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Re: Flat Battery
« Reply #15 on: 09 January 2007, 12:40:53 »
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Low tech it may be, but hey, it worked!  ;D

And yes AA, it is my car... ;)

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Re: Flat Battery
« Reply #16 on: 09 January 2007, 15:06:33 »
Oh good grief....  ;D

Disappointing?.... hooligan... ?

I tried the locks (including the  boot). It wasn't working and the prospect of a broken key in a lock REALLY did not appeal!

Bottom line is this. I had a flat battery. I needed to lift the bonnet to get some juice into the system.

I succeeded.... quickly and with minimal damage. ;)

A replacement grille costs me nothing (spare knocking about somewhere) and now I am able to access the car. :)

Sometimes simple is the best route.



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Re: Flat Battery
« Reply #17 on: 09 January 2007, 16:50:44 »
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Oh good grief....  ;D

Disappointing?.... hooligan... ?

I tried the locks (including the  boot). It wasn't working and the prospect of a broken key in a lock REALLY did not appeal!

Bottom line is this. I had a flat battery. I needed to lift the bonnet to get some juice into the system.

I succeeded.... quickly and with minimal damage. ;)

A replacement grille costs me nothing (spare knocking about somewhere) and now I am able to access the car. :)

Sometimes simple is the best route.




Only joking LB, honest ::)
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Re: Flat Battery
« Reply #18 on: 11 February 2007, 10:58:19 »
I'm with LB.  Wife was locked out of her '98 elite 200 miles from home (after leaving HID lights on - warning buzzer broken).  A helpful passer-by ran her to the local vx dealer in Speke - the technicians had all gone home (4.45pm).  Our local dealer suggested the boot light trick.  The helpful passer-by  fritzed the electrics.   So he climbed into the boot, kicked in the ski hatch and made it to the front seat.  Lifting the door button didn't work.  He did pop the bonnet though and gave it a jump start.  Many thanks to him for that.  Wife drove home like a bat out of hell in a howling gale with all the windows down (in case the car locked her in) and speedo not working.  Fortunately headlights worked.  She never trusted the car again which gave me no end of grief.

Sometimes simple is very definitely best.
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