boot wont lock with remote

[andythrill]

is this likely to be same problen that can be solved like it can on earliar models of the ibiza or is it more complicated,i cant hear any kind of movement in the mechanism when i press the remote and the only way i can lock it is with the key manually

 

[pauliepaul]

is this likely to be same problen that can be solved like it can on earliar models of the ibiza or is it more complicated,i cant hear any kind of movement in the mechanism when i press the remote and the only way i can lock it is with the key manually

you are pressing the unlock button twice arent you?

on mine one click unlocks the driver door only and 2 unlocks everything

once my boot stopped unlocking completely - you could hear something but not the click of an unlock, and the handle seemed like it wasn't catching - but i managed to somehow get it back in place by jiggling the handle around whilst jiggling the key around in the boot lock!

maybe your lock's bust?

 

[andythrill]

maybe but ive read that the mk3 gets the same problem apparently the sellenoid valve gets stuck and that lubricating it with wd40 and puhing it in and out resolves the problem,could this be the same on the mk4

 

[air121005]

mine stop working last week........

slammed the boot shut.........

working again!

still have to check that it locks everytime when i lock the car, haven't got round to getting a price yet for the solenoid so would be interested to know how much one is if you find out.

 

[andythrill]

im hoping that the mk3 wd40 fix will work to be honest,but going by my replys so far i might be wrong

 

[andythrill]

sorry the title to this thread should read "boot wont lock with remote"sorry guys hope this makes a difference to the replys i get,im getting a bit worried now

 

[icemancupra]

mines done it a couploe of times. Luckily mine's under warrenty so i took it to the dealer and they fixed it.

It's nothing major apparently a plastic catch jumps out of place, very common problem.

 

[Guinness]

Might want 2 check that the washer hose hasnt popped off.

 

[andythrill]

hi guys,removed the screws from the plastic panel in the 3 locations but i couldnt pul the panel away as it seemed vey tight,there seems to be 4 plastic clips ataching it to the main part of the boot,should these just pull out with a lot of force,i was scared of damaging it

 

[rashcupra]

yep just a load of clips holding it on ^^^^^ if you read the ownersmanual there is a lot of stuff at he back about the locking system on the boot! you can code it to only unlock with the key or something like that!

 

[andythrill]

thanks rash,do you mean i can just pull the panel of or do i need to somehow remove some clips(there appears to metal clips around the plastic)

 

[andythrill]

also cant find anything in usermanual about coding of the remote,sorry to be a pain but what page is it on

 

[rashcupra]

its at the back of the owners manual im not moving from my seat on a sunday

 

[mexicorich]

Yes the servo is held to the back of the lock mechanism with a couple of plastic clips. The clips snapped on mine allowing the servo to slide away from the mechanism, although sometime s if the boot was slammed shut it would slide back into contact. A couple of cable ties keep it held in its correct postion and everything is fine now

 

[andythrill]

my problem is i cant pull the plastic panel off the boot to luck at the mecchanism ,although ive taken out all 3 screws i feel like something is going to snap when i try to pull it off,is there a special technique for removing this covr or do i need to jut use brute force

 

[mexicorich]

brute force!

 

[mrcoyote]

http://www.seat-ibiza-mk4.co.uk/ibiza_boot_trim_removal.htm for a full guide. You can thank muddyboots for that.

 

[Ad Lav]

There's 4 torx screws and lots of metal clips, got mine off in 30 secs