Hi folks, hope you can help out with a problem that has just materialised with the central locking on my 03 Octavia Elegance TDI. Symptoms are as follows: The car will suddenly lock itself (whether in use or stood dormant, ignition off et al) without any human intervention whatsoever. When it does this, generally any attempt to unlock it
7 Jan 2015. #1. I have a Peugeot 207 which has developed a fault. It locks itself as soon as the driver side door is closed. When I get out of the car and shut the door the car locks itself where as I used to have to press the button on the fob. I thought at first I may have activated a feature but apparently this isnt the case. Author. Posted April 20, 2017. Sorted it! I changed the drivers door lock for a new one, well, repaired one. The central locking is driven by a small electic motor about 20mm round and 25mm in length. They only turn a few rotations to unlock and then a few rotations in reverse to unlock again. In general, electrical issues within the central locking system are responsible for cars locking and unlocking themselves. Typically, a malfunctioning actuator that loses electrical signals is the culprit. Sometimes, it can also be due to worn-out wires or a faulty door sensor, causing the car locks to engage and disengage independently. Passengers door lock,brought a mini one last week, the guy said the wire that opens the door has just snapped, so can't open at all,took the panel of and took the whole door lock out,you can hear it locking and unlocking with the central locking button, so thought great all working put it locks back in the door, and guess what shut thatBelow are some of the reasons why this could happen: It could be a faulty latch or an actuator, whose function is to turn an electric signal into a mechanical movement. All the central locking systems, no matter how simple or complex, can suffer this problem when they lose the signal. Faulty door sensors can also cause this problem, and until
Unlocking the Doors. Press the button to unlock the driver door. Press the button again within three seconds to unlock all doors. The direction indicators will flash. Press and hold both the lock and unlock buttons on the remote control for three seconds to change between driver door or all doors unlock mode. The direction indicators will flash kjnpuS.