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Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock (Solution)

 
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Post25-04-2012, 16:29    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

Hello,

A colleague is having a problem with his A4 B6; one of the rear doors no longer unlocks with the central locking system. Is there perhaps a trick to open the door from the inside without causing any damage, in order to remove the trim for repair?
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Post25-04-2012, 17:11    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

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Let's try one more time to see if we can trick the lock again.

Possibly disconnect the battery for 1 minute - has that helped before?

I would try to work around it first, before things become unpleasant.

Removing the disguise will be difficult, if not impossible.
because it also serves as a seal at Audi, so it's positioned in front of the door rubber, not between them.

Do you even know how to normally remove the trim?

If no ---> Vehicle data?
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Post25-04-2012, 18:20    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

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Let's try one more time to see if we can trick the lock again.

Possibly disconnect the battery for 1 minute - has that helped before?

I would try to work around it first, before things become unpleasant.

Removing the disguise will be difficult, if not impossible.
because it also serves as a seal at Audi, so it's positioned in front of the door rubber, not between them.

Do you even know how to normally remove the trim?

If no ---> Vehicle data?


Okay, I'll pass that information along about disconnecting the battery.
He generally has access to the Audi repair manuals.
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Post25-04-2012, 20:07    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

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The rear door no longer unlocks using the central locking system
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It's probably not possible to pull the interior door handle twice on a B6 model.

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Post25-04-2012, 20:27    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

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No longer unlocks a rear door via central locking
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It's probably not possible to pull the interior door handle twice on a B6 model.

Bye.
peace


He had already tried that, unsuccessfully.
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Post25-04-2012, 21:52    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

So, don't open the lock.
That's a bad situation. Let's try a little bit and hope the engine starts again.
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Post26-04-2012, 20:13    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

Is it possible to remove the door handle separately here?
It's difficult to compare, but I've experienced this issue multiple times with the Actros truck. In those cases, I was able to "bypass" the lock by using a small gap and a long wire.
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Post26-04-2012, 20:19    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

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It was difficult to compare, but it had already been on the Actros
several times.

Okay. If you're unlucky, the lock might be encapsulated within the mechanism.

Nothing will get through from the outside.
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Post26-04-2012, 20:46    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

Unfortunately, I haven't heard anything new from him yet...
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Post02-05-2012, 22:40    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

Otherwise, it should be mentioned that the door panels for the B6 are relatively inexpensive to obtain from 3-2-1 icon_wink.gif.
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Post02-05-2012, 22:46    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

Thank you everyone, and also thank you for the tip about the book.
Disconnecting the battery, by the way, didn't help icon_sad.gif.

It looks like the dealer will be taking care of it. Luckily, he still has a warranty on the used car. I'll let you know if there's any news.
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Post02-05-2012, 23:38    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

michiglaser wrote:
Otherwise, it should be mentioned that the door panels for the B6 are relatively inexpensive at 3-2-1 icon_wink.gif
However, as Autoservice already mentioned, with Audi, you always have this frame structure included.

I don't know how it looks in the back of the B6, but in all the Audis I've worked on so far, destroying just the door panel wouldn't really achieve much because you have to remove the entire frame. icon_sad.gif
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Post20-05-2012, 20:59    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

Hi,

The door is now open.
You need to pull on the levers both inside and outside simultaneously while operating the control panel. If anyone else is experiencing this problem...
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Post21-05-2012, 16:55    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

Roger wrote:
Hi,

The door is now open.
You need to pull the levers both inside and outside simultaneously while operating the control panel. If anyone else encounters this problem...

Thank you for the feedback!


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Post21-05-2012, 19:03    Subject: Audi A4 B6 Rear Door Won't Unlock Quote

In addition, I learned today that the door has been working normally again since this "reset" icon_smile.gif.
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