Mini Cooper Passenger Door Won T Open With Central Locking

These come as factory standard for brands like volvo and bmw including the mini cooper.

Mini cooper passenger door won t open with central locking.

The boot will lock and unlock but both passanger and drivers door wont. But if you have locked your keys in the car the car lockout is much worse than a traditional car lockout. Mini cooper central locking locks doors but wont open. You will need to pull the knob twice before it opens.

From what i have seen it seams to be a lubrication issue. 1st wind the glass down and turn the key in the driver door twice in clockwise direction to lock at the sound of the second click try try opening the door thru the window passenger manually. The boot will lock and unlock but both passanger and drivers door wont. Use the push rod to lock the door.

Mini cooper 2004 have the key fob reprogrammed by the dealer first and see if that fixes the issue. If all this is working fully secure the actuator to the door by tightening the torx screws to hand tight about 14 lb ft torque. Any suggestions for this. The second pull should then open the door.

Any suggestions for this. Within 30 seconds of removing the key press and hold the lock and unlock buttons at the same time the mini button in the middle is the lock button and the button nearest the key blade is the unlock button. Mini cooper central locking locks doors but wont open. Try putting your finger on the lock pin and see if you can feel the motor trying to move if it is then lubrication is what it needs though.

You can get all the passenger doors open this way until you decide to change central lock system. As long as your key works this won t be an issue. As a result the car door won t open from inside or outside. This video is applicable to the 07 08 09 10.

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