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[STMO123]

Your confidence in your omega has really taken a knock

[JamesV6CDX]

On my project 2.0, I locked the doors with the central locking, with a battery in place, removed the battery, and then shut the bonet. Only to kick myself, and think crap, it's deadlocked now!! So I couldn't open with the key.

Rather than use force when I came to open it again, I crawled under the front, and attached jump leads onto the battery cables, and then put them on an external battery. Worked a treat!

[theolodian]

Your confidence in your omega has really taken a knock

The day that the knock sensor died the remote that I usually use died.  Thankfully it was at home where I have a spare, or I would have been in trouble.  I'd be an idiot to be caught by that one twice!  I am going to try again to free the door lock, but wanted some backups just in case.  Leaving the seat back unlatched and trying to find unswitched power in the boot should cover it nicely.

James, I don't have jackstands and not sure where I could find a positive under the engine other than the starter.

[Markjay]

I left my 'meega for over three weeks when going on holiday and had no problems.

Of course if you have a weak battery of some sort of abnormal drain then this will not be the case.

If in doubt, why not disconnect the battery? It takes a couple of minutes (disable the alarm by doing this within 15 seconds etc etc) - and all you need when you re-connect it is the radio code, but failing that you could just humm to yourself until you get the radio sorted.... I wouldn't worry too much about the autobox having to re-learn your 'shifting pattern...'

On my previous car and on my wife's MPV I have even installed a master switch to disconnect the battery when the car is not in use for long, but they did not have alarms with NiCd backup...

[Auto Addict]

The problem is that the door lock is stuck, so the only way to unlock is with the remote.  I think that I will leave the seat back unlatched as a backup so that I don't have to break anything.

Could you not connect a battery charger to the car (not switched on) then if when you come back, if the battery was flat, you could just switch it on?

Some of us don't have silicon wafer labs cum garages AA!  It sleeps on the street, sometimes the next street over due to lack of parking.

Sorry, it was just a thought.

You should know by now that I'm just giving you sh!t  

I have thought of dropping a charging jack of some sort down below the battery behind the front bumper so that I can juice it up without unlocking it.  I don't think any light sockets will work unless you leave the relevant switch on.  Although that does bring up the point of gaining access through the trunk and pumping some juice in somewhere.

Thanks for the idea!  

That's what I have done, dropped a charging jack (fused) down behind the front bumper.

[hotel21]

How about a trickle charger?  Thinking specifically about the optimate type that I use for my bike.  It is more sophisticated than a standard workshop charger.

http://www.accumate.co.uk/it010003.html

HtH

B

[hotel21]

Just noticed that the optimate one has a 28 amphour max, so leaves a car battery a fair way behind.  

[Gwilym]

I have a solar panel (cost about £20) that sits on the dash and then plugs into the cigarette lighter to keep the battery topped up.

I use it when I park at the airport and go away for a while, nothing worse than getting back at 11pm from holiday and having a flat battery

[Taxi_Driver]

I have a solar panel (cost about £20) that sits on the dash and then plugs into the cigarette lighter to keep the battery topped up.

I use it when I park at the airport and go away for a while, nothing worse than getting back at 11pm from holiday and having a flat battery

I was just about to suggest using one on those  
I guess it would prolong the charge in the battery  

[theolodian]

I have a solar panel (cost about £20) that sits on the dash and then plugs into the cigarette lighter to keep the battery topped up.

I use it when I park at the airport and go away for a while, nothing worse than getting back at 11pm from holiday and having a flat battery

I was just about to suggest using one on those  
I guess it would prolong the charge in the battery  

Umm, when was the last sunny day you guys had?  Or do I need to park under a streetlight?  

[Auto Addict]

This is the one I use:-

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/search.asp?q=atc12v

[Bo Bo]

I have a solar panel (cost about £20) that sits on the dash and then plugs into the cigarette lighter to keep the battery topped up.

I bought one of these but it would only work with the ignition on? Tried both lighter sockets!

[CaptainZok]

I have a solar panel (cost about £20) that sits on the dash and then plugs into the cigarette lighter to keep the battery topped up.

I bought one of these but it would only work with the ignition on? Tried both lighter sockets!

That's a good point. Think you would need to run a cable direct to the battery for it to work.

[Markjay]

I have a solar panel (cost about £20) that sits on the dash and then plugs into the cigarette lighter to keep the battery topped up.

I bought one of these but it would only work with the ignition on? Tried both lighter sockets!

That's a good point. Think you would need to run a cable direct to the battery for it to work.

Both my lighter sockets work with the key removed. I even leave the phone to charge hidden under the seat...

[Bo Bo]

I have a solar panel (cost about £20) that sits on the dash and then plugs into the cigarette lighter to keep the battery topped up.

I bought one of these but it would only work with the ignition on? Tried both lighter sockets!

That's a good point. Think you would need to run a cable direct to the battery for it to work.

Both my lighter sockets work with the key removed. I even leave the phone to charge hidden under the seat...

So do mine but I couldn't get it to charge, couldn't work it out, so I sold it!