more woes :(

wildie1972 · 27th January 2017, 09:08

Having put quite a lot of effort into getting my ZT running I now have issues with the central locking. It unlocked fine this morning but wont lock using the fob it just make a single beep.
Ive checked the plenums and they are bone dry, opened and shut all the doors including bonnet and boot. The battery is ok and Ive tried using the spare key all to no avail.
Looking on the net its a common fault but nobody seems to have a firm answer as to how to fix it so I'm hoping one of you guy can point me in the right direction.

marinabrian · 27th January 2017, 09:10

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Originally Posted by wildie1972

Having put quite a lot of effort into getting my ZT running I now have issues with the central locking. It unlocked fine this morning but wont lock using the fob it just make a single beep.
Ive checked the plenums and they are bone dry, opened and shut all the doors including bonnet and boot. The battery is ok and Ive tried using the spare key all to no avail.
Looking on the net its a common fault but nobody seems to have a firm answer as to how to fix it so I'm hoping one of you guy can point me in the right direction.

Likely to be one of the door actuators is frozen, let us know what type of passenger compartment fusebox you have, and I'll let you know which fuse is likely to have failed

Brian

Mike24 · 27th January 2017, 09:13

I've had this problem twice in the last few weeks. On both occasions it sorted itself out once the temperature rose a bit. Hopefully yours will do the same.

wildie1972 · 27th January 2017, 09:13

Hi Brian what do youmean by type of passenger compartment fuse box?

wildie1972 · 27th January 2017, 09:31

I've just been out to look at my fuse box, walked up to the car pressed the lock button on the fob and the darn thing locked!! I'm now thinking my car doesnt like the cold.

BoroRover · 27th January 2017, 09:39

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Originally Posted by Mike24

I've had this problem twice in the last few weeks. On both occasions it sorted itself out once the temperature rose a bit. Hopefully yours will do the same.

Same here, I turn the heater to max, then just wait a couple of minutes, sorted.

Coups · 27th January 2017, 10:41

Mine doesn't like the cold either. The doors are ok but the boot won't close once it's been opened if temps are low. Can't see any reason for it. Pops open as normal just won't latch closed. Eventually, after much banging it will catch..... most times. If not you end up driving with the boot open light on the ipk.

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wildie1972 · 27th January 2017, 11:59

I think we should push the government to make the country warmer

JoeMc · 27th January 2017, 12:23

As per another thread

Give all the door locking mechanisms (inc. boot) a good dousing with WD40 to repel any water thats in there, causing these issues and then once that's dried off, follow up the same but this time with lithium grease

WD do both in cans with a fixed spray straw nozzle and they work really well

However, your bonnet sensor could be at fault as well... Don't rule that out!

DaPol · 27th January 2017, 13:06

I had this last week after I fitted my GSM relay for the FBH.

When I queried the electronics, they showed "locking error - key at aux"

Turned out that one of the SPDT relays I'd ganged together for the heater controls wasn't very well built and was internally shorting, passing 12V back into the auxilliary circuits and the car thought the key was at "aux".

May well not be your problem, but it's another one to try.

27th January 2017, 09:08	#1
wildie1972 Regular poster MG ZT 1.8 turbo+ Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: keighley Posts: 85 Thanks: 7 Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts	more woes :( Having put quite a lot of effort into getting my ZT running I now have issues with the central locking. It unlocked fine this morning but wont lock using the fob it just make a single beep. Ive checked the plenums and they are bone dry, opened and shut all the doors including bonnet and boot. The battery is ok and Ive tried using the spare key all to no avail. Looking on the net its a common fault but nobody seems to have a firm answer as to how to fix it so I'm hoping one of you guy can point me in the right direction.

27th January 2017, 09:13	#3
Mike24 Loves to post Rover 75 CDTI Auto Saloon Connoisseur SE Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Coventry Posts: 358 Thanks: 166 Thanked 67 Times in 56 Posts	I've had this problem twice in the last few weeks. On both occasions it sorted itself out once the temperature rose a bit. Hopefully yours will do the same.

27th January 2017, 09:31	#5
wildie1972 Regular poster MG ZT 1.8 turbo+ Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: keighley Posts: 85 Thanks: 7 Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts	I've just been out to look at my fuse box, walked up to the car pressed the lock button on the fob and the darn thing locked!! I'm now thinking my car doesnt like the cold.

27th January 2017, 10:41	#7
Coups Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Contemporary SE Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Dundee Posts: 1,941 Thanks: 545 Thanked 520 Times in 402 Posts	Mine doesn't like the cold either. The doors are ok but the boot won't close once it's been opened if temps are low. Can't see any reason for it. Pops open as normal just won't latch closed. Eventually, after much banging it will catch..... most times. If not you end up driving with the boot open light on the ipk. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

27th January 2017, 11:59	#8
wildie1972 Regular poster MG ZT 1.8 turbo+ Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: keighley Posts: 85 Thanks: 7 Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts	I think we should push the government to make the country warmer

27th January 2017, 12:23	#9
JoeMc Loves to post MG ZT V6 / BMW E60 M5 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Bamber Bridge Posts: 372 Thanks: 34 Thanked 62 Times in 51 Posts	As per another thread Give all the door locking mechanisms (inc. boot) a good dousing with WD40 to repel any water thats in there, causing these issues and then once that's dried off, follow up the same but this time with lithium grease WD do both in cans with a fixed spray straw nozzle and they work really well However, your bonnet sensor could be at fault as well... Don't rule that out!

27th January 2017, 13:06	#10
DaPol Loves to post 75 CDTi Saloon Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bolton Posts: 302 Thanks: 47 Thanked 77 Times in 49 Posts	I had this last week after I fitted my GSM relay for the FBH. When I queried the electronics, they showed "locking error - key at aux" Turned out that one of the SPDT relays I'd ganged together for the heater controls wasn't very well built and was internally shorting, passing 12V back into the auxilliary circuits and the car thought the key was at "aux". May well not be your problem, but it's another one to try.