Geo2411
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- 1998 Mercedes V230 Ambiente
Hi,
I am new to this forum as I only bought my V230 on Wednesday. Anyway, its 1998 (R Reg) Ambiente. I have spent all day on a central locking problem that is sending me mad.
When I bought the car, if I used the key in the drivers door it only locked the drivers door, drivers side rear door and tailgate. If i then walked round to the front passenger door and use the key it would lock the passenger front and side door. Using the key on both front doors caused the central locking to lock, then unlock the car. You would have to use the key again and eventually it would do a lock, unlock then lock phase. Using the key fob would cause a lock and unlock action for a few presses and then it would eventually do a lock, unlock then lock phase again to lock it. However this key fob only seemed to work on the passenger front and side door. Also, when opening the front passenger door this would cause the central locking to bounce open then closed, open then close and so on, on all the doors until you shut the door.
Anyway, during the course of today, I have found 2 wires that had broken in the connection rubber from the front passenger door to the car and reconnected them. After doing this there then started a clicking from behind the dash on the drivers side. I reconnected all the connections to the central locking motor in the front passenger door because they were very badly connected (looked like someone else has had a go at it!). After rechecking the wires it appeared that someone had reconnected 2 of them wrongly. Eventually I managed to get the clicking to stop.
I have cleaned all the connections on both sliding doors but now I have to lock all the doors individually and the fuel filler cap doesn't unlock at all. If I press my key fob it only works on the passenger front door and my boot doesn't lock at all!!!!
I am pulling my hair out. Can anyone please advise me what the clicking noise was from behind my dashboard and any other advise on how to sort this problem so I can get out of my car and lock the door (either with the key or the fob) and be happy knowing its secure?
Many thanks in advance.
Geoff.
I am new to this forum as I only bought my V230 on Wednesday. Anyway, its 1998 (R Reg) Ambiente. I have spent all day on a central locking problem that is sending me mad.
When I bought the car, if I used the key in the drivers door it only locked the drivers door, drivers side rear door and tailgate. If i then walked round to the front passenger door and use the key it would lock the passenger front and side door. Using the key on both front doors caused the central locking to lock, then unlock the car. You would have to use the key again and eventually it would do a lock, unlock then lock phase. Using the key fob would cause a lock and unlock action for a few presses and then it would eventually do a lock, unlock then lock phase again to lock it. However this key fob only seemed to work on the passenger front and side door. Also, when opening the front passenger door this would cause the central locking to bounce open then closed, open then close and so on, on all the doors until you shut the door.
Anyway, during the course of today, I have found 2 wires that had broken in the connection rubber from the front passenger door to the car and reconnected them. After doing this there then started a clicking from behind the dash on the drivers side. I reconnected all the connections to the central locking motor in the front passenger door because they were very badly connected (looked like someone else has had a go at it!). After rechecking the wires it appeared that someone had reconnected 2 of them wrongly. Eventually I managed to get the clicking to stop.
I have cleaned all the connections on both sliding doors but now I have to lock all the doors individually and the fuel filler cap doesn't unlock at all. If I press my key fob it only works on the passenger front door and my boot doesn't lock at all!!!!
I am pulling my hair out. Can anyone please advise me what the clicking noise was from behind my dashboard and any other advise on how to sort this problem so I can get out of my car and lock the door (either with the key or the fob) and be happy knowing its secure?
Many thanks in advance.
Geoff.
