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Offline stazMk3-GTi

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Central Lock Problem?
« on: 31 July 2003, 11:16 »
I have a Golf GTi Mk3 and recently I have experienced problems with the central locking. The car will unlock all doors but the boot with the key or remote. But it won't lock except the door the key is in, but it will shut the windows and sunroof.

Any ideas anyone please it is really confusing me.

Cheers Carl
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Offline kace

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Re:Central Lock Problem?
« Reply #1 on: 31 July 2003, 11:29 »
I have a similar problem.  Central locking on drivers side is not working, it wont even lock the drivers side.  I have to go round to the passenger side to open all locks..  Any ideas?

Golf MK3 3Dr 1995
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Re:Central Lock Problem?
« Reply #2 on: 31 July 2003, 14:06 »
Is this any help:-

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/richandhazel1/Central_lock/ESIS.htm

Its Mk2, but i would imagine it'll be much the same.
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Offline stoat

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Re:Central Lock Problem?
« Reply #3 on: 31 July 2003, 22:15 »
mk3 dont have usual central locking they use air rather than motors, this can cause a problem especially with the central locking on the alarms
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Re:Central Lock Problem?
« Reply #4 on: 01 August 2003, 09:11 »
How can I check this then and try to fix it please then?
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Re:Central Lock Problem?
« Reply #5 on: 01 August 2003, 09:20 »
Just an update, the problem started when I left the car with my friend to do some work on it. He phoned me to ask how to un-immobilise it as he was having troubles, my guess is that he was pressing the remote lots of times, after this the problem occured. I contacted Cobra and did all the tests they suggested and the immbiliser seems to be working all right. As I said it all unlocks except the boot which used to, but won't lock at all, but will close the windows and sunroof.

Come on chaps help me out or I will have to send it to a VW garage and it'll cost me a fortune.
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Offline stazMk3-GTi

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Re:Central Lock Problem?
« Reply #6 on: 03 August 2003, 22:45 »
Right after checking the pump, I have noticed that it works fine when opening the car, but when I go to lock it the pump makes no noise at all and does not seem to work at all, so does it sound like the pump is buggered?
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Re:Central Lock Problem?
« Reply #7 on: 05 August 2003, 11:39 »
Can anyone shed some light on this please???
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Re:Central Lock Problem?
« Reply #8 on: 05 August 2003, 15:25 »
That makes sense, but why is it not opening the boot anymore, any ideas?
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Re:Central Lock Problem?
« Reply #9 on: 05 August 2003, 23:06 »
UPDATE: My battery drains itself when I leave the car off. It even reset all the clocks and computer when I switched the car off for 5 minutes.
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