95 A6q avant Central Locks and Alarm gone berzerk

[auditodd at comcast.net]

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Now, beginning sometime this week, the central locks automatically lock when you start the car--I know, new Audis do this, but this '95 _never_ has done this in the past. Adding to that, sometimes (but not always) this demon that possesses the brains of the central locks now arms the alarm as well when it locks the doors after starting the car. The result then is the power door lock button no longer functions, one must raise the manual lock knobs to get out, and when you open the door the alarm goes off. In trying to figure out what was going on last night the IR lock/unlock stopped working.
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Mike,
This is a known issue with the '92 through '95 alarm systems.
Search the archives, but I believe the solution is to turn off the ignition and exit the car. Lock the car with the key in the driver's door, wait a minute for the alarm to set, then unlock with the remote.

I know there is a procedure, but I'm probably not remembering it correctly.

Todd

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Todd Young