Dead Battery=Locked out!

[WeeGad]

Battery has managed to die on the clio and i cant get the doors open as they are locked and same with the bonnet

Searched for solutions on how to get access and have found the remove bumper/grill and get a charge via the reverse switch

My problem is-Where is the reverse switch and what does it look like?

Got the bumper off,but does anyone have a pic of the actual "bit" i need to set about the screwdriver and hammer?

Putting a window is not an option!

 

[Waitey]

Use the key hole and unlock it?

 

[Beef-Mc]

Whats wrong with using the door lock?

 

[Cro]

As above whats wrong with the key hole? If you already have the bumper off, no hope of getting a set of jump leads or charger on the terminals?

 

[WeeGad]

All my locks have been removed

Forgot to mention!

 

[_WILL_]

All my locks have been removed

Forgot to mention!

D'oh.

You got AA membership or anything, they will get you in pretty easily I would imagine!

 

[WeeGad]

Nope not got any cover!

 

[DannoTheGreat]

Brick through the window,pull bonnet lever!

 

[drhowser]

There is a way to get power into the central locking.

Possibly through the reversing sensor or handbrake sensor.

I've seen burp post about it I'm sure, and there was a thread a while ago where Callum had the same problem with a cup he's rebuilding.

 

[WeeGad]

There is a way to get power into the central locking.

Possibly through the reversing sensor or handbrake sensor.

I've seen burp post about it I'm sure, and there was a thread a while ago where Callum had the same problem with a cup he's rebuilding.

I seen this post

but i dont have a clue where the reverse sensor is or what it looks like

 

[drhowser]

I'm not too sure either to be honest, but I'd guess it's on the gearbox?
Possibly the sensor at the back

If you sign up to AA or similar you should be able to get them straight out.

 

[Rob]

Reverse sensor is on the bottom of the gearbox, if its in the same place as it is on the 1.2, looks something like....

 

[Beef-Mc]

Lol Callum tried that and ended up using a brick anyway, it's that or tryin to pull the door away from the frame and opening it that way.

 

[drhowser]

Did he?

Ah b****cks, was worth a go i suppose..

 

[Rob]

Just read, bumper is off, open the bonnet, jump leads, done?

 

[calum001]

haha yeh ended up putting the window in as getting power to the reverse switch didn't work on mine, it got power to the ignition but the windows still wouldn't operate, i was told afterwards (don't know how true this is) that if i had tried the passenger side window switch i would have had more chance in it working ?

the reverse switch is just a pin connector type connection on the engine side of the gearbox, i think it was green, i've got a pic somewhere so will try and hunt it out for you if that helps

 

[drhowser]

Alright fella,

I couldn't find the thread from yours, but that's probably because i was searching for callum... Doh!

Anyway, engine in yet?

 

[calum001]

hows it goin bud, haha yeh i get that a lot, nah not in quite yet, had a few issues with another car i bought as a daily (needed a bit of work doing) and my is garage being taken up with furniture atm so it's kind of stopping progress, i've got it stripped out so it's already to get started on the engine as soon as i get rid of all this furniture !

heres a pic of the reverse switch btw

 

[WeeGad]

Got it all sorted

no hammering or smashing windows required!

Turned out its actually quite easy to do once the bumper is off,just forced down the 2 wee prongs infront of the bonnet catch and then pushed the latch to the side with the same screwdriver!

Now i just need to charge the battery and hope the new TDC sensor sorts out my starting problem