Locking

[mgbond]

Just got car back for a week or so as they can't finish it due to moving to another unit. got it home and put stero front on and it doesn't work also the alarm goes on but doors don't lock?

Would these be on the same fuse? checked all the ones from the front footwell and they all look good?

Bondy

[BobE]

The radio and alarm/door locks work off different fuses. The alarm fuse is a 15 amp one on the extreme right under the bank of 12 vertical ones (ie the RHS side one of the 4). The radio fuse is in this same bank of 4 and is 15 amp but is the second from the left.

[mgbond]

Checked all the fuses and they are ok, any other option. The garage did remove the drivers door card as i needed a new window rubber and they have now moved the ecu fuses into the car with the ecu. Could it simply be that a connection to the battery has been missed?

Bondy

[Stella Artois]

Hope you get an answer to this as its the same problem as mine. Its been dead for over two weeks now, and I have run out of idea's. So its just abandoned on the drive.

[Stella Artois]

any more news Martin?

[mgbond]

No mate, goes back friday so will now a few days later.

[wirestriker]

Same issue with mine.
I don't know what happened with the stereo, but for the doors not locking re-adjust door handle cables, probably someone messed up the links removing the door cards.

Edited by wirestriker on Monday 10th May 11:42

[mgbond]

Well the wipes stopped working also and the internal fan. The wipers worked for a bit (very slow) and then just stopped.

We think its voltage drop. They moved all the relays from teh engine bay to inside the car so we susspect possibly something has coroded and been disturbed.

It goes back Friday.

Bondy

[DissidentX]

I've had a similar problem with mine recently - the alarm was arming OK but the doors weren't locking. There was no problem unlocking.. I could hear the mechanism working, but nothing at all when trying to lock it.

My problem was water ingress in the Central Locking Interface, which was mounted right underneath the air-con pipes over the fuse box. I think over time condensation had been running down the CLI loom into the connector. There was actually water in the CLI box itself.

Got a new one from here:

http://www.carxtreme.co.uk/autowatch-locking-inter...

I spoke to Phil Slater there who was very helpful. Useful to know if you've got any Autowatch problems.

It was actually corrosion in the connector that gave me the problem, but the new CLI came with this too. 15 minute job, cost less than a tenner. All working fine now. Happy bunny

[mgbond]

My, locking issue was the actual control unit. My Garage managed to get a replacement for £70. When I picked the car up they gave me the rest of the box. It was £70 for a wshole new alram so I have a load of spare bits now. :-)

The only thing that stil doesn't work are the internal fans.

Believe this maybe the resistor pack.

Bondy

[SimonJW]

Martin,

Did you get your bags? I left them with the garage.

How's the car running, any different feel? Smoother etc

Si

[mgbond]

Yes mate. Thanks for that. They are like brand new. he must have never used them. :-)

Si, fancy a round of golf today?

Bondy