auto closure

[surfer.vr6 0]

anyone knows what controls the auto closure

when i lock my car the windows and sunroof only partially close

[Supercharged 2]

Sounds like an aftermarket alarm/imob is interfering

[Stan 24v 0]

Need to hijack, sorry mate.

 

I have full closure VW system. It closes everything after 30 secs though, which can be a bit awkward at the petrol station or the likes.

 

How do you turn it off????

[Stormin Dave 0]

i lock my car the windows and sunroof only partially close

 

Closure alarms are usually set to a specific pulse duration which should be enough to close everything. I suspect this needs adjusting by an alarm fitter, they did this wit mine by sending a signal through the led (sigma alarm) very clever...!

 

Just out of interest, if just say one window is left open does the closure work OK?

[RW1 0]

surfer.vr6

 

What happens when you put the ignition key in the driver's side door lock and hold in the lock position for a few seconds?

 

Besides the locks, does the sunroof and windows close?

[Riley 0]

sorry but whats supposed to happen then?

 

my windows go up but the sunroof dosnt do anything?

 

works perfectly from the switch.

 

neil. :)

[ben16v 0]

early model sunroof not inc. on total closure riley.

[Riley 0]

cheers m8 :thumbleft:

[surfer.vr6 0]

i will try the key in the lock

thanks

[greenbeltvr6 0]

FYI stormin dave, mine's similar. Will shut 1.5 windows, eg if one is open then no probs but if both are open then passenger side shuts and driver side half shuts.

Holding the key in lock position does nothin but lock the doors - guess it depends who fitted the alarm?

I'll get it sorted when i've saved up after replacing the rad (immediate-popped today) and the sunroof (will tilt but struggles to slide - long story!).

[RW1 0]

The reason I asked the Q is that some later Corrado's will close the sunroof, windows and locks by holding the key in the driver's door lock in the "lock it" position. If your car does this with the key, and the sunroof and windows fully close, then there is nothing wrong with the Corrado itself.

 

With both windows fully down and sunroof fully back, the closing sequence is passenger window lifting and sunroof closing, followed by the driver's door window. The locks in the doors and boot move at the same time as the passenger window/sunroof. The whole sequence takes 7 seconds. If the key is turned to neutral while this sequence in completing, the windows and sunroof stop.

 

Therefore if the key operation can complete the sequence to fully closed but the alarm can't, then it is quite likely the alarm command signal to close the car is too short in duration. Given 8 seconds is for a squeaky clean car, it probably needs to be a few seconds longer for a regularly used car.

 

So, Stormin Dave's line I would agree is the most likely if key works fully.