If this happens the problem is with the remote.
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Try turning the key in the driver s door repeatedly.
A quick video of how to remove the sliding door handle on a vw t5.
If you don t have an interior door opener like the tailgate on my t5 panel van you would need to try with a key without an immobiliser chip fitted it won t unlock the door if it is deadlocked but it will open it if it is simply locked.
A quick video of how to remove the sliding door handle on a vw t5.
I ve read on other vw forums that we have to remove the outer door skin and get the window locking mechanism the mechanism sits right at that red light but on the outside.
Apparently the locking mechanism is rattling next to the outer door panels.
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If the key has an immobiliser chip it will open regardless.
It should be the same as using the remote but maybe the signal takes a different path if it is deadlocked and you have wrecked the door trim to get at it you still have a long way to go to actually make it to unlock.
You cannot remove the hinge from the rear of the track because the cover is in the way.
Locks work from the switch but not the remote.
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The outer door skin.
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The battery is likely dead and needs to be replaced but the remote s may also need to be reprogrammed to work.
My actuator seemed to be making a little effort when called to do so via fob.
Clear as mud.
I m getting ready to tackle this after christmas.
Slide the hinge towards the middle and looking up from below the track align it with the cutout and prepare to lift it out.
This issue also indicates a bad lock actuator.