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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582  
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A word of warning, in your situation do not get in and start the engine to warm up and wander off! Just in case central locking locks itself with your only readily available key fob in your locked car with engine running!
Guess who has that tshirt!  Except spare was available.
Part of problem is ice in lock causing problems with opening door. Also partof the central locking mechanism can catch on inside of door card/is too long/short. Can not remember exact details but your dealer should fix it under warrenty. Brendan |
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18th Dec 2011 5:15pm |
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| wurzell Member Since: 29 Jan 2011 Location: oxfordshire Posts: 141
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hi
 i had this very same problem, my local dealer hartwells oxford  said there was nothing wrong with it, after my second visit they said i need to get it there when theres going to be a frost  so i took the door cards off and sprayed the central locking mechanism with lithium grease and it hasnt done it since  paul n tash |
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19th Dec 2011 8:03pm |
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| mattlab Member Since: 16 May 2011 Location: suffolk Posts: 143  
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thanks for the tips and hints, i wont be taking it to my local dealer, lindacre, as it normally comes out with more faults than it go`s in for and comes with the standard line of "well it is an agricultural vehicle sir" tw*ts !
anywho, i shall remove said door cards at the weekend as it did it again to me this morning. LIFE`S TOO SHORT TO DRIVE A BORING VEHICLE |
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19th Dec 2011 9:21pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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Me too! Halfway through fitting the CheckTemp, the key was in the ignition (switched off) and I walked round teh car from the passenger door to the driver door, and as I passed the back of the vehicle, the car locked!
It had done this a couple of times before, but the key was in my pocket, adn I assumed that something (ooo err) had pressed against the fob and caused it to lock. Only seems to happen in cold weather. I realised how easy it was to break into a Defender...with a wire coathanger - I was inside in 3 mins  Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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20th Dec 2011 11:41am |
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| Grockle Member Since: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Peak District National Park Posts: 2266 
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The linkages freeze up,so it cant unlock properly. 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up. |
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20th Dec 2011 11:53am |
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