[V8] (day-0) 62deg, heavy rain - (day-1) 6deg and frozen locks

[Michael Larosa Jr]

did you try holding the door handle up for 30 seconds ?

the locks are heated and this is supposed to defrost them..

worked slick on my 100's and V8's..

Mike,


robert_a_dupree at bankone.com wrote:
> Well it finally happened.  In all the years of Audi ownership I actually 
> couldn't get into the car this morning.
> I managed to explode the plastic "light key" housing whilst trying both 
> locks.  I imagine after all the water and high humidity that things are 
> frozen solid in there.
> 
> Since I've never had the frozen lock issue with Audi, can anyone tell me 
> whether or not the lock-de-ice'r is worth screwing with?
> My gut tells me no...
> 
> On the plus side the 200 EFI car fired right up and got me to work no 
> problem.
> 
> Robert A. Dupree
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