TrundleFly Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 All - car has the auto open and close boot but I tend to just use it by hand anyway. When I close the boot I hear a motor sound that I guess is the locking mechanism. However, when the weather is cold it doesn't work properly. I close the boot, hear the motor sound and then the boot pops up again. I have to really slam it down and hold it for it to work properly. Is there something easy I can to do remedy it or do I need to take it into the garage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsYcHe Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Check that the mechanism is properly lubricated. It's the 'soft close' bit that's playing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrundleFly Posted December 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 OK will do. It was really bad this morning. Took around 10 attempts to get the boot to close properly. So is it just the obvious catches in the middle of the lid and connecting bit on the car that I need to lubricate or is there some hidden "soft close" bit I need to do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIDYDUBS Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 There is a possibility its the gas struts on the boot not allowing the closure due to the extreme temperatures of cold....possibly a software update for that unit as i dare say it has a load sensing in the unit.....try your reatiler or good Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beemerboy9 Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 My automatic boot lid would not close recently while I was away on a business trip. Absolutely no time to investigate the problem myself and it's minus 3 in Leicestershire. Russell Automotive pulled a USB stick from the lock mechanism, but not before some damage had already been done. Doh! Thanks for fixing it, chaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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