S4 door jammed shut
04-16-2018, 09:33 AM
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S4 door jammed shut
shut my drivers door as usual - now it won’t open from either inside or out. The outer door handle hasn’t snapped, I replaced that last year. The only access I have to the inner door is via the small panel behind the inner door handle. Does any one have any idea if it’s even possible to release the lock mechanism from inside the door?
04-16-2018, 10:54 AM
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( The lock could have broken and the door latch is locked and wont unlock)
I suggest to put the key in the lock and turn it to the front of the car.
Notice if the lock portion is working.
From inside the car pull the handle and shove the door ,
if it wont open get a helper to hold the handle up and then shove the door.
please report what happens
I suggest to put the key in the lock and turn it to the front of the car.
Notice if the lock portion is working.
From inside the car pull the handle and shove the door ,
if it wont open get a helper to hold the handle up and then shove the door.
please report what happens
04-16-2018, 02:07 PM
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Ha! That worked. I’ve basically forced the lock manually, there’s something triggering the central locking which I’ll have to investigate, so it felt like it was unlocked but actually wasn’t. Pressed the central locking switch whilst pulling up hard on the door pin.
Thanks for the replies and the moral support!
Thanks for the replies and the moral support!
04-20-2018, 04:22 PM
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What year is your S4? The 87 and 88 models still have the door lock motors which need to be adjusted every once in a while, otherwise the motor can jam the door locked.
I learned this the hard way on my 81. Readjust it before the lock itself gets broken like mine did.
I learned this the hard way on my 81. Readjust it before the lock itself gets broken like mine did.
04-20-2018, 04:30 PM
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04-20-2018, 06:19 PM
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keys are never left inside a car unless a window is rolled down. Even in the garage.
I had the same rule when I was driving the limo always have a window open with the engine running, or the keys in the ignition
at the time we had the Lincolns with the small vent window that was infront of the main window ,
so it was easy to leave it open and reach in to open the door/s
I had the same rule when I was driving the limo always have a window open with the engine running, or the keys in the ignition
at the time we had the Lincolns with the small vent window that was infront of the main window ,
so it was easy to leave it open and reach in to open the door/s