Help needed! - Coupe central locking reversed
04-19-2005, 05:18 PM
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Re: Help needed! - Coupe central locking reversed
Possibly way off target but "strange" electrical problems can often be down
to a poor earth - check the battery connections for tightness and corrosion.
Also look in the engine bay for earth straps etc. that may be loose.
Paul
"John Edwards" <usenet@visibleair.com> wrote in message
news:Xns963A969093481usenetvisibleaircom@212.159.2 .87...
> Hello everyone, I'm new to this group. I bought an Audi Coupe '95 a few
> weeks ago and it's been great (previously having had three Sciroccos).
>
> However, this morning I came outside to find the doors unlocked. I am 100%
> sure I locked them last night. Now, the central locking works bacwards. I
> used to turn the key clockwise to unlock and anti-clockwise to lock, which
> also set the alarm (alarm briefly honks to indicate it's set).
>
> Now, clockwise locks the doors and anticlockwise unlocks and sets the
> alarm.
>
> This is major problem as the alarm doesn't set when the doors are locked,
> and if the engine is started with the alarm set the alarm triggers.
>
> Is there a way to reset the central locking so it's in synch with the
> alarm?
>
> Thanks for any help you can offer.
>
> John Edwards
>
> P.S my radiator fans run all the time, is this normal or is something else
> wrong?
to a poor earth - check the battery connections for tightness and corrosion.
Also look in the engine bay for earth straps etc. that may be loose.
Paul
"John Edwards" <usenet@visibleair.com> wrote in message
news:Xns963A969093481usenetvisibleaircom@212.159.2 .87...
> Hello everyone, I'm new to this group. I bought an Audi Coupe '95 a few
> weeks ago and it's been great (previously having had three Sciroccos).
>
> However, this morning I came outside to find the doors unlocked. I am 100%
> sure I locked them last night. Now, the central locking works bacwards. I
> used to turn the key clockwise to unlock and anti-clockwise to lock, which
> also set the alarm (alarm briefly honks to indicate it's set).
>
> Now, clockwise locks the doors and anticlockwise unlocks and sets the
> alarm.
>
> This is major problem as the alarm doesn't set when the doors are locked,
> and if the engine is started with the alarm set the alarm triggers.
>
> Is there a way to reset the central locking so it's in synch with the
> alarm?
>
> Thanks for any help you can offer.
>
> John Edwards
>
> P.S my radiator fans run all the time, is this normal or is something else
> wrong?
04-19-2005, 05:18 PM
#22
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Posts: n/a
Re: Help needed! - Coupe central locking reversed
Possibly way off target but "strange" electrical problems can often be down
to a poor earth - check the battery connections for tightness and corrosion.
Also look in the engine bay for earth straps etc. that may be loose.
Paul
"John Edwards" <usenet@visibleair.com> wrote in message
news:Xns963A969093481usenetvisibleaircom@212.159.2 .87...
> Hello everyone, I'm new to this group. I bought an Audi Coupe '95 a few
> weeks ago and it's been great (previously having had three Sciroccos).
>
> However, this morning I came outside to find the doors unlocked. I am 100%
> sure I locked them last night. Now, the central locking works bacwards. I
> used to turn the key clockwise to unlock and anti-clockwise to lock, which
> also set the alarm (alarm briefly honks to indicate it's set).
>
> Now, clockwise locks the doors and anticlockwise unlocks and sets the
> alarm.
>
> This is major problem as the alarm doesn't set when the doors are locked,
> and if the engine is started with the alarm set the alarm triggers.
>
> Is there a way to reset the central locking so it's in synch with the
> alarm?
>
> Thanks for any help you can offer.
>
> John Edwards
>
> P.S my radiator fans run all the time, is this normal or is something else
> wrong?
to a poor earth - check the battery connections for tightness and corrosion.
Also look in the engine bay for earth straps etc. that may be loose.
Paul
"John Edwards" <usenet@visibleair.com> wrote in message
news:Xns963A969093481usenetvisibleaircom@212.159.2 .87...
> Hello everyone, I'm new to this group. I bought an Audi Coupe '95 a few
> weeks ago and it's been great (previously having had three Sciroccos).
>
> However, this morning I came outside to find the doors unlocked. I am 100%
> sure I locked them last night. Now, the central locking works bacwards. I
> used to turn the key clockwise to unlock and anti-clockwise to lock, which
> also set the alarm (alarm briefly honks to indicate it's set).
>
> Now, clockwise locks the doors and anticlockwise unlocks and sets the
> alarm.
>
> This is major problem as the alarm doesn't set when the doors are locked,
> and if the engine is started with the alarm set the alarm triggers.
>
> Is there a way to reset the central locking so it's in synch with the
> alarm?
>
> Thanks for any help you can offer.
>
> John Edwards
>
> P.S my radiator fans run all the time, is this normal or is something else
> wrong?
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