If it works sometimes you probably have a broken wire.
Passenger door wont lock with central locking.
If you press unlock on the remote passenger door and boot unlock but not the drivers door so have to use the key in the lock but once open if you press lock the door locks but if you.
Each mech contains the cable that unlocks the door and the rod iirc you just have to re attach the rod to the exterior door handle.
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Somebody suggested disconnecting the battery for a bit and then reconnecting in the hope the central locking would reset itself but it has not made a difference.
I have pulled the door card off and checked the cable from the button to the lock and lubricated it but it seems to move freely.
The nearside rear door on my s max has a bit of an issue with locking.
The front passenger door does lock and unlock with the key.
Turn it off and then on again.
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Again if one door doesn t work but others do the problem could be with the door lock solenoid.
If the lock isn t getting power hold the lock switch either up or down and then open and close the door repeatedly to see if the lock will work.
Sometimes it will lock and sometimes it wont.
The solenoid is bad.
Leave for 10 15 minutes and reconnect make sure you have the radio code etc beforehand.
Hi all just picked up a 2004 cooper s and discovered it has a central locking problem with just the drivers door.
By which i mean lock all the doors the car and disconnect the battery.
You have a broken wire.
If the remote still operates the drivers side door lock and it will manually unlock with the key it s possible the central lock mechanism in the drivers door is no longer sending a signal to all the other doors to lock unlock.
The two little bolts remove the white plastic thing the large three torx heads get the actual locking mech off.
When you hit the central locking button on the remote the affected door often won t lock or won t unlock if it was already locked.
It is possible to strip the unit down to repair it however it s not without.
Door locks on the passenger side will not open with the remote the master central locking module may be faulty.
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The central locking door lock mechanisms on saab 9 3s and 9 5s are known to occasionally stop working properly.