Blueit Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Hi, Anyone got any idea why the boot lid opens on it own, (sometimes). On several occasions i have left my car in a car park (Locked), and when i have returned the boot has been open. Fortunately my boot was empty on each occasion Any advice would be helpful as I am getting paranoid about it. Thanks. Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMKC82 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Hi Allen, Just wondered if you are accidentally pressing onto the boot release on the key?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueit Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 Thanks for your reply Joe, I had considered this, however, the lid was closed after I had locked it. But I take your point and will make sure I am more careful with the when handling my keys after it has been locked. Thanks again, Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMKC82 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Just to let you know, depending on the settings, i think set by default. Even if the car is locked, the boot release on the key still opens the boot. Of course let us know if this is definitely not key. Others on this forum might have other ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueit Posted July 11, 2022 Author Share Posted July 11, 2022 Will do, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheITGuy Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 On several occasions I have returned to my car to see the boot lid open (once in a busy town centre car park about an hour after walking away from the car). I now keep hold of my keys until way out of range before putting them in my pocket. I also glance back at the car when walking away to double-check the boot is still closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueit Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 Thanks for that. I now do the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn W Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Hi, Does the car have 'advanced key' keyless entry? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueit Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 16 hours ago, Martyn W said: Hi, Does the car have 'advanced key' keyless entry? Yes it does. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn W Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 On 8/6/2022 at 7:38 AM, Blueit said: Yes it does. Cheers Interesting. I had an A4 B8 that did exactly the same. If I waved the key fob past the OSR corner of the car, the boot lid sprung up of its own accord. It was still under warranty (just), sot he car went back to the dealer several times, without success. The best they could offer was to line the inside of the bumper area with tin foil to block the signal, or to deactivate the advanced key. The factory didn't have a solution, & eventually Audi took the car back, as I wasn't prepared to accept the tin foil solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueit Posted August 9, 2022 Author Share Posted August 9, 2022 12 hours ago, Martyn W said: Interesting. I had an A4 B8 that did exactly the same. If I waved the key fob past the OSR corner of the car, the boot lid sprung up of its own accord. It was still under warranty (just), sot he car went back to the dealer several times, without success. The best they could offer was to line the inside of the bumper area with tin foil to block the signal, or to deactivate the advanced key. The factory didn't have a solution, & eventually Audi took the car back, as I wasn't prepared to accept the tin foil solution. THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY. VERY INTERESTING. MY CAR IS WELL OUT OF ITS WARANTY SO THAT FIX IS OUT. i WILL TRY YOUR SECOND SUGGESTION THOUGH AND PUT SOME TIN FOIL INSIDE BUMPER AREA TO SEE WHAT DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES. THANKS AGAIN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn W Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 11 hours ago, Blueit said: THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY. VERY INTERESTING. MY CAR IS WELL OUT OF ITS WARANTY SO THAT FIX IS OUT. i WILL TRY YOUR SECOND SUGGESTION THOUGH AND PUT SOME TIN FOIL INSIDE BUMPER AREA TO SEE WHAT DIFFERENCE THAT MAKES. THANKS AGAIN. No worries. Hope you get it sorted. I found it extremely frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdragon Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 I had this on my A5 Resolved by increasing the button press time to 2 seconds with VCDS I think default was something like 600ms lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueit Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 8 hours ago, jdragon said: I had this on my A5 Resolved by increasing the button press time to 2 seconds with VCDS I think default was something like 600ms lol Thanks for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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