Central locking

[rickus]

HI there, not been on for a bit, been ill. Anyways, seems that after having the surf laid up for a week or so the central locking is playing up. I have a delay from when the drivers door unlocks till the other doors unlock. I presume something is sticking but don't want to rip too much apart till I know the correct place to look. Also I can lock/unlock from the switch on the drivers door inside. All help gratefully received

[rickus]

no one has any ideas?

[shokenore]

Could just be a symptom of the layup and may go away with usage.

How long a delay are we talking?

[rickus]

Well now it doesn't work off the key at all, even though I been using it everyday since I first posted so I think its more than just the lay up causing problems. No matter, seems no-one knows anything about it so ill just rip the door apart and see what I find. Thx for replying matey.

[yorta2]

Put your battery on charge. I have seen this exact thing on my vehicle when I have been away for awhile and returned to drive the car. It starts, but to fix the problem, I have had to "top-up" the battery on a charger. Worth a try!

[shokenore]

While you have the door card off to have a look you might also want to have a look at the door wiring loom.
Could possibly have a break in the loom.

[rickus]

In reply to both, seems weird when it locks/unlocks from the button on the drivers armrest. That makes me think there is enough power to do it and that theres not a break in the wire. Is there a wire from the lock to the armrest switch, or does the wire from the lock go straight to the relay? I will order a manual I think maybe of some help here, but im not too good with wiring diagrams.

[shokenore]

Could be dodgy contacts in the door control switch gear, the one built into the armrest.
The contacts in mine were pretty scabby, a clean up of the pitted surfaces worked for a while.
But I eventually got a replacement.