Greenhouseblues

Hi, My 2010 Superb had the same problem. Suddenly the tail gate wouldn't open except when using the key fob and only able to open it in salon mode and not hatch. After looking at the photos I slowly took things apart. I took out the side bolt retaining screws from both sides (Step 2) letting the washer drop into the plastic. I had trouble opening the boot into "hatch" mode, as it appeared to get stuck when I lifted the glass part. (The assembly around where I removed the bolts kept getting stuck here was very limited movement, maybe 1cm) In the end I quite *forcefully* just pulled it and the glass section came up. It was at this point that the locking side latches popped out (with a wire spring). After a long search on the ground I found it (phew). I then reassembled the latches as in the pictures and put back the side bolts I removed. I followed the rest of the instructions and indeed 3 of my wires had broken and others were on the way out. The job all in all took about 2 hours, with most of the delay being not being able to raise the glass after the bolts came out and not having the confidence to pull on the panels to get them off). If you've never taken the covers off that need to be taken off, the cracking and bending noises can be very off putting, just have faith. I only had to remove 3 screws in total. (1 from the main boot panel that holds the handle and 2 from the side plastics). Did a temporary fix until the weather gets better so I can do a more permanent solution. Will be opening the boot in hatch mode to keep the strain off the wires a bit. Glad everything is working now! Thanks for the guide.

Disconnecting the battery prevents the fault codes being logged apparently, as discussed earlier in this thread.

Got my 10 plate Superb Elegance 4x4 Hatchback last month, couldn't connect my HTC desire. Very disappointed. Ordered a replacement 5N0035730D blue-tooth module as I had a "c" module and fitted it today.(From flea-bay - £115 - quite hard to find). Volia, my HTC desire now works perfectly! No SMS though, but that's already been covered, and it's not a big deal for me. One point that people failed to mention is that when you disconnect the battery and reconnect it (5 minutes later in my case) is that my dashboard lit up like a Christmas tree with error messages. ESP warning fault, Tyre Pressure warning light & power steering fault light all appeared. They refused to go away desipte turning ignition on/off, locking/ unlocking car (Gulp!). A quick (panicky) search of this site, followed by a quick 2 minute drive around the block soon cleared all these errors, but it was a bit scary when it first happened! If your stuck with your car for a few years (Like I am - it's a great car, don't get me wrong), and you need the phone option, then this is best thing you can do. It's so easy!