Never have favored electrical locks. I have had a probably irrational fear of getting caught in flood waters and not being able to get out of the car. Comes from growing up in Texas, where flash floods are regular events and irrationality is the norm. My camper does not have them, but my other vehicle does. mcneely On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 3:19 AM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > I had the aggravating situation of hatch lock not coordinating. Couldn't > seem to get it right. My solution: Disconnect the lock drive motor wires. > Disconnect the motor from the lock and operate it manually. Works, and I am > happy with it. > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 12:40 AM Gene P <olgreywoof@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hey folks, my thunker is out of juice after operating locks in all sorts > > of orders to figure this out. > > > > 87 Wolfsburg with power locks. > > Front and slider operate normally, hatch does not. > > Book says (owner’s manual) that with lock in horizonal key position, lock > > will operate in coordination with the other doors. With lock in vertical > > key position, it will be disengaged from power system and remain locked. > > > > What it does – > > With lock in horizonal key position, it remains Unlocked, while the other > > locks operate. > > With lock in vertical key position, it operates with the power locks but > > in opposition – lock the doors, hatch unlocks – unlock the doors, hatch > > locks. > > > > Where is the something that I need to flip 180 to get it in sequence with > > the system? > > > > ‘87 T3 > > ‘81 R65 > > ‘61 TR3 > > > |
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