It's standard VW design. My '87 Jetta, '81 Cabriolet, '85 Vanagon, '84 Vanagon, 01 Beetle TDI all did this. It's silly to slam a locked door shut, especially if your keys are still in the ignition. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia May 9, 2012 o godz. 17:15 pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a): > Our '84 is the same way for the drivers side door, but not the passenger > side door. > > I have always assumed it was to ensure that you don't lock your keys in the > car. > > > > On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 4:53 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On my '87 syncro, which does not have power locks, I can only seem to lock >> the doors when they are closed. A key will only lock the door if it's >> closed, and the locking "button" can only be depressed with the door >> closed. >> This is proving to be extremely annoying and is not the case on my other >> two busses. >> This isn't normal right? >> How do I fix it? >> >> The doors lock and unlock fine and with little effort while closed >> though... >> >> -Craig >> '87 SUNROOF SYNCRO WESTY ZETEC >> '90 GL "NEW BUS" >> '85 Residence >> |
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