C8 Sliding Doors

[3086arnny]

Hiya I'm new to this site Iv just acquired my first c8 and I'm scratching my head on how to open the sliding doors I can do them of the buttons inside but they won't open by just pulling the handle outside any 1 know why this is thanks in advance

[paul.h]

Welcome to the forum.

 

Some ideas based on our C4 and C5 but I had a look in a C8 handbook on the service.citroen site but that did not help:

- if the remote is used to unlock the doors, can they all be opened from the outside - if not then maybe a second push on the remote unlock button may be needed. On some Citroens the locks can be set via the radio menu so not all the doors unlock on the first remote push. Also when using the remote to lock the doors, a second push on the remote lock button will deadlock the locks.

 

- the locks can be set to auto lock when about 6 mph (10 kph) is reached and will unlock when an inside door handle is used to open a door - trying an outside one will not work. On our 2011 C4 only the front door locks unlock if a front door handle is used leaving the back and hatch doors still locked until the remote is used to unlock them. To activate the auto lock, the dash door lock button is held on for a few seconds until a message is given whilst the engine is running. To deactivate the auto lock, again hold down the dash lock button.

 

 

 

I have moved the topic in to a subforum since ones outside of one do not show after a few days and are then difficult to find.

[coastline taxis]

sounds like a broken microswitch. youl need to do a diagnostic on the door before you can sort it

[3086arnny]

Thanks guys I will take a look today

[Simple]

It is the back end of the door handle that activates the opening! try that.

 

However, you may have a problem similar to one I had and caused MOT failure. In my case the children were pressing on the knob causing the latch on the mechanism to break and the link to flick out of place and stay in the locked position.

 

Open the door cover and you will see it, it is quite simple. I reconnected the link and replaced the latch with a rubber band, it worked.

[Gilbern Invader]

Don't understand how both doors won't work maybe its the same fault. On ours the problem was with the door lock mechanism, an internal spring had become weak so that the rod connected to the outside handle wasn't being returned to the lock after use so the lock wouldn't reset. Get some cardboard and put it on the floor and up the wall. Open one of the doors and put a timber block underneath, with a helper unscrew the 3 fixings and take the door inside and put on the cardboard. Take off the door card and push the rod from the external handle back towards the lock, you should then find the handle operates the lock. Off to the motor factors and buy a couple of light throttle return springs, then with coat hanger wire and tie wraps attach the spring to the rod to help it return then put door back on.

If this offends you could always buy a new lock...... but this cheap and nasty fix has worked OK for the last 3 years.

[Stevep]

Have you got the child locks on?