How to disable central locking

[Scott R]

Have an 87 951 with the central locking system, problem is I go out to the car after its been sitting a while and the locks are up again. I just want to disable the system until have time to tear into it. Is there are relay for this? Or a control brain? I can't find it in my manuals.

[Cory9584]

you can prolly just unplug the switch

[Scott R]

I was thinking about that, however I wondered how much interaction the switch had with the rest of the system.

[OnTheRun2]

You could pull the fuse.

[Scott R]

Ahh, but which fuse is it? This is another thing I can't locate.

[Kevin0323]

Does the late 944 come with a central locking system? If so, mine came DOA.

[ae1969]

The central locking mechanism (box) is under the dash clipped to the steering column. Black box.....Uhmmmm 2 inches wide, 3 inches long..... 1 inch deep. Not much to it. You pull that out of the plug.

It is probably locking on you because the microswitches on the door handles are faulty or out of alignment.

[Brando]

Originally posted by Scott R
Ahh, but which fuse is it? This is another thing I can't locate.

Look under the top for the fusebox. It will have a listing of relays (G##) and Fuses (##). You will see a fuse for Central Locking. If you have the dealership alarm installed, you might want to pull the relay for that first and see if that may be culprit. I think part of the alarm system was that it would engage the central locking to lock the doors when activated.

[OnTheRun2]

Fuse #8 controls only the central locking system. Pulling this should disable it for you, untill you can track down the problem.

Good luck

[Scott R]

Thanks guys, that did the trick. Once I get the engine back in my 911 I'll tackle the micro-switches.

[Kevin0323]

Does the late 944 have a central locking system?

[OnTheRun2]

It was an option.