2000 v70 central locking system inconsistantly function

[BEJinFbk]

Read the OP.
He says the remotes have a battery issue anyway. That means the batteries in those will have to be replaced regardless of what happens.

Why, again, would you rather he "forget" about the remotes and start removing door trims and switches and motors and whatnot, instead of doing one simple thing (possibly two, if checking that the receiver connections are OK) first that will have to be done no matter what happens?

- S

Where have I mentioned taking anything apart?
Observation and deduction is all that I suggest at this stage.

Step 1: Roll down the driver's window.
Step 2: From outside of the car, reach in and operate the locks.
Step 3: Repeat in both hot and cold temperatures.
Step 4: Observe the operation of the locks.

Keep It Simple - Fix One Thing at a Time.
Until everything works correctly in the
above situation, the fobs are superfluous.

[Sommerfeldt]

Step 1: Roll down the driver's window.
Step 2: From outside of the car, reach in and operate the locks.
Step 3: Repeat in both hot and cold temperatures.
Step 4: Observe the operation of the locks.

Keep It Simple - Fix One Thing at a Time.
Until everything works correctly in the
above situation, the fobs are superfluous.

So...you simply want him to lock and unlock the car, and confirm the problem he's been talking about, still exists. Right...
If everything works correctly in the scenario you describe, then guess what - there's no problem. Also, that "procedure" doesn't fix a single thing.

How about:
1: remove old battery from remote
2: put new battery in remote

2 less steps than your procedure, 1 more thing fixed than your procedure, 1 more thing crossed off the possibilities-list than your procedure. The numbers don't lie, I'd say.

- S

[BEJinFbk]

I hate electricals - it's the only thing which never seems to make sense to me, at least.

- S

Your math, I don't understand...
But this statement of yours, I agree with.

[Sommerfeldt]

But this statement of yours, I agree with.

Hehe... yeah... my worst nightmares all contain electrical faults in the brick parked outside. Anything else is just elbow grease and a cold beer (or ten).

- S