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[RobC_NE]

as title says, battery is flat. car is deadlocked on the remote and i cant turn the key....  obviously i cant get in, but is there any way i can get the bonnet open to get a new batt on it? this car is seriously starting to get me very hacked off.

heard something about using the towbar electrics connection to allow me to pop the locks??? Any ideas?

thnks. Rob

[Timbuk]

You should be able to get in via the key, it will be very stiff and you will think the key is about to break, but it should work

[Bo Bo]

You should be able to get in via the key, it will be very stiff and you will think the key is about to break, but it should work

Worked for me & it is scary, if not open the boot & run a feed to the light, you should be able to put enough in to open the doors

[wigan pier]

You should be able to get in via the key, it will be very stiff and you will think the key is about to break, but it should work

Worked for me & it is scary, if not open the boot & run a feed to the light, you should be able to put enough in to open the doors

I agree it worked for me as well..though as mentioned it can be scary..but those keys are strong  

[Hillper]

Or you can jack up the front and get a jump lead onto the alternator terminal.

[TheBoy]

Use the key, it does work. Very stiff though...

[Bo Bo]

Also try some freeing oil in the lock, they stiffen up if using the remote all of the time.

[nixoro]

Or you can jack up the front and get a jump lead onto the alternator terminal.

Bit risky if you dont know what your doing, have you got a guide to doing this? Curious as to how you do it.

[tunnie]

i'd open the boot with the key and climb in if you can, hopefully the Ski hatch is not locked? - Poke your arm though and try and pop the seat release and climb in that way.

Or if you have someone very small shove them though  

[MikeDundee]

The later suggestion from Tunnie may be the easiest/quickest, as long as you are slim

[tunnie]

The later suggestion from Tunnie may be the easiest/quickest, as long as you are slim

I could almost fit though the ski hatch... shoulders might be a problem though... but i might just be able to squeeze through, I can reach the release button for the back seat when reaching in though the hatch from the boot....

[Andy B]

The later suggestion from Tunnie may be the easiest/quickest, as long as you are slim

I could almost fit though the ski hatch... shoulders might be a problem though... but i might just be able to squeeze through, I can reach the release button for the back seat when reaching in though the hatch from the boot....

Is the car PRE face lift? If not it won't matter if you're skinny enough to fit through the ski hatch!  :-?

[MikeDundee]

The later suggestion from Tunnie may be the easiest/quickest, as long as you are slim

I could almost fit though the ski hatch... shoulders might be a problem though... but i might just be able to squeeze through, I can reach the release button for the back seat when reaching in though the hatch from the boot....

Is the car PRE face lift? If not it won't matter if you're skinny enough to fit through the ski hatch!  :-?

If its the same as the photo, its a pre-facelift, looks like he may have left them blue lights on, ran the battery down

[TheBoy]

The later suggestion from Tunnie may be the easiest/quickest, as long as you are slim

I could almost fit though the ski hatch... shoulders might be a problem though... but i might just be able to squeeze through, I can reach the release button for the back seat when reaching in though the hatch from the boot....

Tunnie, I reckon you could fit through the gap between the closed door and the pillar.

I remember being that thin - you wait, you'll become a fatty soon

[Andy B]

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If its the same as the photo, its a pre-facelift, looks like he may have left them blue lights on, ran the battery down

Ooops!