mikeg1962 Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 Hi folks My 1998 BMW 323i SE (4 door) has central locking but (sadly) not remote control central locking. However even the central locking does not seem to be working properly. When I lock the car from the passenger door the driver's door does not lock. All the other doors and the boot (trunk) do lock, but frustratingly the drivers' door needs to be locked separately. The same thing applies when I lock the car at the boot (trunk)... all the doors except the driver's door lock. It works OK if I lock the car at the driver's door but not at the other locks. So I checked the manual and took the car to a BMW garage. The mechanic says this is normal (!?!?!?!) Can anyone confirm this? Or should locking the passenger door also lock the driver's door? (That's the way it has worked on every other car I have had with central locking.) Please help as I think I need to go back to the garage and get this sorted out before the warranty ends. Thanks in advance Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeg1962 Posted April 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 So the question is... if your car has central locking, does locking the passenger door also lock the driver's door? I am particularly interested if you have an E36 model BMW 3 series. And this is central locking, not remote control central locking - so you have to put your key in a door. Would appreciate a response! Ta Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted April 18, 2005 Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 I`ve only ever locked mine on the remote to be honest. I`d check, but I won't have my car back until late tuesday [it`s at the garage being worked on], so sorry about that I can give you an answer after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeg1962 Posted April 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2005 Yeah mate I saw your story - £500 clutch repair, isn't it? Bummer! Thanks for the offer. If you could post on Tuesday that would help as I take my car into the BMW garage on Wednesday! Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted April 19, 2005 Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Damn. They didn't have time to finish it today so I won't be getting the car back until tomorrow now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeg1962 Posted April 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2005 Thanks for letting me know anyway! M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted April 20, 2005 Report Share Posted April 20, 2005 How`d you get on, mate? My car isn't gonna be ready until tomorrow now. Suffering from withdrawl symptoms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorburn Posted April 23, 2005 Report Share Posted April 23, 2005 I think thats normal.... my previous car, a Honda Civic, did the same thing and in my current car unlocking the boot doesn't unlock the rest of the car. I think its a security thing, so that if you unlock the passenger door some guy lurking round by the drivers door can't hop in and steal it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeg1962 Posted April 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 All sorted out now, phew! BMW garage put a new actuator in the Driver's Door and it now works a treat. I can lock/unlock the whole car from the boot or passenger door now as well as the driver's door. It's the way it was meant to be :-) Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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