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rear central locking playing up

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rear central locking playing up

Post by the shreksta » Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:23 pm

my rear central locking sometimes wont unlock when i unlock the car with the remote......most annoying when im stood there with my hands full lol

anything in particular i need to check?

a few presses of the lock/unlock buttons soon had it sorted though along with a few choice words

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Re: rear central locking playing up

Post by the shreksta » Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:28 pm

oh it was both doors not opening......i know this from the abuse being hurled at me from the mrs who was holding onto 2 angry cats from the vets lol

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Re: rear central locking playing up

Post by X5Sport » Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:35 pm

Is it set to single press, driver's door only;  two presses, all doors?
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Re: rear central locking playing up

Post by the shreksta » Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:44 pm

[quote="X5Sport"]
Is it set to single press, driver's door only;  two presses, all doors?
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not sure as when i opened the car this morning for work i always chuck my bag on the back seat and the rear door opened fine

how can you change it?

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Re: rear central locking playing up

Post by X5Sport » Thu Feb 04, 2016 8:19 pm

Dealer or software coded.  Not user selectable.

From what you say it isn't coded 'on' so must be summit wrong.  Might have been a tizzy fit, or dying key battery....though that would either lock/unlock everything or do sweet F.A.

Both keys, or only one?
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Re: rear central locking playing up

Post by the shreksta » Thu Feb 04, 2016 8:28 pm

I only have 1 key, when v5 comes back in my name i will get a spare

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