How far should boot lid open up

[DSgforme]

Hi I have a 2014 mk 2 superb facelift 2litre dsg and was wondering how far the boot lid should lift when opened remotely with the key it is a manual system but only pops open and does not open up fully is this the norm or is there some way of adjusting it to open fully

As always many thanks in advance for all the advice given

Eric

[vborovic]

Saloon or estate?

[DSgforme]

Sorry should have said saloon 

[vborovic]

1 minute ago, DSgforme said:

Sorry should have said saloon 

 

To give you a starting point:

 

 

[bigjohn]

16 minutes ago, DSgforme said:

Hi I have a 2014 mk 2 superb facelift 2litre dsg and was wondering how far the boot lid should lift when opened remotely with the key it is a manual system but only pops open and does not open up fully is this the norm or is there some way of adjusting it to open fully

As always many thanks in advance for all the advice given

Eric

 

My 2014 twin door has only ever "popped" open since I got it at 14 months old / 14k miles

 

[silver1011]

My 8 year old, 150,000 mile Twindoor (saloon / hatchback) will happily open all the way using the keyfob.

 

Unless it is very cold (oil pressure in the struts?), or there is excess beaded water / light dusting of snow on the surface.

 

In the summer it is strong enough to crack you one on the chin if you're stood too close 

 

I think it all depends on how often you use the boot. Springs don't last forever. Through the week I store my laptop bag, lunch, jacket etc. on the back seat so the boot is only opened once or twice a week.

 

I imagine if you use the car as a taxi and the boot is opened 20-30 times a day then you're going to notice issues much earlier in the cars life.

[bigjohn]

I wonder if they have down rated the boot struts on the facelift then?

 

 

[Gdcobra]

Sometimes mine will just about pop up, other times it will raise all the way.  Seems to do better when warm, maybe newer gas rams would improve it but I can't really be bothered. 

[Jules Tohpipi]

My 12 plate opens fine normally but only goes up a bit in cold weather. I seem to recall reading this also in my user manual.