Davemk

Any admin able to lock this thread? The issue has been resolved. Thanks

The drivers door doesn't deadlock because you can manually unlock it with the key. The doors deadlock when the battery is totally dead, so will not happen while you are in it. When the battery is totally flat, the remote part of the key is totally useless. That's exactly why they put a physical key as part of the fob so you can at least get into the vehicle.

This was resolved weeks ago. I'm also well aware of how to open the door from the inside. However, when the battery is totally dead, the doors get deadlocked, so there's no way of opening any door other than the drivers side door.

Hi all, I'm having a battery issue with my Fabia and need some help. It's a 17/67 1.0 Fabia Monte Carlo manual petrol. I've been getting a low battery warning for a while but after driving it, it goes away for ages. However, I've just had an issue where my dashcam has fallen off of the windscreen and set the alarm off. I thought I had disabled the interior sensors, but clearly not. Either way, I was unable to unlock the car using the fob so used the manual unlock on the drivers side. I tried to start the ignition to shut off the alarm but there was no power at all. I was going to jump start the car, but I then encountered another issue. I can't open the bonnet! I checked and the passenger side doesn't appear to have a manual unlock and it won't open from the inside. I can't believe this is the case as it would be a pretty big manufacturing flaw, but I just can't get the door open to release the bonnet lock. I know we're in a lockdown at the moment, but I do food deliveries and need my car to work. Does anyone know how I can get the bonnet open to be able to charge the battery? I'm also concerned about the battery failing on a car that's less than 3 years old and has only done about 12k miles. Any suggestions and advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks