Estate boot will NOT open

[Green George]

2011 Skoda Superb 2.0 (170) TDI Elegance estate.

Just carried a spare set of wheels in the boot (Changing over to a winters of wheels) and the wheels were rolling backwards and forwards and in doing so was knocking against the boot. I have carried wheels in this way for years without issue.... However, when I got home the (external) boot button above the number plate was not working (and not sound of anything happening) and I am unable to open the boot. The remote will not open the boot.

I have tried:
1. Cycling the central locking;
2. Disconnecting the battery to see if this would reset the system;
3. Confirmed that the boot is properly closed.

Researched this using Google but haven't found an advice on an estate and this scenario.

There are no warning lights or fault messages and I do not have access to VAGcom or similar.

Anyone able to assist me sorting this, please?

[Oldandslow]

Is there a manual release in the boot?

[phil y]

Any use?

[Penelope Stopit]

Anything like a Flavia?

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[Green George]

Brilliant, that worked. Thank you very much. The remote is working as well, I guess the lock may have seized with the wheels knocking against the boot.

[phil y]

For future reference, I use a ratchet strap round the wheels, with either end hooked on the dog guard. The luggage loops should work if you don’t have a dog guard.

Just helps to stop them rolling about.

[E-bmw]

phil y said:

For future reference, at the risk of sounding all sucky-eggy, carrying an unsecured load in a car is illegal, what you did sounds like it was unsecured & if the BiB saw it/could be bothered they could 'ave a word.

Just sayin'.

FTFY

[Green George]

E-bmw said:

Just sayin'.

FTFY

Thanks for the advice, but that wasn’t the case. Movement was a few inches at most fore and aft. However, I will use the ratchet strap in future as that makes sense.

[Penelope Stopit]

Where does it end?

People put shopping in the boot

Confused now

[E-bmw]

And in a boot it can't go anywhere, so it is secured.

Like I said, I was just sayin'.

[Penelope Stopit]

Think I've got it

Boot's ok, estate not ok

[E-bmw]

That is a hatch not a boot.

[Penelope Stopit]

Thanks

Got it now

Boot is good

? against anything else