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........................................................ - 11 Dec 2005 23:15 GMT

If I came out to my car and had a completely flat battery...how would
you get the doors unlocked on these newer Volvos where the key doesn't
actually unlock the door physically, but through an electrical motor?
Or, maybe I should duct tape a brick to the roof rail for just such an
eventuality. If I called the Auto Club for a jump, even though the
battery is under the floor in the rear, is there a way of popping the
hood in an emergency? If you could remove the grille, there could be a
way to reach in and move the lever that's on the cable from the inside
of the car.
I can just see people all over the world shaking their heads in disblief
over my obvious lack of having a life and thinking of such things.

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Bret Ludwig - 11 Dec 2005 23:20 GMT

> If I came out to my car and had a completely flat battery...how would
> you get the doors unlocked on these newer Volvos where the key doesn't
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> I can just see people all over the world shaking their heads in disblief
> over my obvious lack of having a life and thinking of such things.

No, that's smart. I would fit an external power plug enabling you to
trickle charge the battery from outside and provide power to the car
electrics.

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James Sweet - 12 Dec 2005 02:24 GMT

>>If I came out to my car and had a completely flat battery...how would
>>you get the doors unlocked on these newer Volvos where the key doesn't
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> trickle charge the battery from outside and provide power to the car
> electrics.

Surely there's some sort of mechanical linkage present? At least on the
driver's door?

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Gary Heston - 12 Dec 2005 02:57 GMT

>If I came out to my car and had a completely flat battery...how would
>you get the doors unlocked on these newer Volvos where the key doesn't
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>way to reach in and move the lever that's on the cable from the inside
>of the car.

Jack up the front of the car and attach the positive jumper cable to the
main power cable to the starter, which goes directly to the battery.
Attach the negative cable to bare metal on the engine or chassis. Connect
the other ends to a good battery, unlock the door and open whatever you
need to get to the battery. Disconnect cables, lower the car, and connect
directly to the battery.

>I can just see people all over the world shaking their heads in disblief
>over my obvious lack of having a life and thinking of such things.

It's not an uncommon problem these days; better to anticipate it and have
a plan to deal with it..

Gary

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........................................................ - 13 Dec 2005 19:53 GMT

>>If I came out to my car and had a completely flat battery...how would
>>you get the doors unlocked on these newer Volvos where the key doesn't
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>
> Gary

Next to the big fuse and breaker box under the hood there is a little
flap with a big (+) sign molded into it. Flipping up that flap reveals
the big thick red cable coming from the battery in the rear with a
second thick red cable that runs down to the starter. If there was an
easy way to open the hood from the outside, then access would be a snap.

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Randy G. - 14 Dec 2005 00:52 GMT

"........................................................"
<jbincyberia@cox.nospam.net> wrote:

>If I came out to my car and had a completely flat battery...how would
>you get the doors unlocked on these newer Volvos where the key doesn't
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
>I can just see people all over the world shaking their heads in disblief
>over my obvious lack of having a life and thinking of such things.

tee hee:

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'90 245 Estate - '93 965 Estate
"Shelby" & "Kate"

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John Robertson - 10 Jan 2006 03:44 GMT

well the car was designed by experts how dare you think of such a simple
problem?
I had a Ford Fairlane Na and if someone put down the button on ANY door all
locked .I have seen a passenger at the airport running late for his plane
with his luggage securely locked in the boot after he locked all the doors
from the passenger side .THATS BESIDES KIDS BEING LOOKED IN THE CAR
ACCIDENTLY ON A HOT DAY .So we had to carry a spare under the car but at
least we could open it .
Must have been a Ford technician on loan to Volvo designed the system .My
brother in law a Ford designer went to drive his family a very long distance
in a new van with a badly leaking exhaust at the manifold ,dont think it
would have done his new born much good with carbon monoxide in the car .In
retrospect shes now a lawyer and extremely right wing so I wonder if I
should have intervened .

> "........................................................"
> <jbincyberia@cox.nospam.net> wrote:
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> '90 245 Estate - '93 965 Estate
> "Shelby" & "Kate"

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