1. Open central locking system using the car key. 2. Get into the car and close all doors. 3. Using the car key, switch the ignition lock briefly to position "1" and then switch off again. (Please do this switching within 5 seconds or otherwise the system is not ready for initialization. 4. As we mentioned above, the system is electrically powered, so if a fuse ends up needing to be replaced the system can fail to operate. There are also solenoids that could have failed which will prevent doors from locking or unlocking, and these will need replacing. These days, there’s also the possibility that your key fob isn’t working Step 4: Here Comes the Crazy Part. This is the part that seams really crazy. While holding down on the unlock switch, remove and insert the key into and out of the ignition switch at least five times within ten seconds. Ending with leaving the key in the ignition switch. Step 3: Replace the door lock actuator bolts and screws. Reinstall the three screws into the door lock to secure it in the door. Then reinstall the two 10mm bolts above and below the location of the door lock actuator to secure the actuator. Step 4: Reattach the clips and cables. 1 post · Joined 2017. #1 · Nov 20, 2017. Hi, I have a problem with the central locking on my 2012 Tucson LHD. When I activate the locking or unlocking, the drivers door locks/unlocks fine, but the passenger and rear doors do not. The lock on the doors seems to move a little but they wont lock or unlock. Sometimes the locks will activate if W124 Central Locking. I recently bought a '92 W124 230E with several issues, one of them being a non-functioning central locking system. Imagine my surprize when I delved into the problem and found one of the connectors on the vacuum pump disconnected, and re-connecting it resulted in a healthy-sounding pump and fully-functional system (doors Figure 1. Child safety lock location. Step 2 – Test the key fob. Check the battery of the fob – try to lock and unlock the door from varying distances. If you notice that, despite being not terribly far away from the car, it is not reacting to the queue to lock/unlock the vehicle, then it might be time to replace the fob battery. VW Golf 1.6 diesel. Bluemotion. March 2013. So, my problem is with the central locking on the car. 1. I cant deadlock the car (clicking it twice). it only locks on the one click. then about a minute later it will deadlock automatically. 2. when driving, the car will lock doors automatically when i set off. i think this is standard and was doing Hi, there are a few topics about the central locking on here but struggling to get my issue resolved. (Audi a3 2006 8p) a year or two ago the remote fob became intermittent and had less range. Changed the batteries and it didn’t make a difference. Eventually the remote stopped working (on Both keys) so had to physically use the key to gain Good thing you can disable this feature and it'll only take a short time to do so. Here's what you need to do. Put the key inside the ignition and turn your vehicle on. Push the unlock button three times. Turn off the ignition and repeat Step 2. Turn on the ignition and wait for the horn to beep. M8H1Fz.