Delocked and a flat battery!

[Sam84]

Erm so yeah ive managed to flatten the battery and the car is locked and its delocked, apart from putting a brick through the window does anyone have any tips to get in?

Thanks

[vindaloo]

Get to the bonnet latch from under the car, then jump start using other vehicle, booster starter or similar.

[rover220]

Get a jump lead on the starter cable first then fit one of these for future redemption.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=261680008361&alt=web

[SimonJ]

Is there a lock in the tailgate of the Fabia?  When I delocked my Octavia I could still unlock the car by using the lock in the tailgate.

[Sam84]

Will i be able to open the bonnet catch from underneath? I was thinking about attaching 2 wires so that i could just hook it up but never got round to it!

[Sam84]

Is there a lock in the tailgate of the Fabia?  When I delocked my Octavia I could still unlock the car by using the lock in the tailgate.

Nope no lock its just a button!

[rover220]

Will i be able to open the bonnet catch from underneath? I was thinking about attaching 2 wires so that i could just hook it up but never got round to it!

You'll need to jack the car up to get to the starter at the rear of the envine v

[Sam84]

Where at the rear is it? Does anyone have any pictures to help?

[devonutopia]

Its on the side of the engine, from underneath it would sort of on top/in front of the gearbox.

[Sam84]

So front of car not rear?

[fordfan]

The starter motor is usually under the battery, so remove the undertray and you should be able to see it.

[Sam84]

The starter motor is usually under the battery, so remove the undertray and you should be able to see it.

Thanks, dont have a tray on mine so thats atleast 1 saving grace haha

[devonutopia]

Then look up in front of the left wheel.  You should see the driveshaft going to the diff at the back of the gearbox and on the opposite side is the starter which visibly is mainly a round cylindrical metal shape.

[Sam84]

Found starter, found earth point as its a big black cable going to the frame of car, where do i get positive attached?

[Sam84]

All sorted! Got the power on, so managed to get it unlocked and put the battery on charge. Thanks for the help, i dont wana be doing that again anytime soon!

[DGW]

So will you be undelocking it (if there is such a word) now? I recall a while back a cry for help from a member who had delocked his Octavia I and faced a similar situation to yours, except that his car was parked in a garage and he couldn't access the engine bay.

[giandougl]

Daft idea (I know) have you inserted your ignition key into drivers side door lock to unlock mechanically ??

Probably be shot down in flames for even thinking of this idea..

[niceyellow vrs]

Daft idea (I know) have you inserted your ignition key into drivers side door lock to unlock mechanically ??

Probably be shot down in flames for even thinking of this idea..

 

Could be tricky on a "delocked" car

[samj2013]

Daft idea (I know) have you inserted your ignition key into drivers side door lock to unlock mechanically ??

Probably be shot down in flames for even thinking of this idea..

 

 

Was wondering what he meant by "delocked", presumably that means he's removed the mechanical lock from the driver's side door, so is only able to get into the car with the key fob. Sounds like a bit of a daft idea, but to each their own I s'pose...

Edited 21 December, 2014 by samj2013

[Sam84]

It was my own silly fault for leaving the light on! Im

Not going to undo the delock, im not going to make that mistake again haha

[@Lee]

It was my own silly fault for delocking the car in the first place.

Not going to undo the delock, im not going to make that mistake again haha

 

Fixed and, famous last words

[sepulchrave]

Is it just me or does 'delocking' your car sound like one of the stupidest ideas ever?

[@Lee]

Is it just me or does 'delocking' your car sound like one of the stupidest ideas ever?

 

not just you

 

Ooo look, my car's delocked and now I don't have a hole on the door handle for a key which nobody except me ever noticed was there before.

[Toxicvrs]

not just you

Ooo look, my car's delocked and now I don't have a hole on the door handle for a key which nobody except me ever noticed was there before.

I'd agree on that one

[fordfan]

Why not attach a couple of wires to the battery, one positive the other negative,  route them down to an accessible location behind the bumper, insulate them and then they are readily available should this happen again.  The wires only need be capable of carrying 10 amps, can be fused and the door locks wont take much current.