Central locking

Sat Nov 28, 2009 4:41 pm

Hi all,

I have just bought my second 325i Sport after a break of around six years and it is just as I remember. I do however have a couple of problems that I would like some advice on:

I locked the drivers door with the key which in turn also locked the passenger door, as expected, the problem is that when I open the drivers door the passenger door remains closed and deadlocked. I can't even open the door by pulling up the locked indicator / plunger.

I also seem to be losing windscreen washer water, I filled to the brim and it was indicating empty within the hour. Can't see any obvious leaks - is this a common problem?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Kind regards,

Steve.

Sat Nov 28, 2009 5:47 pm

Sounds like the passenger door is being double locked, shouldn't do that unless you turn your key twice. Are you able to unlock it at all? Try unlocking your car 2-3 times then test one more time.

Sat Nov 28, 2009 8:26 pm

Is the rest of the central locking working OK? I.e. Does the boot and fuel flap lock/unlock from the driver's door, and the driver's door lock from the boot?
Will the key turn in the passenger door?

Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:15 pm

Fuel flap opens but had to use the key in the boot. The key will only turn very slightly in the passenger door and I'm a bit too worried to try to force it any more. It definitely feels deadlocked, as though something has failed whilst in the deadlocked position and can't be overridden.