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the hitman001

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14,343 posts

204 months

Saturday 20th February 2010
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Guys

Need help whenever we lock the doors on the vxr8 the door open warning light stays on!!!!! press the button to lock the car and the alarm goes off 4 times but the car is locked

Is there any fix or anyone heard of this?

stigmundfreud

22,454 posts

241 months

Saturday 20th February 2010
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check boot is locked and go round check all doors are shut (open then shut) also ensure bonnet down. then turn on alarm again (or dd you do this)?

the hitman001

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204 months

Saturday 20th February 2010
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stigmundfreud said:
check boot is locked and go round check all doors are shut (open then shut) also ensure bonnet down. then turn on alarm again (or dd you do this)?
Yep did this mate but try again in case.... called dealers and they are bloody useless!!!!

stigmundfreud

22,454 posts

241 months

Saturday 20th February 2010
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it could be just a stty sensor. HAd similar on our old grandad but they used old pressure switches, not even looked at the vxr8 set up.... from memory when I briefly rtfm there was a sequence that shows what trggered an alarm situation.

the hitman001

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14,343 posts

204 months

Saturday 20th February 2010
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stigmundfreud said:
it could be just a stty sensor. HAd similar on our old grandad but they used old pressure switches, not even looked at the vxr8 set up.... from memory when I briefly rtfm there was a sequence that shows what trggered an alarm situation.
Oh well might have to take battery off for about half an hour to see if that resets it my local dealers wont even Tech2 it as they say they are not authorised VXR8 dealer

monkfish1

12,474 posts

255 months

Saturday 20th February 2010
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the hitman001 said:
stigmundfreud said:
it could be just a shitty sensor. HAd similar on our old grandad but they used old pressure switches, not even looked at the vxr8 set up.... from memory when I briefly rtfm there was a sequence that shows what trggered an alarm situation.


Oh well might have to take battery off for about half an hour to see if that resets it my local dealers wont even Tech2 it as they say they are not authorised VXR8 dealer


Not so much wont as cant. Their tech2 wont be enabled to read your car.

The beeps means one of the doors is not locked, or at least it thinks they are not. Have you checked to they are or are not locked?

the hitman001

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14,343 posts

204 months

Saturday 20th February 2010
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monkfish1 said:
the hitman001 said:
stigmundfreud said:
it could be just a stty sensor. HAd similar on our old grandad but they used old pressure switches, not even looked at the vxr8 set up.... from memory when I briefly rtfm there was a sequence that shows what trggered an alarm situation.
Oh well might have to take battery off for about half an hour to see if that resets it my local dealers wont even Tech2 it as they say they are not authorised VXR8 dealer
Not so much wont as cant. Their tech2 wont be enabled to read your car.

The beeps means one of the doors is not locked, or at least it thinks they are not. Have you checked to they are or are not locked?
Hi Rog

Do you mean the actual locking mechanism by the door handles inside?

CV8GTO

410 posts

204 months

Sunday 21st February 2010
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I had a similar experience in the RO, one of my boys had manually locked the door while the drivers door was unlocked, the passenger door then wouldn't lock.

The passenger lock depressed but did not fully engage,the door was locked but the car detected it as unlocked. I simply pulled both locks up (manually) so they where both at the same start postion then locked and unlocked with the key fob and the problem was solved.

Hope this works.

Magic919

14,584 posts

232 months

Sunday 21st February 2010
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I've seen one do this. Is was one of the rear doors. I presumed it was a stick switch. Opened and closed and it cleared.

ARAF

20,759 posts

254 months

Sunday 21st February 2010
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If your kids are anything like I was at their age (fiddling with things I shouldn't in idleness, and would then swear blind that I hadn't as I didn't realise I was doing it) then it sounds like one of them has moved a door lock.

the hitman001

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14,343 posts

204 months

Sunday 21st February 2010
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Ok cheers guys for all the replies will have to go out and try it in a mo........