Electrics: 70: - A peculiarity in the central locking??

christheancient · May 9th, 2013, 11:26

As far as I can judge, my central locking system works fine. All the doors lock properly, all the appropriate door and courtesy lights go out, the indicators double flash on locking and the red light on the dash flashes (the alarm doesn't work... hasn't done since I bought the car... but I'm not really bothered by that).

So... all is OK and tickety-boo... seemingly.

Now the anomaly (or maybe it's just imagination). I go outside for the occasional 'cough and a drag' and stand in the car port area. A couple of times I thought that I have heard the deadbolt motors 'whir' while I'm in the vicinity of the car - just like they do a little while after the car has been locked using my remote fob. But there is no sound of deadbolts engaging. And I haven't had the car keys on my person or in my pocket!

Perhaps... My iPhone has been in my pocket (Bluetooth off) and my wi-fi router for the computer is in the room above the car port. Has anybody ever heard of either of these possibly affecting their remote central locking - or are their operating frequencies miles away from any central locking electronics?

It might also explain why I have had a flat battery in the car, when it hasn't been used for quite a while a couple of times, if the locking motors keep triggering. The battery and charging system have been checked thoroughly and there are no signs of more than a very minor 'drain' that is well within acceptable limits when the car is at 'rest'.

Thoughts?

May 9th, 2013, 11:26	#1
christheancient Aged Volvo Lover Last Online: Sep 16th, 2021 10:19 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: A place in mendip-land famous for its cheese - and its gorge	A peculiarity in the central locking?? As far as I can judge, my central locking system works fine. All the doors lock properly, all the appropriate door and courtesy lights go out, the indicators double flash on locking and the red light on the dash flashes (the alarm doesn't work... hasn't done since I bought the car... but I'm not really bothered by that). So... all is OK and tickety-boo... seemingly. Now the anomaly (or maybe it's just imagination). I go outside for the occasional 'cough and a drag' and stand in the car port area. A couple of times I thought that I have heard the deadbolt motors 'whir' while I'm in the vicinity of the car - just like they do a little while after the car has been locked using my remote fob. But there is no sound of deadbolts engaging. And I haven't had the car keys on my person or in my pocket! Perhaps... My iPhone has been in my pocket (Bluetooth off) and my wi-fi router for the computer is in the room above the car port. Has anybody ever heard of either of these possibly affecting their remote central locking - or are their operating frequencies miles away from any central locking electronics? It might also explain why I have had a flat battery in the car, when it hasn't been used for quite a while a couple of times, if the locking motors keep triggering. The battery and charging system have been checked thoroughly and there are no signs of more than a very minor 'drain' that is well within acceptable limits when the car is at 'rest'. Thoughts? __________________ Our children don't inherit the world from us. We are borrowing it from them.

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