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Door unlocking?
My driver's door does not open when I put my hand on the handle of the door..have to unlock using the fob.. always opened the door before by touching the door handle.. I don't know why it changed or more important is how to get to open the door without using the fob again.
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My driver's door does not open when I put my hand on the handle of the door..have to unlock using the fob.. always opened the door before by touching the door handle.. I don't know why it changed or more important is how to get to open the door without using the fob again.
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I changed the battery ..it didn't help.. I've only tryed to unlock from the driver side so far thanks.
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Is your cell phone on the same side of your body as the hand you are trying to unlock the door with? I have had this happen (my iPhone is on a belt clip on my right side) several times when unlocking my passenger door. Have never had it happen on the driver’s side but I unlock my car with my left hand and my cell phone is being blocked by my body.
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— John
Good Luck!
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Try touching any of the other door handles and see if it unlocks. If it does, you know it's the driver-side door handle (and not, for example, a setting in the MMI that mistakenly got turned off).
I just had this happen to me on my 2018 S5 Sportsback - my driver-side door handle was working fine locking/unlocking, and then all of a sudden it wasn't. I confirmed the other doors worked and it was just the driver-side. I brought it into the dealer (while I was getting the PODS recall / 3G Turndown work being done) and got it fixed under warranty. The dealer said the wiring in the driver-side sensor had gotten disconnected, so they just needed to fix it.
I just had this happen to me on my 2018 S5 Sportsback - my driver-side door handle was working fine locking/unlocking, and then all of a sudden it wasn't. I confirmed the other doors worked and it was just the driver-side. I brought it into the dealer (while I was getting the PODS recall / 3G Turndown work being done) and got it fixed under warranty. The dealer said the wiring in the driver-side sensor had gotten disconnected, so they just needed to fix it.
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