That goes for the manual tailgate as well. I never use the "tailgate" button on the remote. I always unlock the entire car when accessing the boot/trunk, because it relocks the tailgate when you close it.

My Dad's Mk5 Golf does exactly the same thing. When he bought it, the dealer actually warned him and suggested not to use this function.

 

Yeah Andriek! i've owned my treg for over two years and never even thought about the problem. I can only thank my lucky stars i was only 10 mins from home, hate to think if i was away on holiday's!!!

 

i got a story i'd like to share as well....july 4th of 2009 , we got out boat hooked up and its all good we start heading towards wisconsin, on the way there we stop at the oasis to grab some food , i was done w/ my food and decided to go out do a walk around the truck and boat and make sure everything is kool , i noticed some wires unportected close to the hitch so i open my truck to wrap those wires , as soon i was done i close the trunk and BEEP alarm locks...now everyone is back by the car but the keys are in the trunk....so i call roadservice to help us out, but considering that its july 4th no help will come untill the next day ... so after 30 minutes of waiting i decided to pop the rear side windows and get the keys, and thats how i ended up paying $250 to get window replaced .

 

you guys should just do what i do....... keep your spare black plastic Valet key in your wallet! can you use that to open the doors?

 

What if you bought your Treg used and didn't get spare valet key? Can you get one from the dealer?

 

What if you bought your Treg used and didn't get spare valet key? Can you get one from the dealer?

You should be able to. They gave us one for our used Passat.

 

Hmm...I swear I locked the keys in the cargo area, but because of the keyless entry I was able to open the doors. But I could be wrong, maybe the car was already unlocked.

 

Keyless entry will save you IF it detects the key in the rear. It doesn't always do it though. Of course, with keyless entry you don't have to take the key out of your pocket, so why would you put it in the rear hatch anyway?

And every vehicle I've ever owned with a trunk will lock your keys away when you close the trunk. It is just common sense not to put your keys down in your trunk or hatch.

 

Thanks. Would make for a sad situation somewhere in Death Valley? You never know. I'll make sure I keep a spare in my pocket.