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My 1997 Mercedes-Benz C-Class has an electronic key which also doubles as a remote control for the central locking. One day it suddenly refused to work, luckily at home where I could use the spare key....
I bought a 2007 Volkswagen Passat 2.0 TDI DSG in July 2009. It had done 26,000 miles and is a great car, except for one fault that the Volkswagen dealer cannot fix. The car locks itself when it's not supposed...
I have an 03-plate 2.2-litre Vauxhall Omega with central locking problems. The back doors lock with the fob but not the front, and the front passenger door doesn't lock when using the key. Also, both front...
My Skoda Fabia's key fob won't open the doors and if I use key then only one door will open. I have twice changed the fuse box. When in the car the locks won't shut or open. The door light, if open, won't...
I have a 5-door S-reg Peugeot 306 and cannot get my head around my locking problem. When locking and unlocking my car (with the plipper or using the key) all doors respond but the passenger door does not....
A friend had an accident in his Land Rover Discovery. It overturned and he found himself locked in. I was told some time ago that, on impact, the locks on the doors would automatically un-lock. Is that...
On the hottest day of the year my stepdaughter parked her car in an open air city centre car park. Her 21-month-old son was in the car seat. He took the car keys from her and somehow the door closed. He...
I have a Vauxhall Zafira on a 55 plate and I can only open the drivers door with the key, while the rear hatch won't even lock. I checked all the fuses and one had blown, so I changed it, but it still...
The electric windows on my Audi A3 V-reg are only working on one side. I can't see anything wrong with it but also the central locking only opens the driver's door, and then the alarm goes off.
On the 10th of this month I bought a 10 year old A-Class Mercedes-Benz from a local dealer. Within a couple of days I found that the central locking unit did not always work - then it stopped working altogether....
 

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