rear hatch door unlocking everything

In the US the locks can be customized but not sure if this includes the hatch. My default setting was that the hatch locked & unlocked all doors. This was the ONLY lock that worked the way I wanted it. There is a tit (or button) to the right of the handle (when facing the hatch) that locks all doors & hatch when pressed. If you are just closing the hatch then you aren't locking anything.

 

I don't mind the rear hatch door "unlocking everything." But I am still getting used to the fact that closing the rear hatch door does not lock anything, including the rear hatch door. I am used to conventional cars in which you lock the doors when you leave, and lock the trunk when it's closed. So I have a bad habit of walking away from the car after closing the rear hatch door, and forgetting to lock it. (I once did this with a suitcase in the rear hatch door.) But I am sure I will get used to it in time.

 

This behavior can be changed by the dealer in the custom settings of the car. It cannot be altered by the owner though, as it requires a Techstream unit. Some service departments will do this free of charge, particularly if the car is near new, but some want to charge a minimum service fee to hook up the computer.

 

If so, I sure hope they leave the current mode the default, that is how I open the passenger side door for my passengers, I touch the rear hatch handle and all the doors unlock, then I go to my side and get in.

 

Honestly, it might have been something I saw in the Techstream that wasn't in the manual. I know you can change the rear hatch unlock from short press/long press to a one press/two press operation. That isn't documented in the owner's manual either. I'm pretty sure I also saw the all doors/just hatch option, but now I'll have to go check to make sure I'm not giving a false lead. Let me hook up to the car with the Techstream and get back to you on it.