'94 850 should doors auto lock when started? Topic is solved

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 15 Apr 2005, 15:07

Still trying to track down mysterious intermittent clicking coming from doors of our new (to us) '94 850T...

It has central door locking and alarm - when the car is started, should the doors automatically lock (provided the doors are all closed)?

We can stop the clicking by manually locking the doors, and my wife has a theory that the clicking is the doors trying unsuccessfully to lock (faulty relay?) - I like her reasoning, but we need to know the answer to the above question.

The car came without a remote, but we have ordered one.

Thanks,
Squeaky

VolvoFreak · Post by **VolvoFreak** » 15 Apr 2005, 19:08

Neither my '93 850glt or my mother's '95 850 Turbo does. Now, that doesn't mean they're not supposed to, but ours doesn't.

Jot · Post by **Jot** » 15 Apr 2005, 19:31

No they should NOT lock when the car is started.Does the red light flash on the dash?What happens if you open the door with the engine running?What happens with the ignition off and you open the door?

Squeaky · Post by **Squeaky** » 15 Apr 2005, 23:41

Thanks for the input folks. Just to follow up, I checked with the local dealer who confirms that the locks DO NOT engage automatically when the engine is started.

It was also suggested by the shop that the clicking is indeed coming from the driver's door - due to corroded contacts on one or more of the circuits connected to the locking mechanism (of which there are apparently several). Apparently if any water makes its way past the window seal, this can easily happen.

This sounds expensive.

Film at eleven!

Squeaky (signed in above as Guest)