luckyboy1228
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Dont do it! I got a spare key now, but it has made for a very interesting adventure this past four days. :driving:
Dont lock your keys in the trunk!
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Did the same thing when I had my focus. Luckily I had a spare in my house and I was on my driveway at the time.
It was keyless start though, and I once started the car up, then went back indoors as I had forgot something, put the keys down then got back in the ca, drove 5 miles away and turned the car off.
Bugger.
It was keyless start though, and I once started the car up, then went back indoors as I had forgot something, put the keys down then got back in the ca, drove 5 miles away and turned the car off.
Bugger.
If you can access the cab, it would be easier to use the boot lid release button. Unless you broke a window for access. Then you need to find someone with really long arms or a trained monkey. I suspect drilling the lock cylinder is cheaper than all that.Liam-O said:
luckyboy1228
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It was a costly mistake, $62 for BMW to mail me a plastic key. I read somewhere you can pump a current into the boot lid release button when the car is in lock down mode to open the trunk, but I know just enough about electricity to pass my physics exam back in middle school...
That's sort of what BMW Roadside Assistance did when my wife (honestly!) locked my keys in the boot of the M5 in a pub car park. The mechanic used an inflatable air cushion to lift one side of the boot lid, then injected a current into a wire in the loom and the boot lid popped open.luckyboy1228 said:
Only took 5 minutes, but I did have to sign a disclaimer that I would accept any damage done to the boot lid. Fortunately there wasn't any.
Glad mine came with two keys!
Amusing semi-related story...
The only time I've ever locked my keys in a car was while delivering pizza in college. I stopped the car (automatic) on a slight incline and I was distracted reading the order ticket. When I took my foot off the brake to get out (car in drive) the incline was just enough to keep the car from moving forward and the engine had just enough power to keep the car from rolling backward. I got out and closed the door. Problem is the doors lock automatically when shut if the car is in gear... came back to a locked, still in gear but not moving, car.
The amusing bit:
It just so happened the place I was delivering to when this happened was the local fire department. Went back to the door, knocked, told them what happened and they came out with re-entry tools and let me back in.
Amusing semi-related story...
The only time I've ever locked my keys in a car was while delivering pizza in college. I stopped the car (automatic) on a slight incline and I was distracted reading the order ticket. When I took my foot off the brake to get out (car in drive) the incline was just enough to keep the car from moving forward and the engine had just enough power to keep the car from rolling backward. I got out and closed the door. Problem is the doors lock automatically when shut if the car is in gear... came back to a locked, still in gear but not moving, car.
The amusing bit:
It just so happened the place I was delivering to when this happened was the local fire department. Went back to the door, knocked, told them what happened and they came out with re-entry tools and let me back in.
aquazi said:
Ah yes but you could then lock the car and put the keys in the boot before closing
When I park mine in the garage I pop the boot using the button, get out and lock the car, open the popped boot and connect my trickle charger and then close where upon the lights flash. Never put the keys in the boot though.
oke:Although Liam-O & I seem to be on different wavelengths, we agree the button does not work when the car is locked, no matter how much current is applied. The key difference in ZedFourM's account is the power was applied to the loom, not the release button. Undoubtedly the wire running from GM5 to the lock release driver. There is some sort of double locking logic that may complicate the procedure on the Zed, but I think it just applies to the doors. The question is, is this wire accessible in any way in a locked Zed? I don't recall seeing any wiring that can be accessed without doing damage.ZedFourM said: