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proberjohn
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Tailgate Lock
« on: Jun 12th, 2010, 10:38pm » |
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Does anyone know how the Estate tailgate button operates the electric lock release?
Mine is intermittent and the only limit switch I can see is for the alarm cut-off when opening the tailgate with the key.
I can get the solenoid to operate by pulling on the manual lever but still can't see how that operates a switch anywhere.
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John B.
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Simmo
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Re: Tailgate Lock
« Reply #1 on: Jun 13th, 2010, 8:47am » |
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John, have you tried soaking the plunger in WD40 ? IIRC the fault is often caused by the plunger not actually travelling the full distance when depressed. The result of a build up of crud from road dirt/salt etc.
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Re: Tailgate Lock
« Reply #2 on: Jun 13th, 2010, 11:30am » |
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There's so much WD40 it ran out of the tailgate when I pulled the trim off!!
That's been the problem in the past but I had good go from both sides whilst I had the trim off and it moves freely now.
I just can't find the switch 
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Re: Tailgate Lock
« Reply #3 on: Jun 18th, 2010, 7:42pm » |
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hi there
there's 2 switches in there.
one on the locking solenoid bit...
and one on the lock for the alarm/door ajar...
hth
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Re: Tailgate Lock
« Reply #4 on: Jun 18th, 2010, 9:00pm » |
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A bit OT, but does anybody know what the middle connector-pin on the lock solenoid is for? It seems to have no function on the saloon either.
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proberjohn
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Re: Tailgate Lock
« Reply #5 on: Jun 18th, 2010, 9:39pm » |
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Thanks Andrew.
Its possible that the lock has a switch for operating the solenoid and another switch for "tailgate open".
I might have another go at this.
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Simmo
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Re: Tailgate Lock
« Reply #6 on: Jun 18th, 2010, 9:51pm » |
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Thundkvi. There is a programmable option, with the right equipment, to disable the automatic locking for Taxi use. The boot/tailgate can then be opened with the engine still running. Could this be what the pin is for??.
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Re: Tailgate Lock
« Reply #7 on: Jun 18th, 2010, 9:59pm » |
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hi john
there's only the 2 iirc.
if you operate the switch off the solenoid (still plugged into the loom), then solenoid will unlock the tailgate....
hth
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Re: Tailgate Lock
« Reply #8 on: Jun 18th, 2010, 10:01pm » |
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on Jun 18th, 2010, 9:51pm, Simmo wrote:| Thundkvi. There is a programmable option, with the right equipment, to disable the automatic locking for Taxi use. The boot/tailgate can then be opened with the engine still running. Could this be what the pin is for??. |
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hi there
i think it's just a generic plug. the taxi option as you say is just a software setting, not hardware.
hth
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