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Originally Posted by RS6
It will open and set the alarm off now - helpful
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Originally Posted by MikkiJayne
The central locking could be a vacuum leak - thats also quite common. Is the pump running for longer than normal?
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Coincidentally, this happened to me yesterday. Needed something from the boot and it was pouring rain outside. Pressed the unlock button on the fob as I rushed out and opened the boot... and the alarm started going off. Grabbed what I needed, reset alarm and went inside.
A couple of hours later, I went out to the car, scanned it and got two errors relating to the central locking. One was the boot alarm and the other was the central locking pump over-running. Did some Googling, went outside, unlocked car and then locked it again with my ear to the boot lid, and I could hear the vacuum leak. From the symptoms, it's either the boot vacuum locking mechanism or the tubing has perished where it attaches. Not had a chance to confirm which as yet.
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2001 A8 D2 FL 3.7 Q - LPG Conversion, Engine: AKC, Gearbox:FBB, Colour:LY5X Aqua Blue pearl effect, Interior:WJ light beige/dark beige valcona leather with burr walnut inserts
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Replaced alarm horn,
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Fan Jet Windscreen Washers,
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