Jetta Wagon Rear Hatch Auto-lock Disable ?

[TDI_Jetta_Guy]

I've looked and looked and haven't found the path to enlightenment. Please help o' gurus...

Just bought a 2004 Jetta TDI wagon and it's the best car ever. Feeling very smug about the mileage!

However, the rear hatch doesn't unlock with the rest of the doors. I hate that. It's a small thing to be worked up about, but how to disable the auto-locking and teach it to unlock with the rest of the doors? Do I need to get in there with a scanner and start flipping bits? Is there another way?

Thanks! /images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[sootwagen]

Check out the following link (THANKS, PENCILNCK!!!)

A4 Autohatch

 

[TDI_Jetta_Guy]

Talk about instant answers! Damn, that's fast. Thank you!

I like Pencilneck's hardware solution, quite tidy. Think I will keep scratching around for more details on the scan tool solution too. (Something so appealing about customizing the brains of my Jetta, doncha know.)

 

[Variant TDI]

Pay attention to the 'side effect' of this mod.

You could leave your car vunerable to anyone opening the hatch and not setting off the alarm.

 

[jackbombay]

This method does not have the 60 second issue, if your doors are unlocked so is your trunk/tailgate. This is not done on an 04' but I don't see why it should not work. It is more work than the previous method linked, but the results are better IMO.

-Jack

 

[peteguenther]

Hey there the this method link above goes to not found. I would love to be able to open the rear hatch on my 03 wagon anytime doors are unlocked!