Locked driver’s door

Well done! Relief at last.

Lot's of white lithium spray grease all over those joints and work those rods free! 
It's always the rods..😁😁

Good news and worth knowing.
Thank you David that helps me a lot.
David Aiketgate replied:-
To an earlier post
As to what is and isn't alarmed.
1/. One fob press locks the doors and sets the ultrasonic internal movement sensor.
2/. A double press of the fob sets the door locks to superlock. If the car is left with the roof down, the doors can not be opened by operating the internal door handles.
3/. Using the key to lock the car, locks the doors but disables the internal sensor. Useful for leaving dogs or small humans in the car. Discretion advised.

So, by using the key the internal movement sensor is disabled. Ok, got that. Is it possible to engage the super lock by using the key only and not by using the fob?
There may be situations where superlocking could be an advantage but without engaging the movement sensor (leaving the car unattended in remote area for the day close to a popular path or view point). A movement sensor activation by a fly, casual contact by an innocent person/animal or heat shimmer would be an unwelcome disturbance and probably flatten the battery.

Excellent news , I think the “thinkers” will have learned an amount from this, it certainly made me reevaluate my system. I might make the super lock externally selectable, as opposed to on the fob, the operation will be a timed pulse to run the S/L motor.
There again I might just leave well alone, I’ve over thought too many jobs lately.
M

Thanks again for all input and help.
I’ve completely removed the lock. There are signs of corrosion that I can treat but I’m still worried the solenoid isn’t strong enough any more and was actively stopping the unlock position. I’m tempted to sneak a new one past the wife and change it completely. I most certainly don’t want to go through this again!
 

Looks like it needs some lubrication, but well done for getting it unlocked.

I know this is pretty obvious but I would be leaving the door card off for a while.
Good luck completing the job.

TA22GT wrote:

I know this is pretty obvious but I would be leaving the door card off for a while.
Good luck completing the job.
Thanks it was a lot more tricky than I hoped. 
Yes I’ll be leaving the card off for a while, even after a lock is fitted! 😀
 

If in doubt 2nd hand locks aren't expensive from the usual sources.

Even new the locks aren’t too dear but there does seem a shortage for right hand doors on right hand drive cars, ie the driver’s door in the U.K.
I’m off to screwfix for lithium grease soon and may add some sound deadening bitumen tape to the order, it does ‘sound’ a good idea as detailed in another thread.

One product will sort the lock and the other will turn your door in to a Golf clunk!

I used the Bostic stuff..10m x 150mm.
I found by removing the speaker I could get in to do the whole door panel.
Go right up to the top of the panel.
Stand back and be amazed your door not only loses thst tinny rattle but your lock works too.😉😁
It's ok...you don't have to thank me..God blessed me with humility..😁😁😁😁

Delbourt wrote:

Good news and worth knowing.
Thank you David that helps me a lot.
David Aiketgate replied:-
To an earlier post
As to what is and isn't alarmed.
1/. One fob press locks the doors and sets the ultrasonic internal movement sensor.
2/. A double press of the fob sets the door locks to superlock. If the car is left with the roof down, the doors can not be opened by operating the internal door handles.
3/. Using the key to lock the car, locks the doors but disables the internal sensor. Useful for leaving dogs or small humans in the car. Discretion advised.

So, by using the key the internal movement sensor is disabled. Ok, got that. Is it possible to engage the super lock by using the key only and not by using the fob?
There may be situations where superlocking could be an advantage but without engaging the movement sensor (leaving the car unattended in remote area for the day close to a popular path or view point). A movement sensor activation by a fly, casual contact by an innocent person/animal or heat shimmer would be an unwelcome disturbance and probably flatten the battery.

David Aiketgate replied:-

Nope, not possible to superlock without the internal sensor. You could always unplug the sensor, or introduce a switch into the circuit.🤔
 

My car has no internal movement sensor, I dunno if a P/O binned it because it was nothing but trouble or maybe it wasn't fitted........I dunno and don't care much, pretty sure I would only end up binning it anyway!