# 2014 Volkswagen Passat automatic door isn't working

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-volkswagen-passat-automatic-door-isnt-working/124644>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen, passat\
**Created:** [September 9, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-volkswagen-passat-automatic-door-isnt-working/124644 "2018-09-09T09:58:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![anwar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@anwar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/anwar)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-volkswagen-passat-automatic-door-isnt-working/124644/1 "2018-09-09T09:58:01Z")

</div>

hi my vw Passat 2014 automatic door lock is not working. when I drive the car I get door lock sound, but still can open from inside with puss unlock button.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2014-volkswagen-passat-automatic-door-isnt-working/124644/2 "2018-09-10T13:49:17Z")

</div>

As I recall, on an older Passat, that lock function locks the doors against someone outside opening the door.

You need to be able to open the doors from the inside in case of emergency.

what is a “puss unlock button” ?