I have a super-locked rear passenger door which I can’t open (from inside or outside or via key fob) and this is an MOT FAILURE in the UK,

To access the lock I need to remove the door card from the inside which appears impossible to do with the door closed as the fourth fixing screw is not accessible and it appears the card wouldn’t move sufficiently in any direction even if it could be accessed as it is sandwiched between the door and the body.

I have considered “fishing” down the side of the window glass but the lock mechanism is encased in plastic so there is nothing to hook onto.


Any creative suggestions will be very gratefully received.

Plenty of threads on this...

Looks like you will be looking for another door card...

https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic31582.html

Defo try the battery reset though.... Pete
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Yep.. Battery reset tried - but will retry.

Looks like its a replacement door card needed then

I have now cut a suitable hole in the door card sufficiant to get a hand inside and have confirmed that both inside and outside levers are doing what they should. Also when superlocking and unlocking on the key fob, I can feel the solenoid in the lock operating, showing that electrical connections are good too.

However there is nothing to wiggle or bang arond the lock to release the superlock. I suspect that the internals on the lock must have jammed in a locked position.

Can’t get an MOT test with a door that won’t open so my otherwise perfect 2011 Vogue SE is only a big ornament sat on the drive.

I find it difficult to believe that no one else has faced this scenario.

Creative suggestions will be very welcome..

Have you tried locking/unlocking while pulling on the door handle? Just a thought there as this was also notorious on the ford mondeo. Usually holding the handle open while locking/unlocking with the remote would unjam it until the next time it happened. Worth a try.

Tried all permutations of handles including holding both handles while unlocking on key fob.

Now about to remove rear wheel arch liner in the hope that the bolts holding the ‘staple’ that the lock grips onto are accessible to an angle grinder.

At long last the super-locked rear door is open!

This video gave great insight into the lock’s workings and we concluded that the 2 penny plastic interlock that disabled the levers when superlocked were in the wrong position:
https://youtu.be/c-WO_tJAv7M?si=9YBEwaRJubNeavQ4

Proceeded to break off the plastic surround encasing the lock and via keyhole surgery and mirrors managed to budge the lock internally sufficiently that the door now opens.

Ordered a second hand replacement lock from a reputable salvage business and hope to be up and running soon.

Still have a hole in the door card but couldn’t have achieved this without. Should be able to find a match somewhere.

Case closed!

Well done, thanks for filling out a conclusion...  Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
-Click here for Thread-
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand Sold
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click here for Project Fatty off roader-