Habitation Door

[Simon Meadwell]

Hi hab door wont lock on central locking only with key.
Perfectly ok when we used at is the door fused?
Fiat Ducato Bavaria A Class.

 

[Lofty1]

If fiat based the fuse is at the bottom of the right hand door pillar behind a cover at the rear of the seat

 

[AG 2602]

We had the same on our van and we were advised to clean the contacts with a little white spirit which worked! That was the first Pilote van. The current van also Pilote had the same issue but this time the wires behind the contacts had come away. Luckily we had a guy at the time working on the van and he fixed it basically a 10 minute job.

 

[Lenny HB]

Another common problem is a wire breaking in the loom that goes the door.

 

[Sasbo]

As post #3, it's common that the contacts on the hab door and frame need frequently cleaned with something like Isopropanol Alcohol. Had this same issue on my Pilote G740c and cleaning the contacts worked.

I also recall that there was an occasion when the central locking failed and needed reset. I can't remember the exact details but I think it was something like; Push the lock button on the lower dashboard console to lock then unlock the doors; then lock the hab door from inside by pushing the lock handle inwards; then unlock the doors with the key fob.

If all of this does not work then as suggested in post #4, check the wiring in the loom to the door.

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[Simon Meadwell]

Thanks folks will give it a go. If all fails its in for work early march so they can have a go at it.

 

[WillH]

If it's not electrical it may be a broken return spring in the lock mechanism. That's what with ours.

 

[POH]

Had similar problem with our hab door wouldn't lock on either central locking or by the key ,it turned out to be the lock mechanism ,inside it there is a pin that locates inside a small plastic tube like thing somehow it had managed to come out , all fixed now by dealer took all of 10 minutes.

 

[DumfriesDik]

Our Pilote hab door has given up the ghost as well! We are unable to lock it manually. Going for a hab check and repair very soon.

 

[POH]

Our Pilote hab door has given up the ghost as well! We are unable to lock it manually. Going for a hab check and repair very soon.

hi DumfriesDik, ours is also a Pilote sounds like you have the same problem as us ,it's a quick fix unless the tube thingy is broken.

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[Blue Knight]

Hi hab door wont lock on central locking only with key.
Perfectly ok when we used at is the door fused?
Fiat Ducato Bavaria A Class.

Simon,

This sounds like your problem. Here's the fix in picture form ; posts 11 onwards refer.

All the best,

Andrew

Central locking on habitation door

Central locking doesn't work on habitation door. Just wondered if anybody else has experienced the same and what they did to sort apart from going back to the dealer. This is the second van that I know that this has happened to in the first year of its life.

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[Simon Meadwell]

Thanks Andrew i will have a look. Tried the locking and unlocking but no good.

 

[Blue Knight]

Thanks Andrew i will have a look. Tried the locking and unlocking but no good.

Did you manage to unscrew the contacts as I reckon you have a broken wire; an easy fix though ;-)

 

[Simon Meadwell]

Hi not had time taken back to storage. Going away nextweek will have a look then.

 

[Dave Scadding]

Ours broke last year, I stripped it down and seen that the plastic claw lug had broken. Welded a new steel lug, it’s stronger than before .

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[DumfriesDik]

And the door has come back to life without any assistance. You've gotta love intermittent faults!

Is it worth getting something repaired that is working just fine?? Pesky first world problems, I hate them.

 

[Simon Meadwell]

Just removed door contacts and bottom wire has come away . Very thin wire no wonder. Need a tiny allen key i think ( not got any in van next purchase) and i think i can fix it.

 

[Blue Knight]

Just removed door contacts and bottom wire has come away . Very thin wire no wonder. Need a tiny allen key i think ( not got any in van next purchase) and i think i can fix it.

Just as I suspected. To fix it properly you'll need to refer to my post (#11) above.

You'll be able to do a temporary fix but it won't hold for long.

This is a very familiar problem with the Pilote/Bavaria vans. The four wires are just too tightly connected so the ever moving contacts will soon break them away from the back of the contact mounts.

You'll need to follow the repair advice in post-11 above which means taking the inside door trim off and unwinding the four wrapped wires so that they better stretch through the door aperture to the contacts.

Good luck and please post-up if you need any help.

Andrew

 

[Simon Meadwell]

Thanks Andrew. I have just re connected for now and it works. I will see how it goes but cant see it lasting long the wires are too fine.