quattro Digest, Vol 90, Issue 38

[Tihol Tiholov]

>> The keys will also be locked in the car if the battery goes dead, then is
hooked up to a charger or jumper cables. For some reason, the sudden spike
in voltage activates the central locking system to lock all the doors. So,
if you are ever jumping your older Audi, don't do it with the doors closed
and the key inside ;-) BTDT, out comes the coat hangar!

Tony

>From: Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com>

>Tony, the only lockout I have had that way was in my grey 90Q, and it
was the Clifford alarm system that did it.

My former totally stock '88 90 q locked itself in the above manner.
Fortunately, the trunk was open, so a hole in the ski bag and broom stick
with a wire loop in the end helped to unlock.
When I leave the car, the key leaves in my hand.

And re: remotes - they fail in various ways:
My '99 bug can be locked only with the key, the remote only arms the alarm,
not the door locks.
My Y2K bug's key locks only the driver's door and that's it; the remote
works OK - locks all doors and arms the alarm.
Both have trunk keyholes, thank god.