1990 535i.. battery dead, can't open doors !

OK, I bet there is a simple way to open the doors when the battery is dead..
anyone know how?

I have the window down about 2", tried a coat hanger pulling up on the
lock.. no-go.. seems like it's being held down.

Thanks for any comments.

Scott

"Scott C" > wrote
> OK, I bet there is a simple way to open the doors when the battery is
> dead..
> anyone know how?
>
> I have the window down about 2", tried a coat hanger pulling up on the
> lock.. no-go.. seems like it's being held down.

IIRC: Put the key in the driver's side lock. Pull up on the handle, then
turn the key.

FloydR

Neither worked.. on the drivers door. The hood opens from the windshield
side, how does it open from the front?

The key, in any front door, or the trunk, does not work any lock.

Other ideas?

Thanks

Scott


"Yuki" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:39:57 -0700, "Scott C" > wrote:
>
> >OK, I bet there is a simple way to open the doors when the battery is
dead..
> >anyone know how?
> >
> >I have the window down about 2", tried a coat hanger pulling up on the
> >lock.. no-go.. seems like it's being held down.
> >
> >Thanks for any comments.
>
> The driver's door lock is mechanically actuated, you should be able to
open it
> with the key.
>
> If that fails, the hood latch can be opened from the front grill and then
you
> can connect a charged battery to operate the electricals and start the
car.
> There's a suitable connector in the left side of the firewall.

"Scott C" > wrote in message
...
> OK, I bet there is a simple way to open the doors when the battery is
> dead..
> anyone know how?
>
> I have the window down about 2", tried a coat hanger pulling up on the
> lock.. no-go.. seems like it's being held down.
>
> Thanks for any comments.
>
> Scott
>
>

1. Try the master key in the driver's door. On older models this is where
German drivers would sit i.e. on the left or

2. You should be able to open the boot mechanically, insert key and rotate
anti-clockwise. There may be some resistance to go past "un deadlocked" as
I doubt the lock has ever been used.

3. Once you get the boot open charge the battery either directly (if it is
in the boot) or via the boot light - set the charger to low current
otherwise you might blow the fuse.

Have you tried turning the key that lets you unlock the trunk? The battery
is in the trunk.
"Scott C" > wrote in message
...
> OK, I bet there is a simple way to open the doors when the battery is
> dead..
> anyone know how?
>
> I have the window down about 2", tried a coat hanger pulling up on the
> lock.. no-go.. seems like it's being held down.
>
> Thanks for any comments.
>
> Scott
>
>

The battery is under the back seat.. not in the trunk. I will try both front
doors, lifting the handle, to see if this works. Since the hood opens from
the windshield side, the hood latch must be near the windshield, not in the
front of the car. I will see if I can see it, but I don't think so.

sc



"Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
...
> Have you tried turning the key that lets you unlock the trunk? The battery
> is in the trunk.
> "Scott C" > wrote in message
> ...
> > OK, I bet there is a simple way to open the doors when the battery is
> > dead..
> > anyone know how?
> >
> > I have the window down about 2", tried a coat hanger pulling up on the
> > lock.. no-go.. seems like it's being held down.
> >
> > Thanks for any comments.
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
>

OK, here's what worked.. I took a coat hanger, made a loop around the end so
it would fit over the 'push-down' lock, and with the key turned to the open
position, I pulled up on the lock.. this worked. W/O the key over to the
'open' position, I could not lift up the door lock...

Charging the battery now..

sc


"Scott C" > wrote in message
...
> OK, I bet there is a simple way to open the doors when the battery is
dead..
> anyone know how?
>
> I have the window down about 2", tried a coat hanger pulling up on the
> lock.. no-go.. seems like it's being held down.
>
> Thanks for any comments.
>
> Scott
>
>

On Aug 20, 3:10 pm, "Scott C" > wrote:
> OK, here's what worked.. I took a coat hanger, made a loop around the end so
> it would fit over the 'push-down' lock, and with the key turned to the open
> position, I pulled up on the lock.. this worked. W/O the key over to the
> 'open' position, I could not lift up the door lock...
>
> Charging the battery now..
>
> sc
>
> "Scott C" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > OK, I bet there is a simple way to open the doors when the battery is
> dead..
> > anyone know how?
>
> > I have the window down about 2", tried a coat hanger pulling up on the
> > lock.. no-go.. seems like it's being held down.
>
Thanks! When the battery in my 90 535i, 5spd, 118K miles, died, I too
was stranded. However, I followed the direction above, "Put the key in
the driver's side lock. Pull up on the handle, then
turn the key" and that worked for me. Nevertheless, its good to have a
second option!

On my 3 different 3 Series cars, the doors can be opened by the key even
then the battery is dead. The door lock mechanism is operated manualy by the
key, which then operates the remaining doors electrically -- assuming the
battery works.




"Scott C" > wrote in message
...
> The battery is under the back seat.. not in the trunk. I will try both
> front
> doors, lifting the handle, to see if this works. Since the hood opens from
> the windshield side, the hood latch must be near the windshield, not in
> the
> front of the car. I will see if I can see it, but I don't think so.
>
> sc
>
>
>
> "Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Have you tried turning the key that lets you unlock the trunk? The
>> battery
>> is in the trunk.
>> "Scott C" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > OK, I bet there is a simple way to open the doors when the battery is
>> > dead..
>> > anyone know how?
>> >
>> > I have the window down about 2", tried a coat hanger pulling up on the
>> > lock.. no-go.. seems like it's being held down.
>> >
>> > Thanks for any comments.
>> >
>> > Scott
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

Let's see.. it's not a 3 series.. it does not work that way.. and the
battery was dead... thanks for the response.

sc


"Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
...
> On my 3 different 3 Series cars, the doors can be opened by the key even
> then the battery is dead. The door lock mechanism is operated manualy by
the
> key, which then operates the remaining doors electrically -- assuming the
> battery works.
>
>
>
>
> "Scott C" > wrote in message
> ...
> > The battery is under the back seat.. not in the trunk. I will try both
> > front
> > doors, lifting the handle, to see if this works. Since the hood opens
from
> > the windshield side, the hood latch must be near the windshield, not in
> > the
> > front of the car. I will see if I can see it, but I don't think so.
> >
> > sc
> >
> >
> >
> > "Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> Have you tried turning the key that lets you unlock the trunk? The
> >> battery
> >> is in the trunk.
> >> "Scott C" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> > OK, I bet there is a simple way to open the doors when the battery is
> >> > dead..
> >> > anyone know how?
> >> >
> >> > I have the window down about 2", tried a coat hanger pulling up on
the
> >> > lock.. no-go.. seems like it's being held down.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for any comments.
> >> >
> >> > Scott
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >
> >
>