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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Blue on 23 January 2016, 20:32:41

Title: Locked out
Post by: Blue on 23 January 2016, 20:32:41: Hi all, have been unable to use my Vauxhall Omega Elite due to illness, went out to start it up used fob to open nothing so used the key would not unlock, obviously the battery is dead but should not the key in the door open it? thanks for your time. :y
Title: Re: Locked out
Post by: powerslinky on 23 January 2016, 20:37:43: Surprisingly hard to get key to turn in some cases. Try again it should open :-\
Title: Re: Locked out
Post by: Blue on 23 January 2016, 21:20:01: Quote from: Essex Big Al on 23 January 2016, 20:37:43
Surprisingly hard to get key to turn in some cases. Try again it should open :-\
Thanks mate will keep trying! :y
Title: Re: Locked out
Post by: minifreek on 23 January 2016, 21:48:02: I agree with Big Al, the key in the driver lock should unlock it no problem....

The key will even override the deadlocks...
Title: Re: Locked out
Post by: powerslinky on 23 January 2016, 21:56:33: I seem to remember from previous situations , that in some cases when using the key manually, the door pin only moves upwards a tad, but the door will then open . ;)
Title: Re: Locked out
Post by: Andy B on 23 January 2016, 22:17:26: That's right Al, the door unlocks but the pin doesn't lift as normal. :y

But it does take a bit of force to unlock ;)
Title: Re: Locked out
Post by: 05omegav6 on 24 January 2016, 05:33:58: Quote from: Andy B on 23 January 2016, 22:17:26
That's right Al, the door unlocks but the pin doesn't lift as normal. :y

But it does take a bit of force to unlock ;)
If by a bit of force you mean turn the key until you think it's going to snap.plus a quarter turn, then yes it takes a bit of force :y
Title: Re: Locked out
Post by: Andy B on 24 January 2016, 05:41:53: Quote from: Harris K Telemacher on 24 January 2016, 05:33:58
Quote from: Andy B on 23 January 2016, 22:17:26
That's right Al, the door unlocks but the pin doesn't lift as normal. :y

But it does take a bit of force to unlock ;)
If by a bit of force you mean turn the key until you think it's going to snap.plus a quarter turn, then yes it takes a bit of force :y

Yes! ;D ;D I gave in the first time it happened to me & got in via the boot, powered the car up on the boot courtesy light enough to use the fob :y
Title: Re: Locked out
Post by: robson on 24 January 2016, 12:36:37: Thinking about this it might be worth getting a spare key cut, not programmed, just to open the door in emergency.I have one that I hide away.