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[Iain]

Hi,my boot wont open via the button on dash.......

Ive tried it all ways,i.e engine off/on,key in/out etc just wont work

Any thoughts?

Cheers

[markey mark]

key out push and hold for a few secs  

[Danny]

hold?

both mine would release straight away on the dash button without having to hold it in

did it get changed on newer ones? (mine were 2000 and 2001)

[Iain]

Hold it? i'll try that.....

My Y plate was just a push too without holding it :-/

Anyway thanks i will try it...

I think its a stupid set up anyway,why would you push a button on the dash when you got a button on the key??
Surely the dash switch should work with the key in!?
I personally would like it to work with the key in and the engine running,i know its for safety and wont open when your tramping at 60 mph but surely they could make it work when its in Park or in conjuction with the handbrake :-/

I know its all safety but,whats the point of having a dash button if you have to take the key out for it to work??? surely you press the key fob....since its in your hand anyway? :-/

[RobG]

Hold it? i'll try that.....

My Y plate was just a push too without holding it :-/

Anyway thanks i will try it...

I think its a stupid set up anyway,why would you push a button on the dash when you got a button on the key??
Surely the dash switch should work with the key in!?
I personally would like it to work with the key in and the engine running,i know its for safety and wont open when your tramping at 60 mph but surely they could make it work when its in Park or in conjuction with the handbrake :-/

I know its all safety but,whats the point of having a dash button if you have to take the key out for it to work??? surely you press the key fob....since its in your hand anyway? :-/

For that, read this http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1155211091  

[Iain]

Ah ha!!

Superb! Thanks Rob
Just spent a couple of hours going over the maintenance guides again and never seen it!
I want it to pop when its pis*ing down with rain and i pull up outside Tesco and let her into the boot,without having to turn the heaters off!!

[RobG]

Ah ha!!

Superb! Thanks Rob
Just spent a couple of hours going over the maintenance guides again and never seen it!
I want it to pop when its pis*ing down with rain and i pull up outside Tesco and let her into the boot,without having to turn the heaters off!!

When you`ve done the mod you`ll notice that the interior light delay is slightly longer i.e It won`t go out immediately on inserting key

[Iain]

Nice one that would be better too......

Only thing i noticed tit said later cars had that feature removed, mine is a Dec 2002....does that still come under the early set up?

[RobG]

Not sure on that one. Still, it don`t hurt to snip the wire and find out. No harm done

[Iain]

it don`t hurt to snip the wire and find out. No harm done

  :-?

It possible that the thinner wire wont be there if it is the later type?

[RobG]

it don`t hurt to snip the wire and find out. No harm done

  :-?

It possible that the thinner wire wont be there if it is the later type?[/quote]
You won`t know until you look

[Iain]

Will have a look tomorrow  

Still doesnt really answer why it isn't working anyway,unless as said above i need to hold the button for a couple of seconds

[RobG]

Will have a look tomorrow  

Still doesnt really answer why it isn't working anyway,unless as said above i need to hold the button for a couple of seconds

On the later facelifts you do, it`s not a quick "one-touch" as the earlier facelifts were

[Iain]

A :yh...........ok will try it.

Cheers again mate

[TheBoy]

Earlier facelifts (up to about 2001), key had to be out, then press the button.  Hillper's boot mod overcame this, but with annoying side effect that coutesy light always stayed on for 10s

Later facelifts, you had to press and hold release button for about 2s.  No real need to modify this.