Help. Flat battery and key won’t open the door.

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by jayb1982

I have a battery pack and tried to find somewhere to clip the positive too but just didn’t seem any room to get to anything.

It is a bit fiddly but possible.. Actually if you have a bit of help you don't need to clip it on the starter motor terminal. Just press it hard against it ( With care. ) while someone pushes the button on the key. The doors will unlock just about instantly.---

[SD1too]

Originally Posted by jayb1982

... the battery is dead and key won’t open the door. Any ideas?

Hello Jay,

RAVE says this:

"Should an electrical malfunction of the door latch occur, the vehicle key can still mechanically operate the door latch mechanism if when superlocked."

"Superlocking" is MG Rover's term for deadlocking. So Jay please could you put the blade of your key into the driver's door lock and turn it through 90 degrees. Does the interior button on the door card rise?

Please let me know because if there is an error in RAVE I'd like to know about it.

Simon

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by SD1too

Hello Jay,

RAVE says this:

"Should an electrical malfunction of the door latch occur, the vehicle key can still mechanically operate the door latch mechanism if when superlocked."

"Superlocking" is MG Rover's term for deadlocking. So Jay please could you put the blade of your key into the driver's door lock and turn it through 90 degrees. Does the interior button on the door card rise?

Please let me know because if there is an error in RAVE I'd like to know about it.

Simon

Again, I might be wrong but my understanding of dead-locking was that even if a window was broken the door could still not be opened by the inside door handle. Nor could it be opened by using the key in the door lock.
If the deadlock could be overcome so easily it seems there's not much point in having it.

[patrolman pete]

Dead locking is just extra security meaning that if a window was broken to gain access pulling the interior handles wouldn't open the car. Try lubricating the lock and keep inserting the key to free off the tumblers and turn to open. I've had to do this in the past as no one uses the key to mechanically open the car.

[COLVERT]

Jay.---( The OP. )--Please come back and talk to us.--- Have you got into your car yet ???

[stocktake]

My suspicion is the drivers door lock has been replaced and the "dog bone" bar wasn't refitted

[patrolman pete]

Originally Posted by COLVERT

Jay.---( The OP. )--Please come back and talk to us.--- Have you got into your car yet ???

Well he last visited 0835 2nd Feb but doesn't seem to be talking to us .

[Arctic]

He would have helped himself better if he had took the wheel, also in the video he already as the box off from the inside wing, that would not happen when you try to do it.

Another good idea is to remove the brake disc cooler triangle, seeing t5hat the wheel arch liner would nee peeling back and the screws holding it above and forward you can pop the bumper side out a little which would help you to remove the grommets holding the washer bottle, thus giving you enough room to get your hand in to the box

[COLVERT]

Originally Posted by patrolman pete

Well he last visited 0835 2nd Feb but doesn't seem to be talking to us .

I bet he's deadlocked himself into the car.---

[MacRob]

Originally Posted by COLVERT

I bet he's deadlocked himself into the car.---

Didn't think you could do that. I always thought you just pull the inside handle twice and it opens as deadlocking shuts down the motion sensor part of the alarm. I could be wrong though