In order to remove the door panel.
09 535i rear door lock inop.
If you have a single door which doesn t lock unlock you most likely have a problem with the actuator motor.
My 2014 double cab rear passenger door started doing this a couple weeks ago.
Push down the plastic clip on the door handle rod.
Single door fails to lock unlock.
11 ltz rjt v6 a6 in flood at 44k miles.
The first time i noticed it was when i needed to get in that door.
It was stuck in the locked position.
The door lock fuse is at the top.
I can opening or closing the rear door and it locks.
This motor powers the locking mechanism.
Reverse the process when you install the new door lock assembly.
First unhook the negative battery power.
09 2lt black granite metallic v6 a6 at 20 058 miles lost.
Unbolt the door lock assembly from the door and then pull the assembly out.
The engine is always off.
There is a plastic clip attached to this rod.
The driver s side door lock switch does not work lock or unlock.
It will not work with the key fob or with the door lock unlock controls on the front doors.
To unlock them it gets a signal through a resistor going to ground.
The vehicle will lock itself randomly regardless if the keyfob is in the vehicle or not or even near it.
The modern conveniences of vehicles are often lost upon drivers today.
I could be walking away and it locks.
Remember it wasn t that long ago that we were stuck manually rolling up windows turning a key to start the car and scanning the radio hoping to find a tolerable song to listen to on the radio while we were stuck in rush hour traffic.
Push down the clip to loosen the rod then pull the rod up and out of the door.
The door lock switches use a supplied ground to send a signal to the bcm.