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Title: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: humbucker on 18 September 2010, 11:38:24
i think the battery on my keyfob has packed up, so the boot button doesnt work. i tried pressing the boot button on the dash but nothing, so i wondered how you open the boot without the key button active? on my minifacelift i could just put the key in the boot lock!
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: Gpz John on 18 September 2010, 11:52:20
I think you would have to gain access via rear seats and pull handle in the boot 
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: greenman on 18 September 2010, 11:55:31
Drop the back of the rear seat .There,s a "T" shaped handle,pull this and boot,s open.
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: Andy H on 18 September 2010, 11:55:49
It doesn't need the key in the ignition.

You have to press, and hold for about 3 seconds, before the boot pops open.

Took me a while to discover that 'feature'.

Why they didn't print '3sec' on the button beats me....
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: humbucker on 18 September 2010, 11:57:12
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It doesn't need the key in the ignition.

You have to press, and hold for about 3 seconds, before the boot pops open.

Took me a while to discover that 'feature'.

Why they didn't print '3sec' on the button beats me....

do you mean the button in the car or on the keyfob? none of the buttons on my keyfob now work so guessing its battery has just given up  :(
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: zvi on 18 September 2010, 12:51:49
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It doesn't need the key in the ignition.

You have to press, and hold for about 3 seconds, before the boot pops open.

Took me a while to discover that 'feature'.

Why they didn't print '3sec' on the button beats me....

do you mean the button in the car or on the keyfob? none of the buttons on my keyfob now work so guessing its battery has just given up  :(

The button in the car
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: humbucker on 18 September 2010, 13:25:02
gotcha... unsurprisingly, i dont think id given it three seconds 
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: TheBoy on 18 September 2010, 14:22:26
Facelifts up to 2001, key out of ign, a quick press of dash button

Facelifts beyond 2001, key status irrelevent, 3s press of dash button
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: Osprey on 18 September 2010, 14:35:48
Agree with all the above. 

Also, the battery on your key fob is a doddle to replace and is widely available from many shops including Boots the chemist. 

Screwdriver in the little slot on the back, twist gently and the fob separates from the key.  Do this over a table because there is some danger of the tiny bit of black plastic which is your unique chip falling out of the key saddle part. 

Separate the halves of the fob and you will see the battery, which just pulls out.  Mine was a CR2032

 :y

Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: humbucker on 18 September 2010, 14:47:20
cheers chaps. yeah ive got some spare batteries here somewhere, its a 2004 facelift so i'll give it the three second button press a shot  :y
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: damon80 on 19 September 2010, 02:46:19
I take it that worked?  Mine's a 2004 FL, and if I hold the boot button in on the dash for a few seconds - even when driving, it opens  :y
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: TheBoy on 19 September 2010, 12:33:42
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cheers chaps. yeah ive got some spare batteries here somewhere, its a 2004 facelift so i'll give it the three second button press a shot  :y
Its a 2003 facelift - there was no 2004 ;)
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: humbucker on 19 September 2010, 14:18:54
date of registration is january 2004, on a 53 plate, although i accept it is unlikely to have rolled off the production line in the three weeks prior to it being registered  ;D
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: uktigger on 20 September 2010, 11:02:17
My other arf's was registered on 11 03 2004 on an "04" plate  :).
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: humbucker on 20 September 2010, 13:08:47
got to be one of the last ones registered surely? didnt the police have a fleet of 04 plates before they disappeared? (and i dont mean sting, stuart copeland etc)
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: TheBoy on 20 September 2010, 18:59:56
There are a few 54 plate plods, and even an 05 one I've seen parked outside Northampton Court.

BUT, they are all 2003 cars. Production ceased, and the line closed.  Newer ones have been in a field ;)
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: humbucker on 20 September 2010, 23:58:14
a bit like the S-reg Cavalier anomoly that is driving around!
Title: Re: facelift saloon: how do you open boot without key
Post by: John-R on 30 September 2010, 13:29:26
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My other arf's was registered on 11 03 2004 on an "04" plate  :).

On the road the other day and I saw a Mig on a "54" plate???
Thought that 53 was the last.
Unless some clown has tried  "cloning". Ha Ha.