Lock out of Boot (Trunk)!
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Lock out of Boot (Trunk)!
Hi All - I wonder if you can guide me in the right direction?
I have been a little foolish. I have taken off the -ve lead from the battery and in a moment of unexplainable madness I inadvertently closed the boot lid. As a result the key fob, internal boot release switch and the switch on the boot itself will not work. The only alternative is to use the manual key in the little hole in the boot -but this will not work - the key will not turn!!!
Is there any other way to open the boot?
I have been a little foolish. I have taken off the -ve lead from the battery and in a moment of unexplainable madness I inadvertently closed the boot lid. As a result the key fob, internal boot release switch and the switch on the boot itself will not work. The only alternative is to use the manual key in the little hole in the boot -but this will not work - the key will not turn!!!
Is there any other way to open the boot?
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Do you have another battery? Or something like a battery booster?
Also, do you know the rear seats fold down, maybe someone knows a way of releasing them without boot access.
Also I'm not sure it will work with a disconnected battery, cos the circuit is broken. It works with flat battery, but the circuit is complete then.
Have you tried your other key, if you have one
Also, do you know the rear seats fold down, maybe someone knows a way of releasing them without boot access.
Also I'm not sure it will work with a disconnected battery, cos the circuit is broken. It works with flat battery, but the circuit is complete then.
Have you tried your other key, if you have one
Last edited by police666; 11-16-2013 at 05:42 PM.
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OK this looks like a good option - How do I open the ski flap / rear seats from inside the car? It is a 2005 S-Type 3.0
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Hook up a battery there, not a charger. Repeating, hooking up a charger without a battery connected has a strong probability of damaging electronics in the car.
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Most chargers put out DC pulses, not pure DC, and the voltage can exceed 18 volts unless a battery is connected. Even worse, there can be much, much higher brief voltage spikes as each pulse rises and falls.
The battery acts both as a filter that smooths the pulses and a voltage regulator that limits the maximum voltage.
All the electronic modules have circuits that protect from overvoltage to some extent, but these components can often fail or be overwhelmed.
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An old-fashioned charger may put out much better DC, missing those spikes - but you want to KNOW so look with a 'scope or the like
If no 'scope, I'd assume that it's not safe to connect the charger without the smoothing the battery would normally provide.
In a 3.0 you can just fold the back seats down I thought.
If no 'scope, I'd assume that it's not safe to connect the charger without the smoothing the battery would normally provide.
In a 3.0 you can just fold the back seats down I thought.