00 Polo 1 L - Jammed Back Doors!

RoisinBelle · 29-07-2009 4:29pm #1

Hi Everyone,

I have a 00 1L Polo (5door). Somehow BOTH back doors will not open through central locking (key in front door!) AND I cannot even pull the buttons up from the inside.

Any suggestions?

Anan1 · 29-07-2009 4:31pm

Are the child locks engaged?

RoisinBelle · 29-07-2009 4:34pm

See I thought that but they used to open fine and I never changed the settings for child locks! I presume they are inside the door frame like most cars? I don't think I will be able to access them as I can't open the door at all!

ronaneire · 29-07-2009 4:36pm

Does your car have dead locks? Sounds like it as you can't open the locks by hand. Maybe a job for an auto electrican

RoisinBelle · 29-07-2009 4:39pm

I have no idea what dead locks are. I'm thinking that an auto electrician is the best bet! I've no money tho! Any suggestions for South Dublin?!?!

ronaneire · 29-07-2009 4:43pm

Deadlocking is a security device which enables the car to be locked in a way that the door can't be opened from inside or outside the car without disengaging the deadlock first.

If a car thief therefore wants into you car they have to climb in through a window and out the same way as the doors will not open without the correct opening procedure with the proper key or remote.
Deadlocking can only operate if the cars central locking system is functioning correctly. It is semi automatic and very reliable.
The deadlocking is activated either by key on a normal key locking system or by pressing the remote locking either twice or the deadlocking button on the remote.

Disengaging the deadlock is simple just open your door in the normal way and it will disengage the deadlock automatically.

Hope that explains. Maybe someone who has worked on Polo's can come up with a better answer to why they won't open.

Anan1 · 29-07-2009 4:43pm

Have you tried giving the buttons a good pull? They can sometimes be quite stiff when central locking's on the blink.

RoisinBelle · 29-07-2009 4:47pm

Thanks for all the info about dead locking!

I have got many people to try the buttons!! No one can manage to pull them up.

Its quite entertaining when I am bringing more than one person anywhere in my car and they have to climb through the front!

Anan1 · 29-07-2009 4:53pm

Sounds like deadlocks are engaged, so. Maybe give Hamiltons a call, they're a good (& reasonable) auto electrician just off Camden St. Ph 01-4755157

00 Polo 1 L - Jammed Back Doors!

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