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Dead Battery
« on: 14 October 2008, 09:30:30 »
Hello all,
I have just purchased my written off 99 Elite back from the Insurance company, bargain for £110 with just rear bumper and light cluster damage. The problem is the car has been sat in the garage for a couple of weeks and the battery has died. I can't get in! Tried just putting the key in the lock and turning, but it wont budge - Should it open just by turning the key??
Cheers  :-/  :y
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Re: Dead Battery
« Reply #1 on: 14 October 2008, 09:39:19 »
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Hello all,
I have just purchased my written off 99 Elite back from the Insurance company, bargain for £110 with just rear bumper and light cluster damage. The problem is the car has been sat in the garage for a couple of weeks and the battery has died. I can't get in! Tried just putting the key in the lock and turning, but it wont budge - Should it open just by turning the key??
Cheers  :-/  :y

Yes but, you have to turn the key quite hard!
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Re: Dead Battery
« Reply #2 on: 14 October 2008, 09:50:04 »
If you deadlocked it then it will be a bugger to budge...

or get under the engine bay and connect jump leads to the positive of the starter motor and the negative to the body...
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Re: Dead Battery
« Reply #3 on: 14 October 2008, 09:50:36 »
Ok thanks, I was worried about snapping the key off!  :y
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« Reply #4 on: 14 October 2008, 09:52:33 »
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If you deadlocked it then it will be a bugger to budge...

or get under the engine bay and connect jump leads to the positive of the starter motor and the negative to the body...

Thanks I think I'll give that a try, I'm a bit heavy handed - don't want to snap the key!  :o ::)
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Re: Dead Battery
« Reply #5 on: 14 October 2008, 12:39:23 »
Hi, I'm new and having same problem but can get in boot but can't get back seats down. How can I do it from the boot?
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« Reply #6 on: 14 October 2008, 13:01:39 »
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Hi, I'm new and having same problem but can get in boot but can't get back seats down. How can I do it from the boot?[/quote

Its almost impossible without forcing the seats foward. unless someone else knows otherwise!!!!
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« Reply #7 on: 14 October 2008, 13:04:32 »
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Hi, I'm new and having same problem but can get in boot but can't get back seats down. How can I do it from the boot?

Its almost impossible without forcing the seats foward. unless someone else knows otherwise!!!!

Possible if you have very long arms though the armrest opening. The locking brackets are very well hidden from the boot side. I will say that the jump leads to body & starter works well, used it a few times to un-deadlock the Cav when that had a charging problem :y
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Re: Dead Battery
« Reply #8 on: 14 October 2008, 13:17:28 »
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Hi, I'm new and having same problem but can get in boot but can't get back seats down. How can I do it from the boot?

Sharp "thump" on the centre "ski-hole" thingy will release the top plastic catch, reach up through the gap and press the seat release button .. drop seat crawl through ..  :y :y :y

had to do that on the old beast .. will never have to do it again ...  
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« Reply #9 on: 14 October 2008, 16:47:25 »
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.... will never have to do it again ...  

Fingers crossed!  ::)  :y  :y
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« Reply #10 on: 14 October 2008, 16:49:44 »
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Its almost impossible without forcing the seats foward. unless someone else knows otherwise!!!!

Pop the boot light out and 'jump' across the red & brown wires!  :y It works ... cos I've done it! Far easier than crawling under front wing, but obviously only applies to PRE face lift cars.
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« Reply #11 on: 14 October 2008, 16:57:52 »
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Hi, I'm new and having same problem but can get in boot but can't get back seats down. How can I do it from the boot?[/quote

Its almost impossible without forcing the seats foward. unless someone else knows otherwise!!!!

Pop the boot light out and 'jump' across the red & brown wires!  :y It works ... cos I've done it! Far easier than crawling under front wing, but obviously only applies to PRE face lift cars.


Even with a dead battery?
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« Reply #12 on: 14 October 2008, 17:04:29 »
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Hi, I'm new and having same problem but can get in boot but can't get back seats down. How can I do it from the boot?[/quote

Its almost impossible without forcing the seats foward. unless someone else knows otherwise!!!!

Pop the boot light out and 'jump' across the red & brown wires!  :y It works ... cos I've done it! Far easier than crawling under front wing, but obviously only applies to PRE face lift cars.


Even with a dead battery?

You need another good-ish battery to 'jump' it wth.  ;)  ;)You're only supplying power to opperate the door lock. Once  you have the bonnet up you can then charge the car battery or jump the car in the normal way.  :y
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Re: Dead Battery
« Reply #13 on: 14 October 2008, 17:24:22 »
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.... will never have to do it again ...  

Fingers crossed!  ::)  :y  :y

Can't happen .. no way of opening the boot on this one if the battery is flat !! ... its the manual key or jump the starter motor .. no other options !!

 :o :o :o
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« Reply #14 on: 14 October 2008, 17:29:00 »
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.... will never have to do it again ...  

Fingers crossed!  ::)  :y  :y

Can't happen .. no way of opening the boot on this one if the battery is flat !! ... its the manual key or jump the starter motor .. no other options !!

 :o :o :o

Don't forget Nigel I seen inside your boot! :o The lpg tank would be easier to remove than al the caravan gear you had in there! ;D  ;D  ;D
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