Hello everyone, I have a problem with my 2015 Superb L&K combi.

 

Recently, I got replaced the stock rear dIfussor with the original Sportline, I bought. When changing it, the guy only disconnected the virtual pedal antena from the socket below the rear bumper.

 

I don't know if it's a coincidence, but since then, I frequently have a problem with closing the tailgate. It doesn't matter whether I try to close it with the button on the tailgate, or on the key. It just won't close. It makes a sound, like it is trying to, but nothing happens. And then - sometimes it works properly. So I don't think that it is blocked by anything mechanically. Nor electrically, since it works sometimes.

 

I had it on my friend's diagnostics today and it didn't show any error at all.

He reseted it, it went down beeping once (like it was loading a new path) then it worked a few times. And when I locked the car and unlocked after a several minutes, it didn't work again.

 

Please help, how could I solve this?

Strange thing is, that sometimes it works properly and sometimes it doesn't (then I try some combinations - unlocking, locking, setting new height position, again un/locking...and then it finally closes).

 

Thank you!

 

If it quacks like a Duck and walks like a Duck the chances are it’s not a dog.....

12 hours ago, Nick_H said:

If it quacks like a Duck and walks like a Duck the chances are it’s not a dog.....

 

Thank you. What is your advise?

That is strange behaviour indeed.

 

I too have changed my rear diffusor to the Sportline version with no issues.

 

I only had to disconnect the virtual pedal and parking sensors.

Nothing around or near the tailgate.

 

Did they connect the virtual pedal connector properly?  

It might b going bonkers every now n then, and hence confusing the operation of the tailgate in terms of opening & closing.

That the guy that did the work probably broke something. 

4 hours ago, JR RS said:

That is strange behaviour indeed.

 

I too have changed my rear diffusor to the Sportline version with no issues.

 

I only had to disconnect the virtual pedal and parking sensors.

Nothing around or near the tailgate.

 

Did they connect the virtual pedal connector properly?  

It might b going bonkers every now n then, and hence confusing the operation of the tailgate in terms of opening & closing.

 

Thank you for your reply. Yes, the question is, if it has anything to do with the diffusor change, or it is just a coincidence and it´s a separate problem. 

 

They connected everything, although it displayed that the virtual pedal is not connected. Then they tried to connect it again, measured the cables, if they aren´t broken. And the virtual pedal started to work properly.

 

Only the closing is now the problem :-/

 

 

2 hours ago, MartinSPRB said:

 

Thank you for your reply. Yes, the question is, if it has anything to do with the diffusor change, or it is just a coincidence and it´s a separate problem. 

 

They connected everything, although it displayed that the virtual pedal is not connected. Then they tried to connect it again, measured the cables, if they aren´t broken. And the virtual pedal started to work properly.

 

Only the closing is now the problem :-/

 

 

If they initially had a problem on reconnection I would think it is very likely that it is them that have messed it up.

I would go back and ask them to sort it out.

8 hours ago, MartinSPRB said:

Only the closing is now the problem :-/

 

The virtual pedal can also b used to close the boot.

 

Sounds like they stuffed something up when they were putting things back.

 

Below r some pics to show u the virtual pedal sensors/strips and how they should b positioned inside the rear diffusor.

 

Thank you guys for your replies. Next week I´m going to official Skoda diagnostics to see what they can find out.

 

@JR RS Thank you for the pictures, I appreciate it. Yes, the sensors/antenas are exactly as you posted. They even are a marks where to glue it back on the new diffusor.

 

I´ll see what they say in Skoda. Here I was hoping for some "trick" - if the virtual pedal was disconnected, maybe it has to learn the path, or pair in some way again. 

 

Thanx

 

 

15 hours ago, MartinSPRB said:

Here I was hoping for some "trick" - if the virtual pedal was disconnected, maybe it has to learn the path, or pair in some way again. 

 

It's the same virtual pedal sensor - so nothing new to learn/pair.

Car doesn't know u have a different diffusor ;-)

 

Good luck.