Disabling the alarm on the Cali for ferry crossing

[nigpdreadingfc]

You probably are, if it works as you describe. That button is no longer there on more recent T6.1 (as per #156) and other changes over time from earlier California suggest that only the more recent T6.1 have this issue (potentially).

Like a lot of things, VW should have thought "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"

 

[dspuk]

Am I one of the lucky ones that find this situation a complete non.issue?
I have a MY 2020 Cali Ocean 6.1 and all I do on a ferry, before locking it, is to press this button on the B pillar driver's side, then press once on the fob to lock it

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The button still exists. It’s just a software button not a hardware one. This is a lot of chat around something where the answer has always been press the button. Hardware or software.

 

[Viktorgeorge]

The button still exists. It’s just a software button not a hardware one. This is a lot of chat around something where the answer has always been press the button. Hardware or software.

Perhaps. But #160 above questions this. My own experiences leave me unclear.

 

[Hawthorn37]

Am I one of the lucky ones that find this situation a complete non.issue?
I have a MY 2020 Cali Ocean 6.1 and all I do on a ferry, before locking it, is to press this button on the B pillar driver's side, then press once on the fob to lock it

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Yes maybe, but I’d be more confident if the button pictogram showed a tow truck hooking on to the van!

 

[nigpdreadingfc]

Yes maybe, but I’d be more confident if the button pictogram showed a tow truck hooking on to the van!

I can appreciate that, but they chose an interior alarm pictogram for both purposes.
Here's p75 of my manual that gave me all the confidence I needed

 

[dspuk]

I can appreciate that, but they chose an interior alarm pictogram for both purposes.
Here's p75 of my manual that gave me all the confidence I needed

The 6.1 manual no less clear. Just a software button instead.

 

[nigpdreadingfc]

The 6.1 manual no less clear. Just a software button instead. View attachment 135406

Mine's a 6.1 too, but an early one, where things were a lot more straightforward, thankfully

 

[RockinNRollin]

I can appreciate that, but they chose an interior alarm pictogram for both purposes.
Here's p75 of my manual that gave me all the confidence I needed

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Interestingly that’s exactly what I do albeit digitally; disable interior monitoring and lock the vehicle using the key

 

[Hawthorn37]

I can appreciate that, but they chose an interior alarm pictogram for both purposes.
Here's p75 of my manual that gave me all the confidence I needed

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That’s clear then! Wish we still had a switch - less easy to mess with than software systems.

 

[AdamsFamily]

How many different variations to do one job?? Madness.
I need to read through l this again out in the van sometime. Ferry in 3 months and I don't really want to be one of those whose alarm is constantly going off.

 

[nigpdreadingfc]

How many different variations to do one job?? Madness.
I need to read through l this again out in the van sometime. Ferry in 3 months and I don't really want to be one of those whose alarm is constantly going off.

Do you have the switch on the B pillar? If so, press it, close the driver's door and press the lock button on the key fob.
Doors are locked, but the internal movement alarm and tow alarm are deactivated.

 

[AdamsFamily]

Do you have the switch on the B pillar? If so, press it, close the driver's door and press the lock button on the key fob.
Doors are locked, but the internal movement alarm and tow alarm are deactivated.

No, think that was on the older models wasn't it?

 

[nigpdreadingfc]

No, think that was on the older models wasn't it?

It's on my MY20 6.1

 

[chockswahay]

It's on my MY20 6.1

Haha, I don’t feel like Billy no mates anymore! It’s on my MY20 6.1 too

 

[Hawthorn37]

I think it changed in MY21

 

[Hawthorn37]

Haha, I don’t feel like Billy no mates anymore! It’s on my MY20 6.1 too

Lucky you !