B7 Tailgate/Boot open and close from key

**2lmilk** · 12-08-2018, 01:24 PM

Hello team
I have searched the site for many hours and can't find any info.
I have a B7 130TDI wagon. I want to be able to close the boot with the key or inside cabin switch.

Am i able to do this with some VCDS coding and if so, where do i locate this.

Thanks in advance.

**Domatron** · 12-08-2018, 11:12 PM

I dont think it's possible. For safety reasons...

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**2lmilk** · 12-08-2018, 11:24 PM

Well thats not cool then.

**kamold** · 13-08-2018, 08:42 AM

There used to be a module you could buy that allowed you to remote close the tailgate. Some people have also done their own hacks but I'm not sure what they've done.
It's not a simple coding change though. In the newer MQB boot modules you can upload a parameter set which allows closing from the fob or interior boot button.

**Hillbilly** · 13-08-2018, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by 2lmilk

Well thats not cool then.

Would be if your 3 year old was half way in the rear when you shut it without looking

**Eaglehawk** · 13-08-2018, 04:11 PM

If it was a gentle close, I would want it too...

...but woah, I got the mechanism replaced recently (it was starting to struggle, and the last month of the lease) and it closes with quite a big force...