Intermittent Trunk Lock (aka 'Boot' for UK listers) Operation in Sedan

[Bernie Benz]

An obvious but limited convience to be able to disarm and rearm the alarm
system from the trunk lock without having to disarm and unlock a door first.
But a RKE trivilizes the problem and the need to ever use a door key.

Bernie

> From: "Jobe Tichy" <bimmer_dude at hotmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 02:20:56 +0000
> To: eyvind.spangen at c2i.net
> Cc: dale at themccormacks.org, 200q20v at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Intermittent Trunk Lock (aka 'Boot' for UK listers) Operation in
> Sedan
>
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> That's cool...I thought that the alarm system worked off of the trunk light
> switch.  What's the purpose of the sensor then on the trunk lock switch?  To
> determine if the switch is being rotated in the even of a break in?
>
> JOBE
>
> '91 200tq 20v
>
> '84 BMW 318i (modified)
>> From: Eyvind Spangen
>> To: "Jobe Tichy"
>> CC: dale at themccormacks.org, 200q20v at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: Intermittent Trunk Lock (aka 'Boot' for UK listers) Operation in
> Sedan
>> Date: Sun, 05 May 2002 23:17:44 +0200
>>
>> On Sun, 05 May 2002 21:05:36 +0000, you wrote:
>>
>>> mechanism--AFTER IT WAS OUT OF THE CAR--solved the problem. I don't
> recommend
>>> cleaning while it is in the car because there are the electrical parts for
> the
>>> lock heater there--which could do without getting moist.
>>
>> There is no lock heater in the trunk lock. The wiring there is for the
>> alarm system..
>>
>> --
>> E. Spangen
>> '90 Audi 200TQ 20v (godt parkert i låven uten skilter)
>> '96 Sykkel, drevet av '81 fattig student
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