My rear drivers door is locked shut and wont open from inside or out, I have removed the door card and internal trim to gain access to wiring etc, unplugged all connections one at a time to try to isolate issue to no avail, how do I remove latch/actuator with door shut?

Any help appreciated, thanks  2013 L405 Autobiography Baltic Blue
2007 L322 Vogue Buckingham Blue

so its not the child lock on as you cant open from the outside..

there has been an issue with soft close doors which an ecu update cures...some forum threads on this..

firstly i would try a battery disconnection..  ... - .- -.




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Stan, I hadn't thought of battery disconnection, if that works I will come to Swindon and erase the Magic Roundabout  2013 L405 Autobiography Baltic Blue
2007 L322 Vogue Buckingham Blue

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It may well be but can it get my door open  2013 L405 Autobiography Baltic Blue
2007 L322 Vogue Buckingham Blue

I had this with my discovery 3 last year, the door would sometimes work but then stopped fully. I decided to try and tackle it one evening but because mine was a commercial I couldn't actually get the door car off. So what I did was cycle the lock unlock on the remote while also pulling the handle and locking and unlocking it manually at the door, after about 3 minutes I got lucky and the door popped.

Everyone I saw with this issue replaced the lock mechanism but for me this was not faulty, all that happened was that the white grease that was put on nearly 20 years ago dried up and just made the mechanism sticky. After I completely took it apart, cleaned it and re greased it the door has been fine.

Not sure will this work on the RR as the door lock is not within the handle but its worth a shot for the sake of the few minutes.

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Have tried everything within reason and no further forward, tomorrow morning it is the reciprocating saw, wish me luck Hate to do it but cannot see another option ! 2013 L405 Autobiography Baltic Blue
2007 L322 Vogue Buckingham Blue

Hang on! Long shot and I know this might be completely different, but on the front door of an L322 (late model, don't know if others are the same), you can insert a long handled screwdriver down between the door glass and the door after removing the trim, you can then smash a hole in the top of the plastic cover on the door lock mechanism and with a bit of fiddling the deadlock releases. Drives:
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I have been procrastinating however got the reciprocating saw out today. cut the internal part of the door and managed to open it, now I need a new lock mechanism, happy days  2013 L405 Autobiography Baltic Blue
2007 L322 Vogue Buckingham Blue

That sounds like a horrible job, got any pictures of what you had to do...??? Pete
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Will post some later today Pete, not for the fainthearted  2013 L405 Autobiography Baltic Blue
2007 L322 Vogue Buckingham Blue

So the screws that hold the lock mechanism are by the lock which you cannot get too when it is deadlocked. Removed internal door card (not difficult even when door is shut), then you have limited access to the actual lock. Couple of cuts to internal door with reciprocating saw (not easy) then bend back internal metal and smash existing locking mechanism until door opens, no damage to external door and once all parts are back in place you would never know I had been in there, (hopefully), I just need to make sure I order the correct part now


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2007 L322 Vogue Buckingham Blue

Good there is no damage on view afterwards, well done...  Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Its been a pain Pete, however I cant see any other way of doing it, once you get over the thought of the saw, was fun.....  2013 L405 Autobiography Baltic Blue
2007 L322 Vogue Buckingham Blue

 Pete
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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-