Dead battery door open.
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Poor_John
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Hi C_ReGA,
I presume the reason that you cannot get the key in the door, is that like me, you always unlock the car using the key fob and the lock has rarely had a key in it?
The first thing I would try, is a can of WD40. Spray into the lock as best you can. It should help to ease it. If you can get the key in, cover the part that goes into the lock with WD40 and insert the key. Do this several times, to work as much oil as possible into the lock.
John.
I presume the reason that you cannot get the key in the door, is that like me, you always unlock the car using the key fob and the lock has rarely had a key in it?
The first thing I would try, is a can of WD40. Spray into the lock as best you can. It should help to ease it. If you can get the key in, cover the part that goes into the lock with WD40 and insert the key. Do this several times, to work as much oil as possible into the lock.
John.
Skipton01
Admin Team
Yes, whole-heartedly agree with Poor John - the dead battery doesn't cause the lock to jam up - it will be down to lack of use.
Persevere with the lubrication and then get the boot open using the remote pull in the back windscreen (presume you know about this).
A good trickle charger may revive the battery, but if not, source a decent one from an aftermarket company, this one for example:
http://www.manbatbatteries.co.uk/history.cfm
Just for comparison, Audi charges £119 and £134 for petrol and diesel batteries respectively.
Cheers,
Mike
Persevere with the lubrication and then get the boot open using the remote pull in the back windscreen (presume you know about this).
A good trickle charger may revive the battery, but if not, source a decent one from an aftermarket company, this one for example:
http://www.manbatbatteries.co.uk/history.cfm
Just for comparison, Audi charges £119 and £134 for petrol and diesel batteries respectively.
Cheers,
Mike
Poor_John
Member
Sounds like there may be something in there causing an obstruction?
If you have another set of keys, have you tried one of them?
I would give the WD40 a few more goes using the straw attachment and getting it as far into the lock as you can. Also give the handle a good few pulls. Turning the key clockwise unlocks the car, by the way. Well it does on my RHD A2
If it refuses to budge, then the AA or other roadside rescue company may be able to gain entry. or give an Audi dealer a call, as one of their Master Technicians may know the best way in.
John.
If you have another set of keys, have you tried one of them?
I would give the WD40 a few more goes using the straw attachment and getting it as far into the lock as you can. Also give the handle a good few pulls. Turning the key clockwise unlocks the car, by the way. Well it does on my RHD A2
If it refuses to budge, then the AA or other roadside rescue company may be able to gain entry. or give an Audi dealer a call, as one of their Master Technicians may know the best way in.
John.
C_ReGA
well, i have tried both of the keys - no result, looked in with flash light, had a thin long screwdriver which got in all the way (key gets only half way in) on the lower and higher edges of the key hole, so i guess the mechanism inside is jammed, because if you look at the key there are two channels on each side and supposedly the mechanism gets in them and shold run through, sliding up and down (only my imagination
) but it is not happening, i might be wrong.. . but i guess the only way to open my car is calling AA or some mechanic. And yeah, someone asked whereabouts am I - Chessington. Well if you have anything else to suggest, let me know. And thanks again evryone for your help!
well, i have tried both of the keys - no result, looked in with flash light, had a thin long screwdriver which got in all the way (key gets only half way in) on the lower and higher edges of the key hole, so i guess the mechanism inside is jammed, because if you look at the key there are two channels on each side and supposedly the mechanism gets in them and shold run through, sliding up and down (only my imagination
) but it is not happening, i might be wrong.. . but i guess the only way to open my car is calling AA or some mechanic. And yeah, someone asked whereabouts am I - Chessington. Well if you have anything else to suggest, let me know. And thanks again evryone for your help!Method One - Get an old Clutch cable, (with both inner and outer cables) Make a loop on the inner cable at one end, (which will be used inside the car)
Next step is to pull a little of the top door and wedge it with something, this needs to be something like plastic or rubber just enough to get the clutch cable in through the door, insert cable and get loop around the door handle, do this ONLY on the drivers door as the rest will have been dead locked!
Method Two - Jack up car from front, remove covers where neccessary, gain access to the alternator or starter motor, and feed it 12v from a battery charger, this will feed the system with 12v and allow the alarm to be deactivated via remote fob.
Method Three - Put a brick throught drivers window .... LOL
It is worth giving the key and lock a good going as lock is sodded anyway, and it might just give that once to allow to open it, but don't put more force than neccessary, I mean if the metal starts to flex then stop at that point.
Hope this helps matey, cos the guys you call out will use one of these techniques, but won't care as much as you, while on ur baby.
Regards
SARGE
Next step is to pull a little of the top door and wedge it with something, this needs to be something like plastic or rubber just enough to get the clutch cable in through the door, insert cable and get loop around the door handle, do this ONLY on the drivers door as the rest will have been dead locked!
Method Two - Jack up car from front, remove covers where neccessary, gain access to the alternator or starter motor, and feed it 12v from a battery charger, this will feed the system with 12v and allow the alarm to be deactivated via remote fob.
Method Three - Put a brick throught drivers window .... LOL
It is worth giving the key and lock a good going as lock is sodded anyway, and it might just give that once to allow to open it, but don't put more force than neccessary, I mean if the metal starts to flex then stop at that point.
Hope this helps matey, cos the guys you call out will use one of these techniques, but won't care as much as you, while on ur baby.
Regards
SARGE
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