door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

Hey i have a 96 A4 2.8Q, it has that convenient feature of heated door locks so your not frozen outta your car, except after driving, my door lock gets extremely hot to the point where it would hiss if rain or snow hit it. is there a fix for this? should i just disable the heated lock feature? and how do i disable it? anyone else have this happen to them?

RE: door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

hahaha! why'd you touch it?

RE: door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

Thats kinda impressive, I'd definately have someone check it out, or figure out how to disable it. I can't even tell that mine are heated, except for the fact that they work all the time (good to -12 degrees this last week)... however I don't ever touch it with my hand.

RE: door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

Are the heated locks only on the cold weather package cars?

RE: door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

hahahaha sorry but like watching someone trip and fall its a little amusing.

RE: door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

hmm i dont know im not familiar with this feature but ask an audi tech if its suposed to heat up that much.

RE: door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

yea i think i would have that looked at before your door lock sets your car on fire

RE: door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

lol why did you car blow up?

my locks overheated.

RE: door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

lol mine didnt blow up but that would be just my luck lol

RE: door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

If it's an electrical component and it's generating too much heat, it's most likely a shorted circuit somewhere.

RE: door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

yeh i think im just going to pop open the door panel and snip whatever wire runs to heating instrument, its definately not supposed to get that hot...i can just imagine explaining to my insurance co why my A4 is now a charred set of wheels, THANKS EVERYONE!!!

RE: door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

no dude take it to the dealer and have one of their certified technicians look at it.

RE: door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

lol omg mine are gonna toast me next, forgot aobut that cool feature tho :)

RE: door lock burnt the $&%+ outta me!!!
 

how does this feature work? i remember reading up on it a bit somewhere...does the key have to be in proximity or in the ignition or what?

Thanks,
-trav