[woakesaj]

After my first trip to the supermarket with my 4 day old T-roc (1.5 sel, indium grey), I found shopping bags a tight fit for height in the boot. There seems to be an extra few inches below the existing floor, and the manual implies that the boot floor can be lowered (page 195). However, the existing floor will definitely not fit in a lower position. Has anyone lowered the this floor, or is a new floor required? There doesn't seem to be a different floor available in the accessories.
Looking at the manual again, the drawing of the lowered floor (bottom right) even seems to be a Golf!

 

[hafman]

Can't help I'm afraid, as VW haven't uploaded a T-Roc manual to their website yet, and our car is yet to arrive. The online configurator & brochure are not a great help either. Is yours 2WD or 4WD?

I noticed a reference to (presumably) a Golf in the Tech Specs too - they list both 3 and 5 door versions ...

 

[hafman]

Page 4 of https://www.petercoopergroup.co.uk/volkswagen/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/T-Roc.pdf says (for SE and above) "Variable boot floor, height adjustable and removable", but the document is dated 3 Oct 2017.

The current document (dated 6.2.2018) doesn't seem to mention this.

 

[havsgaard]

Floor cannot be lowered if you have 4wd - i also seem to recollect it to not be possible if you have the upgraded sound systen due to subwoofer.

 

[Ian J]

When I viewed a T-roc it came with a full sized spare wheel that prevented the boot floor being lowered

 

[stustod]

Tis's true.
Today I collected my gleaming T-Roc and the dealer said because it's got a full size spare wheel instead of the space saver the boot level won't lower.
I'm that delighted with the T-Roc that I'm actually looking forward to going to work tomorrow so I can drive it again !

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Same as my last car, (MK7 Golf) our new T-Roc has a spacesaver spare wheel.

The floor of the boot is currently level with the top of the rear bumper/fender.

It is great for setting items into the boot as you don't have to lean in or bend over with loads.
( I remember this being a big issue in the manual handling course I took at work a few years ago )

But my floor can be fitted in this position or a much lower position which is just above the spare wheel. I did use this once on a pick up from the airport which involved three suitcases.
Otherwise I prefer it in the normal, bumper level floor position.

OP, look at the locating mechanism at the back of the boot for the floor.
Remove the floor shelf and look below... there should be a lower locating mechanism, same as the top one.

I may be totally wrong if your car has a full size spare.

 

[Trev]

I have SEL and came with full size spare wheel however dealer thinks they will be changed for space saver as only full size spare was available at launch but says on spec that floor height is adjustable.

 

[braveheart74]

My 1.5 Sel also has a full size spare. I would have been happy enough with the space saver, which would also have saved some weight.

 

[Ian J]

I asked for a space saver tyre to be added to the order, so I can adjust the boot floor height, not sure if it comes with a full sized spare if the dealer will provide a space saver or if I will have to buy it as an extra

 

[CJD]

I've spoken to my dealer who is liaising with VW Uk over this. All of the VW literature including the online configurator lists the car with spacesaver wheel & adjustable height boot. As someone on here has already mentioned, they were using the full size wheel at launch which means the polystyrene jack housing & height of the full size wheel prevents the boot floor being put on its lower setting.
I've lodged a formal complaint & asked VW to retro fit the spacesaver & smaller polystyrene jack housing so that I can utilise the extra boot space. One of the reasons I swapped from my golf gtd was to gain the extra space based on their quoted measurements. I'd advise anyone else to do the same & request the correct parts be retro fitted. Apparently VW are now building the Sel with the space saver wheel & variable boot floor from build week mid February.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

I personally would be keen to see an image of what's under the boot floor for those who say they have little or no room.

My previous car was a mk7 golf... it had the 2 level floor and space saver tyre.

I had the choice of choosing a low or high level floor, dependant on where I located the floor panel.

My T Roc appears to be one of the first without the T Roc, signature 'diamond' shaped daytime running lights which double up as indicators, without being specified as an extra ( Standard on SEL models )

I have rectangular DRLs, similar to the mk 7.5 Golf, which dim to allow roadusers to notice the amber indicator below to be visible. (Others have diamond shaped DRL which doubles up as signature indicator )

So, I previously worked out, mine is a 2018 build car, and has the light set up above.

