C5 central locking

[reacher]

How does this sound? I press me key fob to unlock the car and the boot pops open, so I have to shut the boot before driving. When I stop and switch off the engine and try to open the boot it won't. I have to lock - then unlock the car again and of course the boot pops open and I'm in. Some times the boot pops open when I just open an unlocked door. What can I do? I have opened this topic before but it sort of fizzled out!

Reacher

[wheeler]

Sounds like a dodgy boot microswitch. try disconecting the switch & see if it still does it.

[Paul-R]

My C5 occasionally misbehaves in such a manner.

The boot (mines an estate BTW) will pop open when I unlock the car. It'll also do it when I open the door from the inside - it's right royal PITA!

Having said that after a few days it "heals" and will wait another 3 - 6 months before acting up again.

See if it goes in a few days.

[reacher]

wheeler, how do I get to this switch and won't I lock my self out of the boot if it's micro switch is disconected?


Paul-R, it has done this for maybe eight months and it never takes a day off!

[wheeler]

wheeler, how do I get to this switch and won't I lock my self out of the boot if it's micro switch is disconected?


Paul-R, it has done this for maybe eight months and it never takes a day off!

You need to take the tailgate trim off to get to it.
There is a little hole in the boot latch that alows you to open it manually with a small screwdriver if you go in through the back seats.

[reacher]

thanks wheeler, I will try it, if it still does it does that meen its not the switch?
And if it does not still do it what could that mean? (hope you can follow my rubbish grammar!)