Re: Octavia- Central locking keeps locking. – 22-01-2010, 01:39 AM. Funny you should mention that, geoffrocks. However, with mine, if I am quick enough to open the driver's door when attempting to unlock the car, then keep the (driver's) door open, the self-triggering locking stops completely for as long as the door is open. E30 / E28 central locking FAQ. Prepared by Christopher A. Pawlowicz ( chrisp@doe.carleton.ca) (If you'd like this emailed to you via within minutes, send a blank email to centrallock@mesaperformance.com) This FAQ covers central locking on E30 (3 series '84-'91) and E28 (5 series '82-'88) cars. It also seems to apply to E24 (6 series '76-'89 Within 10 seconds of releasing driver's door contact switch, switch ignition ON then OFF. Within 20 seconds of switching ignition OFF, press and hold both remote control buttons in turn for at least 5 seconds. The driver's door should lock and unlock once. Within 5 seconds of driver's door locking/unlocking, press remote control lock button Fig W124 Central Locking. I recently bought a '92 W124 230E with several issues, one of them being a non-functioning central locking system. Imagine my surprize when I delved into the problem and found one of the connectors on the vacuum pump disconnected, and re-connecting it resulted in a healthy-sounding pump and fully-functional system (doors Nope, it tries to lock itself before I'm even out the door. (It'll beep; saying cannot lock until you close to door, even though the car is trying to lock itself. And when I try to unlock it with the actual key, the locking mechanism will fight with me to keep it locked, very strange. It used to be random; the door will keep locking itself. baz_14. 55 posts · Joined 2014. #4 · Nov 3, 2015. Hi guys, had similar problems as yourselves, I had the locks set so that when you go above the 5mph or whatever the speed is set at, that it locks automatically. Again, the issue of the locks jumping like hell and the interior lights flicking on and off as if there was a door open. 5Z44aM. Turn it off, and then on again. By which I mean, lock all the doors/ the car, and disconnect the battery. Leave for 10-15 minutes, and reconnect (make sure you have the radio code etc beforehand 1462 posts · Joined 2009. #4 · Jun 20, 2012. There are two possibilities happening here: 1) Your driver's door lock actuator (the one that signals the other doors to open or close when you lock/unlock using key in driver's door), may be with false contacts. When trying to lock the car via the central locking button on the key the door locks go down then straight back up again (lock then unlock), as though the car is detecting one of the doors, boot or petrol cap is open. If I press the lock button this repeats until on the 5th attempt the car locks fine - it always locks on exactly the 5th attempt! There are several possible causes for the Audi central locking system to malfunction. It could be a problem with the key, the fuse box, or the system itself. You should use a different key if the problem is with the primary key. The next possible step is to check the fuse box. If the fuse is out of control, it is a must to replace it with a new Unlocking By Hand If I unlock drivers door only RH doors unlock. When I pull the LH rear door lock slightly it will unlock when I pull the locking pin of the drivers door. LH passenger door does nothing. Key battery is new but didn't help at all. There is no door unlocking button in the car. RH doors I believe are fine. If the central locking function does not operate, unlock the driver door and then unlock all other doors individually by pulling the interior door handles. Note: When the doors have been unlocked using this method, the doors must be locked individually until the central locking function has been repaired.

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