[Danmansion]

We recently ran into this... 3 year old son in the T3 (having a bit of a tantrum) with it running. Went inside to get our new little baby and when i get back the doors are locked! Apparently if he undos the top portion of his car seat he can reach up and hit the lock button on his door (see pic, I had him reenact it). This is with the child lock button on from the drivers seat. Luckily I was home and grabbed the spare key, but note that only opens the car manually, not electronically. Anyone know if its possible to turn off those locks in the back? You'd think the child lock would do that, right? He's a smart one, afraid this is going to be a new game, lock dad out.

 

[Kryspyx]

Thought the window lock on the driver's door also disabled locks. Will check on my 2008. But...leaving child in car with keys in ignition, running or not, can prove FATAL. Not typical outcome, but good advice.

CHECKED, and my driver's window lock button (button in between window buttons) disables the "lock" buttons on all other doors...BUT still allows operation of "UNlock" buttons!

Peace

 

[Terapin]

Danmansion
I have a 2012 TDI Exec and I just went out to try the child locks. When we have the child lock activated on the drivers door, it deactivates the rear window AND door locks. And obviously you cannot open the rear door from the inside either. So in my case, the rear door locks are deactivated when using the child lock feature.
Must something you can set in programing perhaps? I'm still looking into it....
Danmansion

 

[newtdi]

... 3 year old son in the T3 (having a bit of a tantrum) with it running.

ugh.......i'm not gonna say anything....

 

[Kryspyx]

Dan...did you make sure both of your child lock buttons were on? I believe the child locks on your Treg are multi-functional...can opt for either left side, right side, OR both locks to be enabled. If you had right side locks enabled with child in left side, it will not work.

Just a thought seeing your pic showing only the right passenger lock was on.

 

[Kryspyx]

NewTDI...yeah. I'm with ya on that! Even with a well behaved child, let alone one who's in the middle of a "tantrum"! Is reason Aud/VWi started making you depress brake pedal to start cars or move gear shifter out of park back in the 80's. Child in front passenger seat, playing as kids tend to do, put car in reverse and ran over his sibling killing them. Sorta what I said in my first reply.

Good advice.

 

[OsirisTDI]

Stop leaving your son alone in a running vehicle, page 302 in the Touareg manual.

 

[Kryspyx]

Forget the manual...it's "DRIVING" & "PARENTING" 101 . .

That being said...we are all human and forget to think or do foolish DUMB things from time to time...life lesson.

Peace

 

[Danmansion]

Thanks @Kryspyx and @Terapin for checking it out. I will see if disabling both doors does the trick.

To the others - I get it, I don't leave my kid in the car on a regular basis. This happened when I strapped him in his seat, walked 25 ft to the house to get our 6 week old, then back to the car (its 30 degrees out). The thing is, he could unstrap and lock me out within a few seconds if he wanted, by the time I walk around the car. I appreciate your concern an I'm sure there are se fools out there that need the advice.

 

[Terapin]

I’ve been tinkering with the door locks and reading the manual all morning. I’ve been Turning features on and off in the “settings”.
Now my locks act like yours and I cannot get them back to the way I had them…that is: for the child lock feature to disable the rear door lock button.
I have the Exec model with keyless access & proximity sensors, and I’ve never seen a more complicated set of instructions for locking and unlocking the doors on a vehicle… Page after page after page in the manual. Some features are working, others not.
Sorry, you are on your own.

 

[dtrax]

I never exit from the running Beast without the driver's window being at least partially down even in 30 degree weather. Don't trust it to behave.

 

[Kryspyx]

I never worry about locking myself out as I have the plastic "valet" key in my wallet. It's so small and thin, it fits nicely behind my license.

 

[JKUCSMA]

Theres' a child lock button on the rear doors,you turn it with a coin or key it keeps the door buttons from unlocking the door.page 42/3.1,mechanical child locks.

 

[Kryspyx]

JK ... Issue from OP wasn't the child "unlocking" the door, which is what the switch disables, but that the child "locked" the doors with the keys in the ignition. I don't believe the switch you refer to does anything but keep a child from unlocking the door and escaping mid trip.

It's ok...gotta be Monday on some planet, just not this one. LOL

Peace

 

[JKUCSMA]

me bad

 

[Built4Sin]

I never exit from the running Beast without the driver's window being at least partially down even in 30 degree weather. Don't trust it to behave.

I agree... High school / Low-riders / Shaved doors... You accidentally shut that door and either the window is getting shattered or you have a emergency button in the fender.

Dead Horse

 

[JKUCSMA]

Actually I'am not bad,using the rear mechanical door locks in rear,disable the electronic door switches in rear.This on my 08,don't know about T3