2017 built cars appear to have the more expensive lights without specing them as an extra. (£200 plus if I rememember)

Someone pointed out the early built cars were built to Euro spec rather than UK spec.

So I'm thinking, these cars might have a full size spare wheel and therefore a boot floor which only fits at the higher level.

My car has the optional Beats sound system, which includes a subwoofer inside the spacesaver spare wheel. But this still allows me to drop the floor to a lower level.

If a user who claims to have only one floor level can post a pic of the spare wheel, I will gladly show another image of my two level floors

 

[Trev]

I have an SEL which was one of the first to arrive in U.K. and I have a full size spare wheel which prevents me lowering the floor of the boot as I used to do in my MK7 Golf GTI however after questioning this with my dealer as the spec says that boot floor is adjustable I got word today that VW will swap my spare wheel for a space saver.

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Seems like most posters here are SEL owners, which is harder to establish what's going on.

SEL has as standard the signature 'diamond' shape Daylight Running Lights (as a previous user described them)

My Design model has the regular, 'MK7.5 Golf type' LED Daytime running lights, which are unlike the diamond shape items. Just a straight DRL, which dims as the indicator below illuminates.

( the fancy one on the SEL model is a diamond shaped DRL which becomes a diamond shaped indicator)

My point is, when I researched the early build models, (all built in 2017) they seemed to have had a free upgrade to Euro spec cars..... the signature lights, which are free on SEL, but a £200 upgrade on lesser models.

I'm guessing the full size spare wheel is another freebie, as part of the Euro specification.

Mine is a week 2 built car of 2018, so I got the spacesaver spare wheel and cheaper DRLs.

I'm glad of the extra room in the boot, but even though I didn't really look the DRLs initially, I now sort of wish I had them as a freebie.

 

[lalptopus]

Picked up our new (front wheel drive) SEL today - and have the exact same problem... the boot floor is definitely not height adjustable!

Have just had a look through all the VW online literature on the T-Roc but can't find anything on the VW website that says that the T-Roc has an adjustable boot floor, but instead I can only find references to space saver spare wheels (without the fact that this means the floor is adjustable).

Did anyone else manage to find anything that they used to make a case to their dealers that their boot floor should be height adjustable?

Just a bit worried that if I try to complain they might just say that none of the brochures don't say that the floor is adjustable and therefore they refuse to retroactively fit it!

Any links (or other advice) gratefully received!

 

[Betty Swollocks]

Here's my car. 1.5 TSi Design model, with the subwoofer for the beats sound system. Spacesaver spare came as standard, so I have the option of selecting the high or low boot floor as needed.

 

[Agerbundsen]

My car has the same spare wheel (optional extra) but as it is 4Motion, does not have the option of lowering the boot floor. The Haldex and the different rear suspension (true multi-link independent) raises the metal boot floor a bit, so no room for lowering the composite boot floor.

Alas, no subwoofer either, but lots of space around the spare to stuff all those silly little items in you always need to have on board.

 

[lalptopus]

Here's my car. 1.5 TSi Design model, with the subwoofer for the beats sound system. Spacesaver spare came as standard, so I have the option of selecting the high or low boot floor as needed.

Thanks - now I see what the problem is with mine! Whole bunch of polystyrene that holds the tools round the back the wheel, and the wheel is too "tall" itself. Will let you know how I get on with the dealer!

 

[lalptopus]

Ok my dealership is saying that all SELs are now being built without the opportunity to drop the boot floor and therefore they won't change/retrofit anything to my SEL that would make it possible to adjust the floor.

From reading a couple of comments above, it sounds like others are having a lot more success with getting VW to agree to swap the spare wheel (and jack housing) on their SEL so that they can lower the floor. If there is anyone that has managed to get them to agree - I'd be very interested to hear from you!

 

[G hammer]

So if you take out the spare wheel and the polystyrene holding the jack the boot floor will go to lower position ?