Hi Al, I've recently bought a 2008 freelander 2 se in black.
I have taken the side vents off to paint them black, so took the passenger side off first, painted and replaced & all OK.
But when I did the drivers side and re fitted it the car won't lock. All it does is make a sound like the door is still open but won't lock any door.

I was just thinking about taking mine off and either wrapping or painting but might opt against it now. I can't see how the vent would interfere with locking however.

Maybe try the old disconnect the battery for a bit trick you never know.

No chance the side vent messes with locking or unlocking unless you caused an electrical fault and even then...

More likely the keyfob battery needs to be recharged by slot or your car battery ran down.

Last edited by MotionInc on 15th Apr 2023 3:13 pm. Edited 1 time in total

Swapped mine for some completely different colour grills. It didn’t effect the locking at all. That is just a coincidence!

Perimeter ajar signal from doors, tailgate, bonnet or ignition left on?

Check everything is closed and you haven't disturbed/damaged bonnet lock or wiring. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 76k+ miles) (MY2015)

Sorted thanks

How?

L05tB0y wrote:

Sorted thanks

you can't leave it as just that - with us all hanging on baited breath  Jules

It raind quite hard after i took the vent off and the wire must have got wet. I took bulb out & thouraly dried it all off and put it back together and it worked 🙂🙂

Thanks for info, glad it was sorted. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 76k+ miles) (MY2015)

Just shows what a little bit of damp will do,
Not a bit like the older series Land rover.
Glad it was a simple fix.  DAVE.
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