2007 S8 passenger door soft close feature dead
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2007 S8 passenger door soft close feature dead
The close assist feature stopped working. The motor is silent, so I don’t think it is a broken cable issue.
Service records from the previous owner showed the dealer had replaced the driver’s side a number of years ago .It mentioned doing a VAS5051 scan that showed the motor working properly but the micro switch was not reading.
Using my VagCom I could not find any fault codes nor any output tests for the motor or micro switch. I would like to know what I need to replace and order the parts before I tear apart the door.
Any experience in diagnosing the failure mode?
Service records from the previous owner showed the dealer had replaced the driver’s side a number of years ago .It mentioned doing a VAS5051 scan that showed the motor working properly but the micro switch was not reading.
Using my VagCom I could not find any fault codes nor any output tests for the motor or micro switch. I would like to know what I need to replace and order the parts before I tear apart the door.
Any experience in diagnosing the failure mode?
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Do a search on this forum for 'soft close door'. I had one that wouldn't soft close, and when the mechanism area on the door itself (latch area) was sprayed with Kroil it now works 100%.
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Thanks
I did the search and tried the spray method also tried putting it into and out of Transport Mode which worked for another poster, no luck with either.
I am pretty sure it is the motor or micro switch or both and would like to figure out which before gutting the door.
I did the search and tried the spray method also tried putting it into and out of Transport Mode which worked for another poster, no luck with either.
I am pretty sure it is the motor or micro switch or both and would like to figure out which before gutting the door.
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