Hi
We bought my wife's Freelander 2nd-hand about 9 years ago and have never used the key in the driver's door, we've always just used the remote fob to open and lock the car, and because the key works fine in the ignition and occasionally to close the rear window it's never even occurred to us. Unfortunately the fob has now stopped working and when I go to try to open the door with the key it looks like the barrel was either replaced at some point or damaged - the key simply won't fit into the slot.
Unfortunately from what I read the only way into the car is via the PLIP or via the key - which leaves me stuffed.
Local auto locksmith turned up and tried to open the car by inserting expanding bladders in the door jamb and squeezing a long wire through and using the door handles, but the superlock stops that from working. I suggested he try accessing the CDL button on the dash but he wasn't able to exert enough pressure with the wire he had to press down on the button.
So the questions.
1. The dash alarm light is still flashing normally; nonetheless is it possible that it's simply that the battery is too flat to recognise the PLIP and therefore attaching a second battery (12v to the starter motor and 0v to the chassis) will re-energise so the PLIP will open the car? (Edit: suggestion from some more digging is you can't actually access the starter underneath on the Freelander, which explains why I couldn't find it just now crawling around in the dark.... I guess the next step is to remove the two 10mm bolts to pop the bonnet?)
2. If the lock guy does manage to get something that will exert enough force on the CDL button will it open the doors even when the car is superlocked? The manual at http://www.gomog.com/allmorgan/LandRoverSecurityManual.pdf isn't 100% clear, so I'd like to be able to tell him whether it's worth bothering.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated too, I'm nearly at the point where breaking a window seems like a good option (come to think of it, q3) any ideas which window would be cheapest to replace? I assume one of the rear static ones?).
Thanks
Geoff
We bought my wife's Freelander 2nd-hand about 9 years ago and have never used the key in the driver's door, we've always just used the remote fob to open and lock the car, and because the key works fine in the ignition and occasionally to close the rear window it's never even occurred to us. Unfortunately the fob has now stopped working and when I go to try to open the door with the key it looks like the barrel was either replaced at some point or damaged - the key simply won't fit into the slot.
Unfortunately from what I read the only way into the car is via the PLIP or via the key - which leaves me stuffed.
Local auto locksmith turned up and tried to open the car by inserting expanding bladders in the door jamb and squeezing a long wire through and using the door handles, but the superlock stops that from working. I suggested he try accessing the CDL button on the dash but he wasn't able to exert enough pressure with the wire he had to press down on the button.
So the questions.
1. The dash alarm light is still flashing normally; nonetheless is it possible that it's simply that the battery is too flat to recognise the PLIP and therefore attaching a second battery (12v to the starter motor and 0v to the chassis) will re-energise so the PLIP will open the car? (Edit: suggestion from some more digging is you can't actually access the starter underneath on the Freelander, which explains why I couldn't find it just now crawling around in the dark.... I guess the next step is to remove the two 10mm bolts to pop the bonnet?)
2. If the lock guy does manage to get something that will exert enough force on the CDL button will it open the doors even when the car is superlocked? The manual at http://www.gomog.com/allmorgan/LandRoverSecurityManual.pdf isn't 100% clear, so I'd like to be able to tell him whether it's worth bothering.
Any other suggestions would be appreciated too, I'm nearly at the point where breaking a window seems like a good option (come to think of it, q3) any ideas which window would be cheapest to replace? I assume one of the rear static ones?).
Thanks
Geoff
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