Operation
Particular features if towing a trailer
If the f
act
ory-fitt
ed towing bracket is electri-
cally connected to a trailer, the electric rear
lid can only be opened or closed with the
buttons on the rear lid itself.
Acoustic warnings
Throughout the process of opening or closing
the rear lid, acoustic warnings can be heard.
Exception: when the rear lid is opened man-
ually using the handle or the Easy Open func-
tion with the movement of the foot or closed
using the button on the rear lid itself
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Fig. 82.
Modifying and memorising the opening
angle
If the space behind or above the vehicle is
less than the travel area of the rear lid, you
can change the opening angle of the rear lid.
To memorise a new opening angle, the rear
lid must be open at least halfway.
●
Interrupt the opening process in the desired
position.
●
Press the button
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Fig. 82 on the rear
lid for at least 3 seconds.
The opening angle is memorised. Memorisa-
tion is indicated by blinking of the hazard
warning lights and an audible warning.
Resetting and memorising the opening an-
gle
For the rear lid to reopen completely, the
opening angle must be reset and memorised
again.
●
Release the rear lid and open it to the
memorised height.
●
Lift the rear lid by hand as far as it goes. To
do this, some force will have to be used.
●
Press the button
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Fig. 82 on the rear
lid for at least 3 seconds.
●
This resets and memorises the factory-set
opening angle. Memorisation is indicated by
blinking of the hazard warning lights and an
audible warning.
Automatic protection against overheating
If the system is operated repeatedly in a short
space of time, it automatically switches off to
prevent overheating.
Once the system is cool again, the function
can be reused. Until then, the rear lid can only
be opened and closed by hand using reason-
able force.
If the vehicle's battery is disconnected or the
corresponding fuse burns out while the rear
lid is open, the system will have to be reset.
This requires closing the rear lid completely
once.
WARNING
If a lot of snow builds up on the rear lid or it
is heavily loaded, the rear lid may not open
or
, after opening, it may lower by itself due
to the extra weight and cause serious in-
jury.
●
Do not open the rear lid when there is a
lot of snow on it or when carrying a load
(e.g. on a rack).
●
Before opening the rear lid, remove the
snow or the load.
Rear lid with sensor-controlled
opening and cl
osing (Easy Open)*
3 Valid for: Leon Sportstourer
Fig. 84 Rear lid with sensor-controlled open-
ing (Easy Open).
If there is a valid vehicle key in the proximity of
the r
ear lid, it is possibl
e t
o unlock and open
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