Chris,

At least on my '87, I can lock the passenger side by pushing the button and
closing the door.  Holding in the handle doesn't seem to affect it one way
or the other, it locks either way.  What year is your Vanagon, and is it a
US model?

The driver side door won't let you lock it except with the key, to prevent
locking your keys in your car.  I defeated this on a couple of VW's before,
but I just left the Vanagon alone - I have come too close to locking the
keys in, and I still haven't got around to getting a spare key...

Don in Reidsville, NC
1987 Vanagon GL Syncro
----- Original Message -----
From: "aircooled chris" <aircooledchris@EUCASAFARI.VENDIOWEB.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Mon 11 October 2004 11:06
Subject: lock yer doors without keys?

> Ok, maybe this isnt an issue on most vanagon, or maybe it is, but how do
> you close your door as a passenger and lock it? Holding in the handle
> while closing doesnt work on either driver or passenger side from what I
> can tell. Is there some kind of secret to making this work?
>
> I know my baywindows always had that option, and im assuming they didnt
> remove it. So do I have faulty handles, or is there a trick im missing?
>
> thanks!
>
> airkooledchris