"backwards" door lock

[LL - NY]

Well, you DID say it's a bit arcane....

We'll try it (or my friend and his wife will). 

Thanks!

LL - NY

On 5/6/05, John Larson <j.d.larson at verizon.net> wrote:
> Here it is, a little thing written up by our own Fred Munro
> .................  Handy piece to have around!
> 
> You need the old Windoze standby - re-boot the system. Disconnect the
> battery, wait for a few minutes, and reconnect. If that doesn't work, try
> this:
> 1. Remove back seat bottom
> 2. Open right rear door.
> 3. Lock car with key or remote (assuming it locks with the door open).
> 4. Disconnect battery.
> 5. Unlock car with key.
> 6. Reconnect battery.
> 
> The above is based on my recollection of a series of posts a couple of years
> ago on this topic. The back seat contortions kind of stuck in my mind. Of
> course you could lock the SO in the back to disconnect the battery, but that
> could be a bit dicey - have you out in just a minute, dear, I was sure this
> would work....
> 
> Haven't had this problem myself (yet)
> 
> HTH
> 
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
> 
>