Strange Central Locking Issue

[waue1978]

Does anybody know if the car gives you some kind of warning if the key battery is running out?

My locking has been playing up lately, but on further investigation, it seems to be happening at regular intervals.

After every 4th or 5th lock, when you use the remote to unlock the car, the indicators flash as if it is unlocking, but the car stays locked - can still hear the whirring of something trying to work though. If you then use the key in the door (either door) it will only unlock that 1 door. However, if after that you push the remote button twice (as the first time it won't work) the car will lock. At this point it goes back to working normally as when you push the button again, all 4 doors unlock as they should.

To begin with I thought that something in the locking system was on it's way out, but the fact that it happens at regular intervals suggests something else. Has anybody else experienced this or does anybody have any ideas as to what it could be? Can't find anything in the handbook about it.

[steve_earwig]

My mfd once told me the battery in my remote was going flat, this was two years ago and I've not seen it since

That is a bit of a weird one, worth lubricating all the locks?


Hmm, perhaps a fag end wedged in one of the lock mechanisms...

[waue1978]

Hmm, perhaps a fag end wedged in one of the lock mechanisms...

Don't think that'll do the job this time. I went a little bit more technical with my permanent door handle solution - small bolts with nuts on so that they wouldn't fall out!

[Doggy]

My mfd once told me the battery in my remote was going flat, this was two years ago and I've not seen it since

+1.....
Mine did it around May/June, but hasn't done it since.....
come to think of it, I haven't acquired a CR2016 button cell, (IIRC?), yet either.....
& my house key is still on the wrong bit of the keyring since the last time I checked.

[waue1978]

I wonder if maybe it is a low battery warning then - you guys both have fully multiplex versions with the different keys to mine, so this could be the pre-multiplex warning (as opposed to the mfd message).

Wouldn't have thought the battery would be low though - it wasn't that long ago that I sent the key off to be refurbished when the button on the pcb broke & I would have thought that a new battery was part of the service.

[steve_earwig]

Alternatively they tested it, found it wasn't dead flat and popped it back in.

Change it, at least you'll know

[scooby]

this sounds same as mine keeps doing but i get a strange noise from rear drivers door ive found that it seams more often when its cold and damp ie early mornings

[waue1978]

this sounds same as mine keeps doing but i get a strange noise from rear drivers door ive found that it seams more often when its cold and damp ie early mornings

& spookily enough, your car is within a year of mine & also a 7 seater. Does your key work the boot lock? My bugger doesn't - tried WD40 etc with no joy. The exterior lock won't turn. The one inside the boot works fine though.

[scooby]

hi my boot lock is fine but im having trouble getting my passenger door lock to turn most of the time it keeps sticking on me tried wd to no avail with that but even that works somtimes it just needs a little more force than normal plus the seven seats where fitted by me after i got it