S40 Central Locking - Boot/trunk

[ave]

Hi everyone,

My central locking on my 2000 S40 was working perfectly well until last
night. I went down to the local supermarket and placed the groceries
in the boot/trunk and all was well. Five minutes later when I got home
the boot/trunk won't open, it remains locked. It seems the central
locking doesn't want to unlock the boot/trunk. I can unlock it with a
key. Any suggestions? At this time of the year I can't really afford
taking it to the local Volvo dealers.

Thanks.
Andre

 

[Marvin]

Hi everyone,

My central locking on my 2000 S40 was working perfectly well until last
night. I went down to the local supermarket and placed the groceries
in the boot/trunk and all was well. Five minutes later when I got home
the boot/trunk won't open, it remains locked. It seems the central
locking doesn't want to unlock the boot/trunk. I can unlock it with a
key. Any suggestions? At this time of the year I can't really afford
taking it to the local Volvo dealers.

Thanks.
Andre

I found that what happens when I tried to unlock the trunk
on my 2000 S40 from inside the car depended on the position
of the key slot. I'd have to go look to tbe sure, but I
think it should be vertical for the central unlocking to work.

The dealer wasn't helpful on this; I had to figure it out
myself. The other thing I had to learn was to first turn
the key, then push the lock in. It was natural for me to
push first, then turn.

 

[Lloyd Wells]

Hi everyone,

My central locking on my 2000 S40 was working perfectly well until last
night. I went down to the local supermarket and placed the groceries
in the boot/trunk and all was well. Five minutes later when I got home
the boot/trunk won't open, it remains locked. It seems the central
locking doesn't want to unlock the boot/trunk. I can unlock it with a
key. Any suggestions? At this time of the year I can't really afford
taking it to the local Volvo dealers.

Thanks.
Andre

I have the same problem with my S40. The locking mechanism is broken - it's
a plastic assembly and one small tab is broken off that prevents the remote
locking to operate correctly.

If I had the time, I'd fix it myself as it seems to be a fairly
straightforward remove and replace solution (after you take the trunk liner
off).

 

[ave]

Hi Marvin,

Yes except that at the shop I unlocked the car with the remote, opened
the trunk (which was then unlocked) and then just closed it again.
While driving home I locked the doors from inside and when I got home
unlocked the doors again from inside... except the trunk remained
locked... so at no time was the key position changed. I have fiddled
with it since I got home and tried the various positions but no joy
whatsoever.

The owners manual says:

Remove key vertically: Boot remains locked
Turn key clockwise and remove: Lock works with central locking system.
Turn key anti-clockwise: Insert key and open lock without using central
locking system. The key cannot be removed.

The lock is set to operate with the central locking system, but it
doesn't work. :-(

So I'm desperate for some help... lol

Thanks.

 

[ave]

Thanks Lloyd... I've just looked in my Haynes manual and it does seem a
simple job to take it out. I'll do that in the morning and hopefully
it won't become a major expense. I'll let you know what I found.

Thanks