Damn. Dude's a hero. Saving people lots of 💰💰💰 I just did this on my A3 hatchback. My wife thinks our son tripped up the lock when he kept trying to open the locked door before I hit the unlock button on the key.

Yo Mr. Manitoba ... Thank You! After I couldn't make the adjustment with the screws I figured it was time for a new opener .... UNTIL ... I found your video. I had the same exact problem, the black wire was sheared in half. Now you have 1 comment and it's a 10.

Thanks, was perfect

Mine won’t rotate the mechanical door lock mechanism it seems stuck and the rear door won’t open from the inside

But when i close the doors and open again the plastic thing move back to the possition as before

Just saved me from replacing my door actuator ! Thank you

Holy $#!T this worked. Just bought a used Q5. A few days later I learned that the rear passenger door wasn’t locking. I spent $100 on a new actuator, took the whole door apart, then realized I needed a triple square bit for the last two screws. I was looking for some replacement screws since mine were already slightly stripped when I came across this video. Decided to give it a try…. Now I actually get a chirp when I lock the doors. Hopefully I still have time to return the actuator I bought.

Same problem here. Can’t turn or adjust it. Won’t move… what now anyone experienced the same?

ok i tried this and it was okay for one few times but yes i think my actuator is actually bad and ultimately does need to be replaced

U saved me

BEWARE!!!! Be carful i had the same problem my back door wouldn't lock so i tried this method turned it sideways yes it locked from the outside and now it don't open from the inside so its a dead door only way is to destroy the door panel from i side do at your own risk!!!

Some man 👌

Just did mine and it worked out perfect thanks a lot man💯💯

This works! I was preparing to spend a bunch of money to fix it but you just saved me!!

Omgosh thank you so much!

I can’t open the back doors

But how to use with this button? Turn it anti- clockwise?

Bro thank you so much for this tip, saved me a ton $$$ and worked, only thing is I have to twist the nob every time I need to lock it but I can live with that haha. Easy fix!! Appreciate the help once again 🙏

Yes it helps we audi people need to stick together ill try it as soon as mine leaves the shop.

Definitely worked thank you so much. I’m still having trouble fixing the drivers side because the mechanism doesn’t have the same shape as the other doors

Worked a treat, was looking for a video on how to replace the lock when this popped up so saved probably £100. 👍👍👍👍👍

Anyone know why my drivers side does NOT have this adjustment? (2009 Q5 Pr. Plus package 3.2L Quat) I’m having very same symptoms but (of course) the failing door does not seem to have this adjustment - there’s a white plug, but there is no way to turn the white adjustment. In other words, there’s no recessed area to fit the key or a screwdriver in there why?

Tried this on my Audi A3 today and it worked but kept failing after I locked the car again. The mechanism keeps moving, if I turn it and it opens, after I shut it a couple times it reverts back to another position it’s so frustrating! Does this mean it’s actually broken? My door was fine until I took it to my mechanics last week for an MOT! Really annoying issue.

did you try beating it with a hammer

for what is the adjustment ? i use it an know my door dont open.

My man!!! I had this issue on my Bday, going to dinner with my family. Figured I have to visit the dealer, and dealer pricing right before Christmas. I tried this, and wouldn't ya know...success!!!!!!! Thank you!

PHEW solved my issue, at least temporarily - THANK YOU!

2010 audi a4 👍

Just read the manual. That's there as a switch to manually lock your car if the central locking ever fails.

Thank you so much for this ! My door has been doing this on & off for a few months.

Love the video and I’m liking the comments, been holding off from not going to pay probably for an actuator when it’s as simple as this. I’ll come back and update my comment if this works lol.

Thank you! I turned the white knob fully clockwise on my passenger front door which helped ACTIVATE my passenger rear door which was stuck locked after the actuator went out and child lock was ON. THANK YOU!

My 2016 Q3 has had this issue for gosh knows how long. It gives me a lot of anxiety sitting in parking lots as it wouldn’t lock on either front doors. Figured it would cost an arm and a leg. Well. Googled it up and I just won some MAJOR points with my husband ;). Went outside at midnight and had him hold the flashlight. All it took was turning one doors “reset thing you showed”. Bing bang boom… Locked the entire car up like new lol. My husband is so impressed lol! Ty!

You are the God of Audi

so erm... what do i do if my actuator adjustment does not have alignment marks? i checked all 3 doors i have this problem with and none of them, not even the driver's door has alignment markings on the adjustment screw 😅

This isn't adjustment, its manual locking knob for when electronic fails. Good if it fixes your problem and electronic lock starts working again, but with my passat it didnt help, i can just manually lock the door that way, and open it from inside manually, then if i want to lock it again i turn that knob again.

it worked for me on my 2012 Touareg. Thanks loads.

That little trick has made my day, I will update here as and when I do this mod

Thank for that tip - you saved my big bucks! I don’t even want to post how much the local VW shop quoted me to fix that door lock actuator.

Thanks! This worked on my 2012 Cayenne as well. Really appreciate you sharing!

Lol son of a gun well I'll try this tomorrow. I already bought a new actuator but if it work oh well ill send it back

Literally didn't believe it could be that easy, well done. Saved me $$$ and time. Worked perfectly. Thanks for posting.

You did save my Bacon there!! Seems to be a good short term fix.

Great video, much appreciated! Solved my problem!

It's just the manual lock if there were a power failure or lock failure

Thanks for let us know how fix this issue, you save me lot time to found the problem, thanks again.

Perfect! I had this same issue with my A3. The adjustment worked and the door is locking again. Thanks!!

Just tried this on my A4 since my rear door wasn’t locking took me literally 30 seconds and all my doors are locking perfectly! I’m also hearing the chirp sound again when I lock the car. THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO!!

Completely brilliant!

What do u do if a door will not open from outside and child lock is on?