Locking weirdness

[sideymun]

Afternoon all,

I haven't had much opportunity to use the S2 over the last few months and when i did get back to using it the battery had run flat which wasn't all that surprising but what was surprising was that the i couldnt get into the car! Now, i fully expect the central locking to stop working if the battery is flat, but even putting the key in the lock and turning did not open either the driver or passenger doors.

Fortunatley for me, the boot still opend so after charging the battery up, all locks fired back into life. I am heading towards blaming a badly installed alarm which is somehow stopping the door locks from popping open but i cant imagine why it should be that way? Has anyone else experienced this? It has me a little worried that should the something else fail i wont be able to get into the car at all.

Cheers
Sid

 

[Fen]

Perhaps the mechanical link from the barrel to the lock is missing or disconnected and the door is opening only by the microswitch operating the central locking and that activating the lock. Did you try the passenger door?

 

[sideymun]

yup, tried both doors and both do the same.

Is there a good reason for removing the mechanical part of the lock release? I, for the life of me, can think of no good reason in removing the trusty mechanical backup option in case the electrics should ever fail. Since it is a cabriolet there is no chance of getting in thru the boot of mine (unless i go on a serious crash diet!)