ThomasW

Yes, you have to hold it until the hatch is closed entirely. And the car has to be in park I believe.

WildBTK

That's the inside button on the driver's side door; I am talking about using the remote control to close the hatch. You can do it, but it only works less than 5 feet from the hatch.

ThomasW

I know. But skaven81 was referring to the button on the driver's side door for closing the hatch which is why I quoted that post.

thebishman

Not really an appropriate term for a highly respected German company given the World’s history.

WildBTK

The term "safety *****" is well-established in common vernacular. The context -- using it to describe an over-thought design feature of a German company -- was distasteful on my part and was not intended to conflate the two things. Bad choice of words on my part.

Brooklyn

Thanks all. The wife will appreciate being able to close the hatch via the door button and remote. I’ve been deployed the entire time the car has been available. For those of you who have looked underneath it, are there good jack and jack stand mounting points? I”ve heard that can get tricky with the underbody of electric vehicles. One of the first projects I would be tackling for the wife would be painting the calipers, which would require removing all four wheels.

newmanium

Jack spots are fairly easy, right on the outer edge next to each wheel - FYI they are *super* far apart, like 76" or so, only matters for something like a QuickJack. Apparently it's common with all electric cars, the Tesla S is similar, shouldn't matter for individual jack and swapping wheels.

It's weird to look underneath, just a big smooth piece of metal, kind of trippy if you're used to normal cars. I've heard to be careful jacking and make sure not to pick the battery pack by accident, although I do wonder with Audi's reinforcements exactly how strong it is (anybody ever heard a marketing blurb?).

Jeff Reburn

Does she know along with the kick to open, you can also kick to close? I thought that was neat!

robert997

Some great features on here I didn't know, especially the shortcutting process !

I discovered that as long as the key is in your pocket, you can open the charging flap on an otherwise locked car, without needing to unlock it. Useful here in the UK as we don't as-standard have keyless (comfort) entry, because of all the car theft that we suffer...

I'm also surprised at just how much extra room is found under the boot (trunk) floor, and in the sides of the boot as well ! A real saver when packing for a family trip away when the luggage just keeps on coming

jofspade

Is there a setting that I need to set to get this? So if I'm within range to unlock with the fob, I can get the A/C to turn on? This would be awesome since I usually fire up the app and enable the climate control remotely. But since the app is so slow and spotty, I'm usually in the driver's seat by the time it takes effect.
EDIT: n/m. Found it later in the thread:
Start A/C after unlocking: page 85, but it's incorrect. The correct sequence is Vehicle > Climate Control > (Thermometer icon) > (Gear icon) > Start A/C after unlocking

On another note, I found that the rear sensors work for (almost?) the entire height of the car, not just the bumpers. I happened to back out of the garage one day and didn't open the garage door until the car was in R. The rear sensors were beeping until the door was all the way up.