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? |
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? |
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