[s-cars] Wiring question

[Erik Addy]

I agree that would be the best thing to do.  However, I know that an experienced VW/Audi mechanic spent quite a bit of time working on the system for the PO with no success, and I have very little time to work on it myself.  I did take off the drivers door panel to look and see if the wiring was intact to the lock switch, and it was.  Like you say, the access to the actual switch is very limited by the inner panel (window) assembly.  I am kicking myself now for not checking the switch by unplugging the connecter inside the door and checking with a DMM.  I was frustrated and out of time.  Isn't the alarm function built into the central locking pump, or is there another box I should be looking at?
 
I don't really feel that I need the alarm, and if the RIghtClick remote were merely emulating the open/close command that the central locking button on the driver (and pax) door sends, I don't think it would ever arm the alarm, therefore solving my problem, albiet in a "ghetto" fashion.
 
Hmm, what are B6 S4 Avants going for these days?  :)
 
Erik


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>From: JC <jcunningham at j2c3.com>
>To: Erik Addy <erikaddy at yahoo.com>
>Cc: Tony Curran <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>; "s-car-list at audifans.com" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 10:06 PM
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Wiring question
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>Erik - I think you need to fix the OEM wiring problem that has always been there. AFAIU the rightclick expects/needs the OEM system to be working properly in the first place.  I suspect you are right the switch in the door lock assembly isn't wired up or has failed somehow.  The OEM alarm CAN get flip-flop confused about 'state' - aka think everythings locked when its not and vice versa - but that doesn't sound like the case for you - sounds more like a straight wiring problem.  Until the key-in-door unlocks the whole car you'll still have this problem IMO, and once you fix that you'll have no need to dump the alarm because it should all work fine.
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>The electrical switches in the door locks useta commonly fail like that on older cars - had it on both my CQ and 200TQA.  In your case, some braindead hack might have just chopped wires or pulled plugs in order to get the alarm to not go off for the PO so you might be facing the double-whammy - fixing what he hacked and then fixing the original problem. BTDT too many times.  Good luck - I'd start looking around OEM alarm to be sure nothing was chopped there, then I'd look in the door hinge wiring boot for cracked/broken/cut wires, then finally I'd pull the door panel and look inside as the last resort... Access to the key area and the switch is a real hassle IIRC...
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>On 10/31/2011 10:33 AM, Erik Addy wrote:
>> Since I have had the car, the central locking has ONLY worked from the door switches, NOT by using the drivers door key or trunk key.  Makes me think something is wrong or disconnected somewhere so the oe system does not get the signal that you opened the door/trunk with the key.  Any ideas on that anyone?  If I can't figure it out, I will just try to wire the system so that it locks/unlocks but doesn't arm the alarm (using the instructions you just gave me).  Then I just need to wire up the trunk release and I am done.
>>   Thanks!
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