Hi,

Several times with temperatures in my area at -4c overnight, the driver's door on my 3 month old Skoda Kamiq, will not open. All other doors open and whilst gaining access via the passenger door is not a massive issue I cannot understand why in a car designed to be used in Eastern European winter temperatures should freeze solid in -4c.

Is anyone else experiencing this issue?

Doog

 

Welcome to the forum.

Check the issue of Water being retained in the door of Kamiq's. 

Maybe you have this issue hence the lock freezing.  

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/489287-kamiq-driver-door-water-retention

 

 

EDIT, 

  Sorry, i see you already posted in this thread. 

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/483733-water-retention-in-doors

 

 

Prepping  the doors, and seals for winter is worth doing. & the fuel filler flap.   

Skoda have known of the issue for decades. They are not bothered about it.

Edited 24 January, 20215 yr by e-Roottoot

Water does not fill the door up with that much water that it covers the lock

It certainly does not fill from the bottom until the level reaches the lock.   

But then the H2O does come in from above and can freeze the lock, as proven by frozen locks.

 

Some pour hot water on the door handle area and defrosts the locks, as has been done for many a long year.

(When there are key holes you just have to remember they can freeze again.)

 

Also where there is water that gets down to the bottom seals and some comes out you get doors freezing.

Same as with seal at the top of the doors.

So prepare the seals for cold weather where the cars design does tend to have doors freezing closed.

Edited 24 January, 20215 yr by e-Roottoot

I think I noticed a post somewhere but have been unable to trace it, it is about preparing door seals for winter. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Here is a current one. http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/489497-doors-frozen-shut

The others usually are in the threads about Condensation in winter and inside frost on the glass and in most sections of Briskoda every winter..