Help cant get in, locked out, battery??? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

reidmav · 12-30-2009, 12:23 PM

i thought i could do the turn of the key in the door thing too but it wont open, no noises, nothing. I never opened the door with key at any point that i have owned it so does anyone know for sure if the ignition key will be the same as the door key as a matter of fact?

can a porsche dealer get it open? at a cost im sure?

plese keep helping thank you all its tearing me up not getting in, i take it this will mean the battery is actually dead?

ChrisZang · 12-30-2009, 02:05 PM

I once locked myself out of the car and the road service was able to open the car up:
You must very carefully pry a flatiron between the top and the window
But what they did then was to press the "door unlock" button which opened the door but the triggered the imobilizer
Just to be sure better check if the battery in your key is still good
Also look for a thread how you can provide power to the front hood unlock mechanism by attaching a battery to the relevant fuse (do a search and you should find it)
This all is of course step #2 after you were able to get the door open....

reidmav · 12-30-2009, 04:04 PM

hey again,

ive just got the road service to stick a wire between the window and the hood, i have 98 version with no central lock button so they lifted the "arm" in the footwell that sprung open the bonnet, we attached a jumper booster to the battery and it had absolutely no effect at all, no change nothing.

We also tried warm water over the door and lock mechanism, again no change.

So im still not in the car but i now have the bonnet open therfore gaining access to the battery, should i disconnect the battery to reset it or would this cause more problems, any ideas from here? because im felling very sad now. Typical Scottish/UK weather its snowing again.

ChrisZang · 12-30-2009, 04:23 PM

totally out of ideas at this point
sounds like flatbed truck to the Porsche repair shop to me
Sorry

but I don't think you can make things worse by disconnecting and reconnecting the battery cable (as long as you have your radio code)

reidmav · 12-31-2009, 12:25 PM

i tried disconnecting the battery and opening the doors, reconnecting it etc, still no joy. Does anyone know if when you turn the car key in the door lock does it make any noise? like a motor or something?

thanks

Gougoushu · 12-31-2009, 12:36 PM

Try slapping the door with your palm just in front of the handle. My '98 sometimes won't open, and that will usually solve it.

ChrisZang · 12-31-2009, 12:39 PM

just tried it on my car (opening the car with the key)
It's 100% mechanical, the only sound I heard was a mechanical lock opening no electric or motor noises.
Did you de-ice the keyhole?

reidmav · 01-01-2010, 11:47 AM

Thanks guys, i just bit the bullet and cut out the back window,

i got my girl to slide in between the two seats and the doors would not open, but we then put the key in the ignition and hey presto, engine started first time and everything went back to normal.

New problem now though, torn back window, i used a knife to make a cut 2 inches from the edge so that i had something to attach any new temporary repair too but its horrible looking.

Any ideas?

cheers

Bladecutter · 01-02-2010, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by reidmav

hey again,

ive just got the road service to stick a wire between the window and the hood, i have 98 version with no central lock button so they lifted the "arm" in the footwell that sprung open the bonnet, we attached a jumper booster to the battery and it had absolutely no effect at all, no change nothing.

We also tried warm water over the door and lock mechanism, again no change.

So im still not in the car but i now have the bonnet open therfore gaining access to the battery, should i disconnect the battery to reset it or would this cause more problems, any ideas from here? because im felling very sad now. Typical Scottish/UK weather its snowing again.

First off, do you know for a fact that the door is unlocked?
Is the window rolling down the inch when you pull the handle?
If you know it is unlocked, smack the door with your palm next to the door handle. Then try opening the door.

If your car has battery power, then its an internal issue with the door unlocking mechanism.

BC.