Lock down

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I seem to remember a net add that showed a VW shutting down in a storm and it was advertised as a "smart" gimmick.
So they have definetely advertised it but I am not certain which car it referred to.
I might have seen the ad overseas too. Cant recall but definetely seen an add.

There is no risk to the dealership as it is not activated form the factory and it is notdetailed in the specifications so you are responsible for closing hte windows and sunroof in the event of weather.

If you go ahead and activate the auto-close then you take on that risk as VW never advertised that the car would auto-close and it was not activated when you got it.

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I seem to remember a net add that showed a VW shutting down in a storm and it was advertised as a "smart" gimmick.
So they have definetely advertised it but I am not certain which car it referred to.
I might have seen the ad overseas too. Cant recall but definetely seen an add.

It could have been an overseas model.
I don't know of any VW in Aus that came acitvated unless you asked them to activate it upon delivery.
There are quite a few vagcom owners on here, you could just get htem to activate for the cost of a bottle of alcohol or ask them to do it at your next service.

I also assume due to cost cutting/product platforms that VW Group have a range wide rain sensing wiper setting.
So in say the Bentley's it comes activated but it's easier/cheaper to use the same electrics module and just de-activate it for lower models than it is to have 15 different versions of an electric module for their multi-brand company.