Help! Locked out of car

mbrenn · 30th December 2020, 14:17

Hello Folks, I hope someone can help.
I got my car back from the garage just before Christmas and noticed that the key button lock wasn’t working. Ok - I could still use the key. I went to start the car yesterday and the battery was flat. I went to open the car today to put the battery on charge and the door won’t open with either key or on the button. The boot lock is bust so I can’t get in that way. Any ideas? Thanks Michael.

macafee2 · 30th December 2020, 18:29

Does the key turn in the lock? If not then could have been frozen or seized.

Open the bonnet as per bonnet pull cable from cabin snapped method.
Do you have a tow bar? You may be able to charge the battery via the towing electrics.

macafee2

mbrenn · 30th December 2020, 22:26

Many thanks for the tips. The mechanism must have frozen. I tried it later several times and eventually the door opened so I have it on charge.

30th December 2020, 14:17	#1
mbrenn Loves to post Rover 75 Saloons Conn SE 2.0L V6 (2001) & Conn 2.0L CDTi (2003) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dungannon Posts: 489 Thanks: 109 Thanked 110 Times in 100 Posts	Help! Locked out of car Hello Folks, I hope someone can help. I got my car back from the garage just before Christmas and noticed that the key button lock wasn’t working. Ok - I could still use the key. I went to start the car yesterday and the battery was flat. I went to open the car today to put the battery on charge and the door won’t open with either key or on the button. The boot lock is bust so I can’t get in that way. Any ideas? Thanks Michael.

30th December 2020, 18:29	#2
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,926 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	Does the key turn in the lock? If not then could have been frozen or seized. Open the bonnet as per bonnet pull cable from cabin snapped method. Do you have a tow bar? You may be able to charge the battery via the towing electrics. macafee2

30th December 2020, 22:26	#3
mbrenn Loves to post Rover 75 Saloons Conn SE 2.0L V6 (2001) & Conn 2.0L CDTi (2003) Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dungannon Posts: 489 Thanks: 109 Thanked 110 Times in 100 Posts	Many thanks for the tips. The mechanism must have frozen. I tried it later several times and eventually the door opened so I have it on charge.