16 · Diagnostics

P02 Rear door closing faulty

Make: Alfa Romeo
Model: 156 Factory Service Manual
Year: 1997–2002
Section: Doors › P02 Rear door closing faulty

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Fault diagnosisP02 Rear door closing faulty

P02 Rear door closing faulty

When the central door locking is operated with the key or remote control, or from inside using the safety knob, one of the rear doors does not shut properly.

If a door does not shut properly, when the central locking is operated, the four dooes may close and then reopen after a few moments

Step	Test procedure	Result	Action
1	CHECK DOOR LOCK STRIKER Check that the lock striker is fixed correctly	OK	Move onto step 2
1		Striker incorrectly secured	Refix the striker correctly Op. 7010A10 End of diagnosis
2	CHECK KNOB OPERATION Check that the door opens / closes correctly when the safety knob is operated	OK	Move onto step 3
		Faults in control linkage	Re-engage the linkage correctly on the intermediate linkage and lock Op. 7010C67 and Op. 7010C69 (see 7010C69) End of diagnosis
		Lock not fixed correctly	Refit the lock correctly on the door Op. 7010N21 End of diagnosis
3	CHECK OPERATION OF EXTERNAL HANDLE Check that the door opens / closes correctly when the external handle is operated	OK	Move onto step 4
		Faults in external handle linkages	Re-engage the linkages correctly on the external handle and lock Op. 7010C65 End of diagnosis
		Lock not fixed correctly	Refit the lock correctly on the door Op. 7010N21 End of diagnosis
4	CHECK OPERATION OF INTERNAL HANDLE Check that the door opens / closes correctly when the internal handle is operated	OK	Move onto step 5
		Faults in internal handle linkages	Re-engage the linkage correctly on the handle Op. 7010C55 End of diagnosis
		Faults in lock control	Re-engage the linkage correctly on the lock Op. 7010C51 End of diagnosis
		Lock not fixed correctly	Refit the lock correctly on the door Op. 7010N21 End of diagnosis
5	CHECK CORRECT OPERATION Check that the fault is no longer present	OK	End of diagnosis
5		Fault persists	Incorrect selection of diagnostic procedure

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