teeny door pocket problem..temp fix...
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teeny door pocket problem..temp fix...
while I was sitting in traffic yesterday I was looking around the car for something to play with. As I glanced down at the teeny door pocket, I was reminded of some messages posted earlier (<a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/57618.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/57618.phtml</a>) about not being able to close it. I said to myself, "mine works fine" just as I pressed it open. Lo-and-behold, it wouldn't close! Damn the fates!
When I got home I examined the situation a bit further to find a temp fix: With the driver's door wide open, there's a small metal pin visible on the right side of the small pocket door, as well as 2 grooves which guide the pin. You can use a paper clip to guide the pin as you're slowly closing the small pocket door so it starts following the top groove. then just pull the paper clip out and finish closing the pocket door. It should stay closed. Now just don't ever open it again!
When I got home I examined the situation a bit further to find a temp fix: With the driver's door wide open, there's a small metal pin visible on the right side of the small pocket door, as well as 2 grooves which guide the pin. You can use a paper clip to guide the pin as you're slowly closing the small pocket door so it starts following the top groove. then just pull the paper clip out and finish closing the pocket door. It should stay closed. Now just don't ever open it again!
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Re: teeny door pocket problem..temp fix...
Been down the same path, looking for a temporary fix until my next visit to the Service Dept. My house key on the Audi keychain will also work with practice, and is more handy typically.
Seems like an odd design, with no apparent incentive for the pin to follow the correct upper path on closing. However, with practice I've noticed that slamming the door shut seems to work much of the time. I'm speculating that with a slam the pin is more likely to take the right path for some reason, or the pin actually bounces up into the latched position at the end of its travel.
And while it may seem like I have way too much time on my hands to even bother, here in Florida, we have plenty of toll roads, and that pocket comes in pretty handy for quarters...
Seems like an odd design, with no apparent incentive for the pin to follow the correct upper path on closing. However, with practice I've noticed that slamming the door shut seems to work much of the time. I'm speculating that with a slam the pin is more likely to take the right path for some reason, or the pin actually bounces up into the latched position at the end of its travel.
And while it may seem like I have way too much time on my hands to even bother, here in Florida, we have plenty of toll roads, and that pocket comes in pretty handy for quarters...
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