Key wont open driver's door and battery dead,....cant open truck. Suggestions?
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Key wont open driver's door and battery dead,....cant open truck. Suggestions?
The driver's door has the only key slot on my 2003 Disco and it wont unlock the truck. I always have entered it using the remote lock/unlock function on the key/remote. I had a look at the door latch mechanism many months ago,.....and even tried a new latch shaft that runs from the lock cylinder to the door latch mechanism. Never could get it to work,......and gave up,....and put it back together. It did occur to me that if the battery died,....I might not be able to get it open, to open the hood and jump start it or charge the battery,..and of course, with the truck just sitting, that is exactly what happened.
Wondering if there is a way to open the hood from outside through the grill, or perhaps connect my jumper battery through my trailer hitch electrical harness to power up the door locks, get the doors open, open the hood and charge or jump the battery
Suggestions?
Brian in San Antonio
Wondering if there is a way to open the hood from outside through the grill, or perhaps connect my jumper battery through my trailer hitch electrical harness to power up the door locks, get the doors open, open the hood and charge or jump the battery
Suggestions?
Brian in San Antonio
Last edited by bcolins; 06-26-2017 at 10:11 PM.
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The driver's door has the only key slot on my 2003 Disco and it wont unlock the truck. I always have entered it using the remote lock/unlock function on the key/remote. I had a look at the door latch mechanism many months ago,.....and even tried a new latch shaft that runs from the lock cylinder to the door latch mechanism. Never could get it to work,......and gave up,....and put it back together. It did occur to me that if the battery died,....I might not be able to get it open, to open the hood and jump start it or charge the battery,..and of course, with the truck just sitting, that is exactly what happened.
Wondering if there is a way to open the hood from outside through the grill, or perhaps connect my jumper battery through my trailer hitch electrical harness to power up the door locks, get the doors open, open the hood and charge or jump the battery
Suggestions?
Brian in San Antonio
Wondering if there is a way to open the hood from outside through the grill, or perhaps connect my jumper battery through my trailer hitch electrical harness to power up the door locks, get the doors open, open the hood and charge or jump the battery
Suggestions?
Brian in San Antonio
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