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grahamk
Member Since: 28 Feb 2010
Location: Dumgoyne
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| Completely Locked out, flat battery! |
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Hi all
Have been offshore for 2 weeks, came back to my car and the battery is flat as a pancake. I tried the Manual lock on the passenger door, it moves freely but it will not open the door! Anyone got any ideas how I can get in!
Battery always goes flat when left for a anything more than a few days.
Cheers
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 8th Jun 2011 5:56 pm |
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Navigator
Member Since: 17 Mar 2010
Location: Stay at Home. One of the lives you save could be your own.
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Do you have trailer electrics? If so, one of the wires is a live feed from the battery - you can use that to supply power to charge it, or to at least open the door. A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
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| 8th Jun 2011 6:04 pm |
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WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
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Have you got the towing electrics fitted? If so I remember reading on here somewhere that it is possible to charge the battery via the 's' electrics. will have a search and see if I can find the post
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| 8th Jun 2011 6:06 pm |
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grahamk
Member Since: 28 Feb 2010
Location: Dumgoyne
Posts: 1473
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Yeah I have tow bar electrics fitted 
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| 8th Jun 2011 6:07 pm |
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grahamk
Member Since: 28 Feb 2010
Location: Dumgoyne
Posts: 1473
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It is only single electrics I have though 
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| 8th Jun 2011 6:14 pm |
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Navigator
Member Since: 17 Mar 2010
Location: Stay at Home. One of the lives you save could be your own.
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Is that 7 pin single socket or 13 pin single socket?
The pin-outs are available on Internet. In fact, I've got an adaptor made up for the 13 pin one. A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
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| 8th Jun 2011 6:58 pm |
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Alan G
Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Lanarkshire
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Also, if you find that the battery it self is alright, an option would be to get yourself a solar panel for a battery charger and leave it connected whilst off shore, maintaining the charge. CTek do the solar units, add on's. ATB
Alan
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| 8th Jun 2011 7:01 pm |
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BLFarrar
Member Since: 02 Aug 2006
Location: Deepest, Dankest, Darkest, Dingiest......Le Halifax, West Yorkshire...with strong links to Ireland
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| I was at the same place a few weeks ago |
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LOCKED OUT - but the manual key did work albeit a bit stiff - try some lock lubricant - Iid mine just in case I was at the same position but lock frozen as well
Have a look at the threads with my monica on them...
I reckon was the air suspension pump problem.....having said that it hasn't done the same since
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| 8th Jun 2011 7:41 pm |
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grahamk
Member Since: 28 Feb 2010
Location: Dumgoyne
Posts: 1473
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Thanks very much for all the replies, I managed to get in! The lock felt like it was deadlocked and tried turning it anti clockwise as previous threads state, it did not work for me, but I gave it a seriously aggressive turn in a clockwise direction and it popped open! Still like to find out why it is draining though! It's seriously annoying, is there a known fault with the suspension that causes it?
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| 8th Jun 2011 7:52 pm |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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Is it the original battery? if so, and your profile says 2005 vehicle, then its probably past its best. 6 years is a good innings.
It is also worth buying a suitable charger to keep it topped up, and to fully recharge the battery if it does get flattened. CTEK chargers are all the rage on here, they can deep charge the lead calcium battery that is fitted to the D3. A normal trickle charger will not fully recharge a flat D3 battery.
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| 8th Jun 2011 10:29 pm |
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JDB
Member Since: 25 Mar 2010
Location: NW Hampshire
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Small panel solar charger off ebay on the dash board wired into the fuse box behind the glovebox will trickle charge and you can then leave it as long as you like.
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| 9th Jun 2011 4:58 am |
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grahamk
Member Since: 28 Feb 2010
Location: Dumgoyne
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It's a fairly new battery, less than a year old, think I will invest In a trickle charger, there must be a reason for it draining after only six days though, entertainment system shut down and car went to sleep fine, suspension was in access mode
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| 9th Jun 2011 7:22 am |
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