Hello All,
just wanted to express my gratitude to this thread and especially GreenLinerToo’s advice. I went to refuel today and found I couldn’t open the flap after pulling up to the petrol bowser. Bloody hell! Of course it has to happen on Christmas Eve and it’s a Sunday to boot meaning I can’t even ring up a dealer/service Centre for advice.
Spent five minutes pushing on the flap and trying all combinations of locking/unlocking and push on flap. No good. Finally turned to Dr Google and up came this thread amongst others.
The first thread I read suggested getting to the catch and solenoid from the boot by ripping out the sidewall’s carpet. I had a look and realised that I could probably rip it out but if I did I probably wouldn’t be able to put it back, at least not as nicely as the factory finish.
Then I found this thread and GreenLinerToo’s advice. Sure enough by pressing slightly on the fuel flap whilst pressing the unlock button on the key did the trick. It now opens and closes fine.
just want to express m gratitude for the advice. Cheers, Merry Christmas and good will to all.
By the way, mine’s is a 2012 Superb. Everything is sealed, I can’t see any obvious lubrication points for me to spray with WD40. The locking pin seems to have a rubber sleeve fitted to it, so spraying that won’t do any good.
