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#2001
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Well it happened to me finally.....yesterday leaving work put the key in and went to start and it didnt unlock and got the pull key message. Tried bangning on the wheel, jacking it back and forth, then the service column lock message. Spent and hour in 108 weather pulling fuses 23 and 25 etc , cranking the wheel, on the forum and internet on my phone , nothing worked.
Came across a comment from someone to turn the wheel hard right while putting the key in and out..........................crunch sound and it unlocked !
Oh yeah, 2001 MN6 with 185K miles no bypass of any kind.
Came across a comment from someone to turn the wheel hard right while putting the key in and out..........................crunch sound and it unlocked !
Oh yeah, 2001 MN6 with 185K miles no bypass of any kind.
#2002
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Well it happened to me finally.....yesterday leaving work put the key in and went to start and it didnt unlock and got the pull key message. Tried bangning on the wheel, jacking it back and forth, then the service column lock message. Spent and hour in 108 weather pulling fuses 23 and 25 etc , cranking the wheel, on the forum and internet on my phone , nothing worked.
Came across a comment from someone to turn the wheel hard right while putting the key in and out..........................crunch sound and it unlocked !
Oh yeah, 2001 MN6 with 185K miles no bypass of any kind.
Came across a comment from someone to turn the wheel hard right while putting the key in and out..........................crunch sound and it unlocked !
Oh yeah, 2001 MN6 with 185K miles no bypass of any kind.
UPDATE: did it. Never had an issue with my 1999 A4, but wanted it as a preventive. Then I was one of the lucky ones to get the persistent “pull key…” message (my car has the extra relay mentioned in the instructions). So I went back and did the brown wire while it was fresh. No issues now.
Three of the pins we’re harder to get out than the first one, but I was patient, took breaks to reset my hands and arms and got them all out eventually. Took maybe an hour to do the main install going slow and including checking that the wheel wasn’t locked. Doing the brown wire mod took less than 15 minutes. Glad I didn’t put that off.
my advice if you have the relay (or maybe all the time?) do the brown wire while you are in there.
Last edited by xcarter; 08-18-2023 at 06:04 PM. Reason: Update
#2003
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Well it started not unlocking every other day. Nothing would unlock it. Ordered the LMC5 and had to pull the steering wheel cover to tap on the motor to get it to unlock. Installed the kit, tossed the relay and all is good so far. Well is did last 185.000 miles.
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I had the CLB done on my 2000 C5 (A4) in 2005, Now it’s 2024 and the dreaded problem returned yesterday after all these years. The car is not driveable.
I found the dealer’s invoices and they installed the CLB in July 2005, and then did a modification in Aug 2005, because the ‘remove key for 10s…’ message returned, but I could still drive the car back then. It looks like the modification they did in Aug 2005 reversed the CLB, but they did something else having to do with “REPLACE ECL MOTOR DATE CODE OF OLD ECL‘, and removing the ‘RELAY SPOKE’. I can still turn the steering wheel without the key. I have included the 2 invoices from the dealer below, I’m wondering why they made the 2nd change. My dealer no longer services C5’s, so I’m trying to find one that does. Here are the 2 invoices:First recall July 2005:
ELECTRONIC COLUMN STEERING LOCK SYSTEM
COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM
RECALL 04006A
((DBC-1-349924703))
T2020-H ROUTED POLICY 1.5.14 P29
CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SR#1-349914603
#88952427-AUTOMATICS-
88952428 98-2000 MANUALS IF REQ
26056108 IF REQ
05694191 IF REQ
COMPLETED RECALL 04006A
INSTALL HARNESS KIT ONLY AUTO V1153 0.8
Second recall Aug 2005:
CUSTOMER STATES DIS DSPLAYS TO REMOVE KEY AND WAIT TEN SECONDS
RECALL 04006 RECENTLY PERFORMED RO#170430 07/19/2005
TAC CASE#8356518 DOUG DEAL.
ADVISED CONDTION PULL KEY AND WAIT TEN SECONDS. CONFIRMED THIS VISIT.
CHECK DATE CODE. IF BEFORE 1/01/03 THEN REPLACE ECL MOTOR DATE CODE OF OLD ECL MOT (01/27/00) AND REINSTALL THE ORIGINAL CONNECTOR WITHOUT THE RELAY AND JUMPER HARNESS
REPLACED ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK MOTOR AND REINSTALL THE ORIGINAL CONNECTOR WITHOUT THE RELAY SPOKE WITH AVM ON CONCERN TO COVER COMPONET
Thanks for any feedback.
I found the dealer’s invoices and they installed the CLB in July 2005, and then did a modification in Aug 2005, because the ‘remove key for 10s…’ message returned, but I could still drive the car back then. It looks like the modification they did in Aug 2005 reversed the CLB, but they did something else having to do with “REPLACE ECL MOTOR DATE CODE OF OLD ECL‘, and removing the ‘RELAY SPOKE’. I can still turn the steering wheel without the key. I have included the 2 invoices from the dealer below, I’m wondering why they made the 2nd change. My dealer no longer services C5’s, so I’m trying to find one that does. Here are the 2 invoices:First recall July 2005:
ELECTRONIC COLUMN STEERING LOCK SYSTEM
COLUMN LOCK SYSTEM
RECALL 04006A
((DBC-1-349924703))
T2020-H ROUTED POLICY 1.5.14 P29
CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SR#1-349914603
#88952427-AUTOMATICS-
88952428 98-2000 MANUALS IF REQ
26056108 IF REQ
05694191 IF REQ
COMPLETED RECALL 04006A
INSTALL HARNESS KIT ONLY AUTO V1153 0.8
Second recall Aug 2005:
CUSTOMER STATES DIS DSPLAYS TO REMOVE KEY AND WAIT TEN SECONDS
RECALL 04006 RECENTLY PERFORMED RO#170430 07/19/2005
TAC CASE#8356518 DOUG DEAL.
ADVISED CONDTION PULL KEY AND WAIT TEN SECONDS. CONFIRMED THIS VISIT.
CHECK DATE CODE. IF BEFORE 1/01/03 THEN REPLACE ECL MOTOR DATE CODE OF OLD ECL MOT (01/27/00) AND REINSTALL THE ORIGINAL CONNECTOR WITHOUT THE RELAY AND JUMPER HARNESS
REPLACED ELECTRONIC COLUMN LOCK MOTOR AND REINSTALL THE ORIGINAL CONNECTOR WITHOUT THE RELAY SPOKE WITH AVM ON CONCERN TO COVER COMPONET
Thanks for any feedback.
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I got the LMC5 and I still got the message sometimes . What do I do?
#2008
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