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How to open a deadlocked rear door.

Right side rear door won't open & totally locked,cant open from outside door knob and cant open from inside door knob.actuator on central locking not working.

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Hi. remove the rear seat and door pad. You can access the lock through a small hole, break the top inner corner of the lock and it will release the dead lock and open the door.

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SOURCE: Golf mk 4 GTI Central locking has ceased to

drivers door latch is bad

Testimonial: "seems to be the popular opinion"

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 20, 2009

SOURCE: Passenger side rear door only opens from inside.

It sounds like the linkage connecting the door handle to the latch has disengaged....you'll need to remove screws that are by the door handle, arm rest, under door and side of door and then gently pull back on the panel as there will also be retaining clips attached and you don't want to break them. You'll need to lift the door panel upwards in order to get it off the window ledge. You can then pull off the weather seal in order to see the inside of the door....

Oscar Agnes

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  • Posted on Aug 29, 2009

SOURCE: driver side lock

maybe the lock motor on the driver side is defective, shorted or open.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 21, 2010

SOURCE: volkswagen t5 caravelle central locking not working deadlocks on!

Turns out the problem was a broken wire at a junction below the carpet below the drivers seat. Took my mechanic 4.5 hours to fix it nightmare had to take seat out handbrake lever etc to get to it!!

guero214

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  • Posted on Jan 22, 2010

SOURCE: I have a VW Polo 1999 and it has a central locking problem

i would check the door lock actuators and also make sure you have a good battery. have your battery tested vw have a lot of electrical issues due to battery problems.

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