voice activation on my rns510 and also changed my lock/unlock settings. "... one button to rule them all" 

Cheers pal

[keelaw]

on the mk5 (got the highline) computer you used to be able to change all the lock settings etc, and if you had sat nav can change there too.

Guessing it is...... but can anyone confirm if it's the same on the Mk6 (as that's supposed to be highline as standard), and also on the RCD510?

Spot the geek but can't wait to get the mk6 and then sit for hours with the distruction manual.

Sorry if it's a dumb question.

yes, on the Mk6 MFD you can change the lock/ unlock settings to be:

1, driver doors only
2, driver's side only
3, all doors