Miguel
Member Since: 16 Sep 2008
Location: Viseu
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Left the lights on all night, got to the car this morning and couldn't get in. I did try the manual opening, but no luck, I didn't know how to do it. Came here, read a few things.. and called LRA. Took them 10 minutes to get here with a booster. But to my surprise, even with the dead battery the manual unlock did work!! He twisted it left then right (he did it very fast, so I could not see exactly how to do it), and .. voilá car open, bonnet open and car running in 2 minutes.
Felt really stupid, because when he arrived and asked for the key I told him: "I've been reading a few things, I think you won't be in any luck with that..."
From now on I will live by these words: "In LRA we trust" and " Keep your mouth shut just this once" 
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Ade
Member Since: 26 Nov 2008
Location: West Lothian
Posts: 950
 
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I didn't think you needed any power to operate the emergency lock on the passenger door as its a mechanical operation using the key?
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| 12th Feb 2010 4:55 pm |
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Iain G
Member Since: 31 Jan 2009
Location: Filey
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So you've read some posts that indicate the key could not be used to gain entry in the event the remote function doesn't work. Where are these posts and which muppet said it!! 
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| 12th Feb 2010 10:35 pm |
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AndrewS
Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
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The passenger door has a manual mechanical unlock/lock facility, however it quite often seizes up due to lack of use. Personally I unlock my car using the manual method every second Tuesday of each month, I find this keeps things loose  In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
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| 13th Feb 2010 12:12 am |
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TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
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AndrewS wrote:...every second Tuesday of each month, I find this keeps things loose
Isn't that the day you hop down (on your left leg) to the Red Lion whilst whistling Dixie ?
or am I mistaken 
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| 13th Feb 2010 7:18 pm |
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Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
Location: home
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There is a post from me  be unable to open the door.
XTC came up with a trick so I can open the doors an alternative way.
You just need a extension cable some small wires and a laptop charger.
And after a short while you can operate the remote again. 
You want to know how?
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic34496.html Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
1984 90 TD5
2005 G4 Disco 3 BN55WPT
Also member of club MTR
and Club Faultmate
Interested in my 4x4 history see my website: www.mudmachine.webklik.nl
Sorry it's in Dutch and with google translator it gets funny.
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