R56 dead battery and locked out
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dead battery and locked out
i have been rebuilding a 2012 R56 flood car. Due to the youngest step daughter liking to mess with things i locked the car and put the FOB in my keybox late last summer. So the battery has died and now i am unable to get into the car using the FOB. The Steel key is not in the FOB so i'm pretty sure it is locked in the car... I'm am currently charging the FOB battery just to make sure (don't ask how its rigged lol). The hood is open
The current situation is this. I can press the unlock and hear something make some noise under the hood but the doors will not unlock. Short of breaking into the damn thing by trying to fish my way in to the lock or the handle, is there anything else i can do? I'm really starting to hate this car.
The current situation is this. I can press the unlock and hear something make some noise under the hood but the doors will not unlock. Short of breaking into the damn thing by trying to fish my way in to the lock or the handle, is there anything else i can do? I'm really starting to hate this car.
Last edited by mustang_gt_350; 02-23-2022 at 07:42 PM.
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my initial charging attempt on the FOB failed as the electrical tape let go, so attempt #2 is underway as I type. The battery in the FOB last night was 2.16v
Not saying that maybe the receiver by the mirror stopped working. That is a possibility.
Last edited by mustang_gt_350; 02-24-2022 at 04:18 AM.
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Update. I got in on the first try this morning with a wire coat hanger by the inside door handle. Maybe it wasn't happy with the key fob since it was dead I donno. I have the car running now with the FOB in the tray. As long as it runs so I can finish it I will deal with it being a FOB issue later if that's what it turns out to be.
Before Getting into the car i held the FOB next to my TinySA (spectrum analyzer) and I couldn't pick up any output from the transmitter when the button was pushed.
Before Getting into the car i held the FOB next to my TinySA (spectrum analyzer) and I couldn't pick up any output from the transmitter when the button was pushed.
Last edited by mustang_gt_350; 02-24-2022 at 05:10 AM.
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