central locking going crazy

[jessica]

the central locking on my Chim 500 has been going nuts all on its own, since it was caught in a very heavy downpour. Is this just electrics shorting because they are still wet. or something else.
any tips on how to stop it. or do i just have to wait for the car to dry out. it has had two days in the garage and is still blipping on and off.

thanks in advance

[mdotrutherford]

Hi Jess it may just need a reset, namely disconnecting the battery, reconnecting after a few minutes, and then pressing the key fob a couple of times.

Not had to do it personally but sure someone will be along in a minute who has and give it to you exactly. Failing that do a "search" on here or its

calling Carl Baker.

Brgds

Ian

[SMB]

first check is that the door switches are activating correctly, and the rubber pads on the doors aren't missing.

[siwebster]

SMB said:

first check is that the door switches are activating correctly, and the rubber pads on the doors aren't missing.

Strangely enough this is right - the door switches for the courtesy light affect the locking (it might earth through them, not really sure). The drain holes in the doors are above the seal at the bottom (genius) and as such leak water out into the switch - all you need is a cross head screwdriver, just take the switch out, dry it off and give it a squirt of wd40. Pop it back in and all should be ok.

Cheers

Simon