SELF LOCKING XANTIA

andmcit · Post by **andmcit** » 18 Jan 2007, 19:20

Thanks Wheeler, didn't know that one! Never seen that mentioned in the
handbook either!! Didn't think my Xantia would want to know, but fair do's
it works!!

Andrew

alan s · Post by **alan s** » 18 Jan 2007, 20:50

tim leech wrote:Sounds to me as if water has got in somewhere as I dont use the doorlocks, I always use the plip.

I used to have a CX that could do the opposite and unlock itself (central locking) without warning. We disconnected it before it got itself pinched, but one day when doing another job on it, we had cause to remove the central locking activating PCB behind the ashtray area and sure enough, there was a great burn mark fair in the guts of it where water had dripped and shorted the circuit board, so I would suspect this could be a feasible explanation.

Alan S

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » 18 Jan 2007, 21:43

Thanks Alan, anyone know where the circuitboard is on a Xantia. are btw?

alan s · Post by **alan s** » 18 Jan 2007, 21:56

Just a thought, but, check the fuse position in the service manual. That's one sure way of cutting the power to it.

Alan S

andmcit · Post by **andmcit** » 18 Jan 2007, 22:07

Would be nice if Tim could get in first, I guess...!

I'm still standing by trying to pull up the button on the top of the
door trim with a coathangar!! Worked for me in s similar situation...

Andrew

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » 19 Jan 2007, 09:45

Unfortunatly the deadlocks have been activated so they coathanger trick wont work, have tried.

alan s · Post by **alan s** » 19 Jan 2007, 21:51

I keep thinking of that Beatles song "Bang, Bang Maxwells silver hammer" coz I think that's about the only solution.
If you take much longer, the battery will be flat and that'll be another problem.

Alan S