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savagepapi8 02-07-2019 01:36 AM

LOCKED OUT DEAD BATTERY HELP!! 2006 4.8is
 
gentlemen, I am locked out! I need some help battery died this morning due to extreme cold weather here in Alberta. I cannot use the key fob to unlock the doors since the battery is completely dead. The X5 door can unlock with the key but the carrer is stuck can't open the door due to it being frozen. Please someone help.

crystalworks 02-07-2019 01:42 AM

Heat gun on the lock mechanism to unfreeze the cylinder?

savagepapi8 02-07-2019 01:51 AM

I used a blow dryer to heat up the lock mechanism I was hoping it would unfreeze it but it didn't work. The carrier handle is firm like something is holding it tight from inside.

crystalworks 02-07-2019 02:00 AM

Well, there is a solution... but it's not going to be fun in freezing temps. Maybe not even possible if the doors are frozen shut. At autozone (or whatever the Canadian equivalent if no AZ) you can find door poppers. It's basically an inflatable bag, a wedge, and a couple of long poles with a hook. You'll have to pry open the door with the wedge enough to slide the uninflated bag in. Then inflate the bag. This should crack the door open enough to use the hook to pull the door lock handle from the inside. We used to use them when the mechanics would lock keys in the cars at the shop.

dkl 02-07-2019 03:27 PM

Can you move the lock tumbler? If so, just turn it twice to unlock all doors or just hold it in the unlock position to open all windows.

This is why I hate the bean counters at BMW for only providing 1 lock cylinder. I guessed we're lucky to even get a lock cylinder these days?

wpoll 02-07-2019 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dkl (Post 1154534)
Can you move the lock tumbler? If so, just turn it twice to unlock all doors or just hold it in the unlock position to open all windows

This won't work - battery is dead. :(

wpoll 02-07-2019 03:29 PM

If you have a trailer hitch you can apply an external 12v source to the correct pins on the hitch connector to power the locks etc.

dkl 02-07-2019 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wpoll (Post 1154536)
This won't work - battery is dead. :(


Damn battery! :rofl:

LOWvert 02-07-2019 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dkl (Post 1154534)
This is why I hate the bean counters at BMW for only providing 1 lock cylinder


^THIS


and the fact that door handles and carriers are just crap...


your best bet would to do as CrystalWorks suggests

savagepapi8 02-07-2019 04:06 PM

No. I don't have OEM trailer hitch I wish!
the battery has made everything worse I jacked up the car in hope of connecting the 12v to the starter but there is no clear instructions where exactly I am supposed to hook the cable underneath to get a little bit of power to unlock the doors using the remote.


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