Glad it was something simple. Electrical issues send a ****ver down my
spine!
Bystander wrote:
> Thank you Richard.
>
> You hit the nail on the head, it was crud in the boot lid lock, all is
now
> well.
>
> Bryan
>
>
> "Richard Setford" <richardsetford@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:483a9421$0$67499$7b0f0fd3@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Hi Bryan,
>>
>> The central locking will fail-over to and unlocked state if one door
isn't
>> closed properly and failed to engage the deadlock.
>>
>> Try locking the car with the key fob then pressing the 'lock' button
again
>> within three seconds. This will lock the car without deadlocks. This
will
>> give you an indication of whether it's a dead lock problem.
>>
>> After a recent trip to the tip I found some crud in the boot lid lock.
>> Make sure this is clean on your car as it would prevent the boot lid
>> locking properly.
>>
>> Other than that, five minutes with some WD-40 on all the locks etc
would
>> be certainly worth while.
>>
>> Other than that, it could be an electrical issue but at this stage, I
>> doubt it.
>>
>> One other thing, maybe the key fob has an issue. Try moving it well out
of
>> range of the car at night.
>>
>> Rich
>>
>> Bystander wrote:
>>> I have a 406 estate on a 52 plate, fantastic car, but just one
problem,
>>> when I lock the car it often manages to unlock itself, when open the
door
>>> the alarm goes off, switch the ignition on and the alarm stops. When I
>>> lock it with the button on the key fob I can hear all the doors lock,
but
>>> when I go to unlock in the morning it is already unlocked. Any clues.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Bryan
>
>
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