unlock car with no keys - mission impossible
10-21-2011, 05:57 PM
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You can only unlock the door with the key on the passenger side door - it doesn't work for the drivers door.
10-22-2011, 03:50 AM
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Yep, thats correct and if you have no battery, the only door you can open with the key is the passenger door. (which is a good thing to be aware of!)
10-22-2011, 05:01 AM
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I'm pretty sure I've opened mine from the drivers side, but being ROW does that make any difference?
It was a while ago, so my memory maybe playing tricks, and its something I almost want to try now just to see....
Kevin
10-22-2011, 12:56 PM
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Same on my 94 ROW in Bahrain... I can open the door without battery, but it takes some effort compared to doing it with the battery attached.
10-22-2011, 01:21 PM
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I'll try again , but mine gives no sign of working without battery. No resistance, no clicks, it doesn't feel there is anything mechanical moving when you turn the key...
10-23-2011, 10:27 AM
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10-23-2011, 09:11 PM
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Mine opens with a key on the driver's side too. If yours doesn't, it means the linkage from the key cylinder has become disconnected from the lock mechanism.
I learned this the hard way when I converted to 993 handles on my car, and found the driver's key didn't work when I reassembled the first time ... so, I opened it up, did it again.
Long time ago, but it seems to me it was an adjustable linkage that's held to the lock cylinder with a single screw that clamps the bits together on a spline ... easy to assemble it incorrectly, or have it slip out of adjustment if the screw comes loose.
... Gregg
I learned this the hard way when I converted to 993 handles on my car, and found the driver's key didn't work when I reassembled the first time ... so, I opened it up, did it again.
Long time ago, but it seems to me it was an adjustable linkage that's held to the lock cylinder with a single screw that clamps the bits together on a spline ... easy to assemble it incorrectly, or have it slip out of adjustment if the screw comes loose.
... Gregg
01-25-2012, 10:55 PM
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So...if everything works properly, one should be able to mechanically unlock either door with the key and no battery/dead battery? opposite question: can one LOCK the car from either side with no battery/dead battery? Or is this just a way to safeguard opening with a dead battery.
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01-26-2012, 01:20 AM
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My '91 C2 Coupe is currently sitting in my garage w/ the battery disconnected and the doors unlocked. I just tried to lock it w/ the key on both doors and there is no action taken. I cannot manually lock the driver's door w/ the inside ****. It simply doesn't turn. I can lock the pass. door w/ the inside **** and the key does mechanically unlock the door. So there you have it. If locked out of the car w/ a dead battery, the pass. doorlock should retain mechanical ability to unlock the door and get into the car.
