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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / October 2005V40, flat battery - how are you supposed to get in?
I'm sorted now, thanks to the AA, but... if the battery goes completely dead on my V40, how am I supposed to gain access to the car, since the locks all appear to need power to operate? Smash a window or something? Btw, it's one of the first year V40s. Cheers, Nick > I'm sorted now, thanks to the AA, but... if the battery goes > completely dead on my V40, how am I supposed to gain access to the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Cheers, > Nick Do you have a key? use the key as we used to do ,it will open really :) >> I'm sorted now, thanks to the AA, but... if the battery goes >> completely dead on my V40, how am I supposed to gain access to the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Do you have a key? Yeah, never thought of using the key... OF COURSE I DID!!! Strewth... Seriously, once the battery is flat, or disconnected, the key does nothing. The AA guy had to connect power to the starter motor to get juice into the system so we could unlock it. Is this really the only way? > use the key as we used to do ,it will open really :) > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> >> Do you have a key? > Yeah, never thought of using the key... OF COURSE I DID!!! Strewth... The key should open it - exactly the same thing happened with our early S40 and I thought like you I couldn't get in - but the key did work. M. >> Yeah, never thought of using the key... OF COURSE I DID!!! Strewth... > > The key should open it - exactly the same thing happened with our early S40 > and I thought like you I couldn't get in - but the key did work. > > M. Hmmm... that's rather interesting. The key does nothing in either driver or passenger door when there's no power in the system. Guess we need new locks or something. Thanks for taking the time to answer, chaps! > The key does nothing in either driver or passenger door when there's no > power in the system. Don't know about the front doors, but I do know for a fact that my key will open the tailgate of my 2000 V40 without involving any electrical stuff. often a lot of hot water over the battery and a drop inside the battery will get enough power to up the voltage .I have used this at time when the battery is right on the edge of failing . >> The key does nothing in either driver or passenger door when there's no >> power in the system. > > Don't know about the front doors, but I do know for a fact that my key > will open the tailgate of my 2000 V40 without involving any electrical > stuff. |
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