Hi all,

This fabia is becoming a pain! Steering isnt locking and my car won't lock by key. I don't have any key holes so my car is unsecured now! Changed key fob battery and it has done nothing. Car isn't showing as having any doors ajar. Can anyone help? 😫😫😫

Steering lock only locks if you turn the steering wheel about 180 degrees with the key out of the ignition.

 

Does the door lock button on the dash work.

 

Your drivers door does have a manual key hole to lock/unlock the doors.

It is underneath the small plastic part of the outside door handle.

Look in the Manual for more info.

 

If you have changed the key battery you might need to resync the key to the car.

Look in the Manual for more info.

 

Thanks, AG Falco

 

 

7 minutes ago, AGFalco said:

Steering lock only locks if you turn the steering wheel about 180 degrees with the key out of the ignition.

 

Does the door lock button on the dash work.

 

Your drivers door does have a manual key hole to lock/unlock the doors.

It is underneath the small plastic part of the outside door handle.

Look in the Manual for more info.

 

If you have changed the key battery you might need to resync the key to the car.

Look in the Manual for more info.

 

Thanks, AG Falco

 

 

Hi I changed the battery because of this issue.  Car doesn't have manual lock/unlock on the doors. Lock button on the dash works. Steering lock isn't working at all! :/ no warning or fault lights either :/ 

Edited 5 August, 20214 yr by MartinMMorgan

Martin, as A G put for keyhole and resynching the keyfob (important you do this anytime you open the keyfob and you should rotate the use of the keyfobs to even out their battery and blade wear and it also ensure you always know where the spare fob is and that it works).

 

When all else fails RtFM  -  see below for resynch.

 

Make sure you have fitted the keyfob battery fully and correctly - I had a dealership not do so and the fob was internment until I fully seated the battery, you won't think anyone could get it wrong but I can think of no other explanation.  

 

For the steering lock I disagree at least as far as with my wife's car as I've just tried it twice with the wheel parallel and at about 80 degrees off that and both times the steering locked within a few degrees.

 

Resynch the keyfob.  Give it a few minutes then lock the car, give it a few minutes and unlock the car, always check your work. 

 

 

 

Have you tried this above?

 

Thanks, AG Falco

I was just going to find that, I'm old and slow.

Not as old as me.

Thanks both I've managed to lock the car by taking that clip off and doing so manually. I've no idea what is up with the central locking and steering lock mind. :/

I've also tried synchronising the key but it's done nothing. The fault mind is what led me to replace the battery. This car is a bag of stress

Martin,

did you do the testing I put in the earlier post and have you RtFM?

 

As I've done it I'll put it up here. - 

Just now, nta16 said:

Martin,

did you do the testing I put in the earlier post and have you RtFM?

 

As I've done it I'll put it up here. - 

It worked you're a lifesaver! Misses is gonna kill me mind. Got her out of bed to bring me the spare key 

Well she's right to be upset with you, I'm upset with you as you didn't RtFM!  I'm joking I'm not upset with you but I've hope you've learnt to RtFM!  

 

Is the steering lock sorted?

 

Is the locking of all doors sorted?

 

I'm going to get you some straightforward general info for your car and I don't want you feel patronised by it because I learnt a couple of things from it and I thought I'd read the manual (but I do forget stuff too). 

 

Now make yourself a mug of tea (coffee if you really must), sit down for a bit and relax.

 

Edited 5 August, 20214 yr by nta16

10 minutes ago, nta16 said:

Well she's right to be upset with you, I'm upset with you as you didn't RtFM!  I'm joking I'm not upset with you but I've hope you've learnt to RtFM!  

 

Is the steering lock sorted?

 

Is the locking of all doors sorted?

 

I'm going to get you some straightforward general info for your car and I don't want you feel patronised by it because I learnt a couple of things from it and I thought I'd read the manual (but I do forget stuff too). 

 

Now make yourself a mug of tea (coffee if you really must), sit down for a bit and relax.

 

It quite literally has all sorted itself! Tbh I think the stress of being in work and not an area I know well did not help, so the panic of someone getting in the car set in.

 

Thankfully my misses didn't appear upset. Looks can be deceiving though, so I gave her my bank card to grab fuel and snacks on the way homelto sweeten the deal lol.

 

I've never had to do this before so found this quite bizarre. Glad I asked you guys sooner rather than later! BTW my other issue (knocking) is still ongoing but I'll update on the other page in the coming days

 

 

Edited 5 August, 20214 yr by MartinMMorgan

Martin, you're stressed so panicked first and thought later.  You are overstressed about this car.  I know both as I've done both many times, I've owned old British made cars and dealt with the English motor trade and English dealers and Dealerships, even the previous very reliable Japanese cars unfortunately because I live in England I had trouble with the English Dealerships that sell the very reliable Japanese cars so you can guess how much worse it is dealing with English dealerships and English motor trade with English made cars, both old car and brand new cars.

 

A few times problems with dealing with these people has got me over stressed but later I realise "they're not wurf it" and these problems have just escalated in my mind as in the greater realm of things they are relatively unimportant and so are these people.

 

Now, get the manual read over the next x-number of days and have a look here, click on the link. - 

 

Edited 5 August, 20214 yr by nta16