help with central locking please!!!!!!!!

[_Adam_]

latley i noticed the lights didnt flash when locking the car and the red led doesn't flash when locked, and today i realised the drivers door doesnt lock at all, and only locks SOMETIMES with the key, its still very temprememntal. the passenger door has always been a bit tempremental, locking every time but sometimes only opening when the interior unlock button is pressed.
im in need of advice pls!!!

[Hurdy]

You need someone nearby who can hook you up to VAGCOM/VCDS to find out if your central locking system is working correctly or not. They could alter a few settings from the convenience section to see if it makes any difference.

Maybe a silly question, but I'll have to ask it.....have you tried swapping out the batteries in the key?

[ub7rm]

An old mk4 problem was the switches in the door handle would fail so the car wouldn't lock / unlock properly because it didn't really know if the door was open or shut.  Are your courtesy lights OK?  Coming on when you open the door / going off at the right time?  If not it could be the problem.

Best bet as Hurdy says is VCDS.

[neo66]

Sometimes when I lock mine the indicator lights don't always flash once!.?

[kevinz925]

latley i noticed the lights didnt flash when locking the car and the red led doesn't flash when locked,

I just had this problem once. Later I found It was because I didn't shut my tailgate securely. And I often found the inter locking light on the door lit on constantly instead of flashing. I haven't given it a second thought for it's not causing any problem so far...

[_Adam_]

no havent tried swapping batteries, always hear a locking / unlocking noise on all other 3 doors when i press the buttons, could it still b a cause? how much will VW charge me to look at it?

[_Adam_]

and yes interior lights are all fine

[_Adam_]

im in bridgend south wales, anybody close to me have VAGCOM/VCDS? wat's the going rate? lol