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I have a few issues regarding the electrics in my SEAT Leon Cupra 2003. I have had it for a year now. When I purchased it the rear passenger central locking failed to lock. A few months after the electric...
The central locking on my 15 year old Citroen Xsara Picasso has stopped working. The dash button doesn't lock the doors and the key only seems to lock the front doors. Can you offer any suggestions?
The central locking on our daughter's Fords Focus (63 plate) diesel keeps failing in that the boot locking fails, and the boot lid springs open. We've been back to the dealership twice now, and they keep...
The Ford Fiesta Studio model only comes with drivers side central - so you turn the key in the driver's side door and all 5 doors and the boot are open. The same for locking the car. Can anyone tell me...
The driver door on my 1995 Peugeot 306 does not lock under central locking. I can lock it manually, but when locking the rest of the car from the passenger door the central locking enables and immediately...
The passenger side door of my Volkswagen Golf Match TDI failed to unlock, and I contacted a VW main agent who informed me that there would be an initial charge for the diagnostic check costing £60, followed...
I have an X-Reg SEAT Leon. When I lock the car with the key fob it locks all of the doors OK but when I walk away the car then unlocks its self and sends the front windows down. As you are driving the...
We have recently noticed that the main key for our 207 unlocks and locks the car very slowly, while the spare key works OK. I tried changing the battery in the main key, but this made little difference...
I thought you might be interested in my conclusions for misbehaving central locking on a X-Type Jaguar. The problems were varied and not constant as to which doors opened or locked. The most common after...
How do you get out of a locked BMW if you have been locked in by the driver with the key as he walks away? This is a safety issue as there is no way out if you have no means a breaking a window and its...
 

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