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Offline VWKev

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Central Locking
« on: 02 March 2010, 16:30 »
Anyone been having probs with the central locking in their cars in this weather ? I would have thought that with the mk6 GTI being modern, the central locking mechanism would be protected from the weather, but It's happened to us twice now where the passenger door does not release.

It's going in to the dealers for a quick check over on Monday, is this the weather thats causing it, or could it be something else ? anyone experienced this yet ?
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Re: Central Locking
« Reply #1 on: 02 March 2010, 17:20 »
the cold weather knocked my radio out in my car. My local dealer replaced it for me  :laugh:
so in regards to your central locking probs, it may well be the weather. see how its goes
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Re: Central Locking
« Reply #2 on: 02 March 2010, 17:21 »

Kev, has it always been like that, or just in this weather?

Some are set-up through the MFD to be like that?
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Re: Central Locking
« Reply #3 on: 02 March 2010, 18:06 »
It's only done it twice in this weather, the 2nd time this morning. I do realise you have to hit unlock twice for it to open the passengers side but I've never opened the doors differently to what I'm doing now.
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Re: Central Locking
« Reply #4 on: 02 March 2010, 18:20 »
What side was your damage on? I just wonder if they may have knocked something when repairing it?
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Re: Central Locking
« Reply #5 on: 02 March 2010, 18:36 »
Quote from: Snoopy on 02 March 2010, 18:20
What side was your damage on? I just wonder if they may have knocked something when repairing it?

Passengers side. Same side as the side that didnt unlock.

Thing is though, the time it did it before, was before the 'incident'
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Re: Central Locking
« Reply #6 on: 02 March 2010, 20:25 »

no issues here back during the cold weather

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Re: Central Locking
« Reply #7 on: 02 March 2010, 20:28 »
Quote from: keelaw on 02 March 2010, 20:25

no issues here back during the cold weather



Thanks Keelaw.

The dealer did say it might be the solenoid or it may just need greased up.
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Re: Central Locking
« Reply #8 on: 02 March 2010, 20:37 »
Minus 7 in Prestwick this morning at 7am, poor GTI frozen solid, after several "tugs" at the driver's door handle, and starting to worry it would just come off in my hand, I opened the back door (much easier!) and then the front door opened easily, wierd. Shirt not quite properly tucked in, jesus wept, was it cold when my back hit the leather seat! mirrors unfolded first time though, and i managed to get home with the 2 inch hole i scraped in the iced windscreen!
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Re: Central Locking
« Reply #9 on: 02 March 2010, 21:33 »
Quote from: VWKev on 02 March 2010, 16:30
Anyone been having probs with the central locking in their cars in this weather ? I would have thought that with the mk6 GTI being modern, the central locking mechanism would be protected from the weather, but It's happened to us twice now where the passenger door does not release.

It's going in to the dealers for a quick check over on Monday, is this the weather thats causing it, or could it be something else ? anyone experienced this yet ?

Mine's playing that game too.  I didn't connect it with the weather though.

I thought it was a problem with the set-up being too clever - remember, I was the one b!tching about the way the boot locks itself whether you want to to or not.  I just want everything to open on one click, and everything to lock again with one click, and not before.  Seems this is too complicated for the GTi.

Rolfe.
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