Whether you’re running rubish, helping someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume offered by the trunk of your Volkswagen Atlas is indispensable. However, it can happen, in some cases, that your trunk gets stuck, whether it is because of a power issues, or a problem with the lock, you will obviously find yourself in trouble when confronted with this problem. That’s why we decided to produce this content page to help you identify how to open the trunk of a Volkswagen Atlas from the inside? This should give you a temporary treatment to access the trunk whilst you consider a complete repair. To achieve this, we will first look at why the trunk of your car is blocked, and secondly, how to open the trunk of your Volkswagen Atlas from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Volkswagen Atlas locked?
We will now see one at a time the problems that can make you want to open the safe of your Volkswagen Atlas from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Volkswagen Atlas trunk
First justification for a locked trunk on your car. It is likely that the wires or the wiring harness of the trunk lock may have been cut by force or because of shocks. This problem motives the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may also cause problems with your rear lights which may be associated with the same wiring harness. If you have these two problems and your bulbs are not burnt out (please have a look at our content page on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Volkswagen Atlas if you don’t know how to test their state, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Volkswagen Atlas is blocked due to an electrical problem.
Broken trunk lock on Volkswagen Atlas
The second problem that may cause you to seek out how to open the trunk of your Volkswagen Atlas from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Volkswagen Atlas that is at the beginning of your problem. After a while, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the exterior trunk handle no longer stimulates the mechanism. You may still listen to the sound of activation, but the mechanism will not turn.
Something’s jammed in the lock
To conclude, a last possibility, despite the fact that the cause of the problem is in general already known. It is possible that you have something (a bag for example, a jacket, leaves…) stuck in the lock of your trunk and that this foreign body keeps it in the closed position.
How to open trunk Volkswagen Atlas from the inside?
After examining the various reasons why you might want to open the trunk of your Volkswagen Atlas from the inside, we will teach you how to do it in practice.
You may not be advised of it, but there is an internal handle on your trunk, which is there for essential safety. This handle is hidden and many of us are not even informed of its existence. However, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Volkswagen Atlas from the passenger compartment. To find this “handle” you’ll have to get in the back seat (don’t hesitate to fold it down for more space), and, at the trunk lock of your Volkswagen Atlas (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the complete lock appear. Once this has been completed, you should discover a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Volkswagen Atlas from the inside. Be careful though, on many models if this lever remains in the open position you will not be able to lock your trunk when locking your car with the central locking system. So be sure to put it back in position once you close your trunk.
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