VW Touareg II 2 owners manual page 46

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x Switch off the ignition and remove any vehicle key in the ignition. x Stand in front of the middle of the rear bumper. x Quickly move your foot and shin as close to the bumper as possible. Your shin must be in the upper part of the sensor’s range and your foot in the lower part (1) x Quickly move your shin out of range(2 ). The rear hatch opens automatically. If the luggage compartment lid does not open, wait a few seconds and try again. The high-mounted brake light and the turn signals flash once to show that the Easy Open feature is opening the rear hatch. The rear hatch locks automatically after closing if the vehicle was locked before and a valid vehicle key is not inside the vehicle. Easy Open may not work properly or at all in the following situations (examples): x If the rear bumper is very dirty. x If the rear bumper has salty water on it after driving on salted roads. x If a trailer hitch has been retrofit on the vehicle. Easy Open may be automatically deactivated in heavy rain to help prevent unintentional deployment caused by water running down the vehicle, for example. CAUTION If a valid vehicle key is within range of the rear hatch, the Easy Open feature can deploy unintentionally in some cases and open the rear hatch: for example, when sweeping the ground or floor below the rear bumper, if there is a strong stream of water or steam or when carrying out maintenance or repairs around the rear bumper. If the rear hatch opens unintentionally, it can injure anyone or damage anything in its way. x Never leave a valid vehicle key within range of the rear hatch unattended. Anti-theft alarm system ¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS Your vehicle is either equipped with an anti-theft alarm system or pre-equipped for anti-theft alarm system installation. If the vehicle is pre-equipped for installation of the anti-theft alarm system, the alarm system can be retrofitted by an authorized Volkswagen dealer or an authorized Volkswagen Service Facility. The anti-theft alarm system makes it more difficult for someone to break into or steal the vehicle. The anti-theft alarm system is automatically activated when the vehicle is locked by pressing the lock button on the remote control vehicle key. When is the alarm triggered? The anti-theft alarm system sounds for about 30 seconds and flashes the turn signals for up to 5 minutes, if the following occurs with respect to the locked vehicle: x Opening a door that has been mechanically unlocked. x Forcibly opening a door. x Forcibly opening the engine hood. x Forcibly opening the rear hatch. x Switching on the ignition with an invalid key. x Disconnecting the vehicle battery. x Disconnecting an anti-theft system integrated traile⇒r Trailer towing.

owners manual VW Touareg

owners manual VW Touareg - year of production: 2010 - VW Touareg II 2 owners manual EN