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If you've got "At home" on your breakdown policy. They can get in for you with no damage. Pop the bonnet etc

On 30/03/2024 at 18:37, skodud said:

How the hell do I get into it?

Have you tried the spare key.

Try turning the key both ways as I think the manual shows it for a LHD car?

 

Thanks. AG Falco

skodud, everything is arse-about-face because VW usually have the driver on the other side of the cars and the instructions in the Owner's Manual aren't as clear as they could be (it seems like later cars had the cylinder lock on the passenger's door too).

 

For RHD -

• (edit) - put the keyblade in the cylinder lock with the remote buttons facing the ground
• to unlock turn the key clockwise towards the front of the car (to lock turn in other direction).

 

Now when you open the door the alarm siren will probably go off so you need to get the keyblade into the ignition ASAP to save upsetting your neighbours, I can't remember if you have to turn the ignition on and wonder if the car battery might be too flat anyway.

 

The car's computer programs will want to add to your suffering for allowing the car battery to go flat and will probably want to throw up all sorts of lights and warning messages, subject to sufficient battery power but this can easily be sorted.

 

You need to recharge the battery with an appropriate battery charger maintainer (for stop/start batteries) or if the battery has been left too long one with a rescue setting on it or perhaps even the cost of a new battery.

 

Once you have full battery power you can get rid of any warning lights and messages quite easily, well those that were related to the flat battery anyway.

 

If you need to take the battery off, or leave it disconnected (to save it going flat again) the instructions for locking the car without battery power are in the Owner's Manual.

 

Any problems just return here and say so.

 

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For RHD -

• (edit) - put the keyblade in in the cylinder lock with the remote buttons facing the ground
• to unlock turn the key clockwise towards the front of the car (to lock turn in other direction).

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Did you see my posts?

 

16 minutes ago, skodud said:

As the car is kessy I have never used the key, this is the first time I have even tried the key in the door lock (don't have an ignition barrel) it just will not turn at all. It slides on to the right depth but sits firm, won't budge at all.

If you saw my previous posts and the keyblade still won't turn you could try having the keyblade half way in then using the applicator straw on a lubricant spray spray into the cylinder lock, leave to soak in for a  reasonable while then try turning the key again a good few times.  If this doesn't work one more good spray of lubricant as above but leave as long as possible and again try turning the key a good few times.  If there's no moment at all then yes you may not have the correct keyblade.

 

Only this afternoon I changed the batteries on both of my neighbour's (Ren-No!-Nissan KESSY equivalent)  proximity key remotes so if you have not already done so it might be worth checking the batteries in your KESSY remotes just in case it might help if they are too low too.

  

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1 hour ago, skodud said:

I'm gonna get myself some wd40 or equivalent and give it a go.

Get GT85 instead as it's a longer lasting lubricant, has PTFE and smells better too than WD-40. - https://gt85.co.uk/

 

In your case it's shake, spray, walk away (leak to soak). 

 

It used to be a British company until one of the invasive American corporations took it over, called WD-40 Company.

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Yes unfortunately when you put you didn't think it was the correct key, knowing your story a bit, I thought "par for the course" (not that I play golf) but was just hoping it was just a case of the lock never have been used and gritted up a bit.

 

Sorry I think you might have to get the bonnet up (to get the battery out) I think there were some posts on this but can't remember how it might be done, or about alarm, a Search might find them, I can't even remember for sure if it was in this Fabia Mk3 forum or another model forum on here.

 

ETA: Sorry, my wife's Fabia is away now until at least the middle of this month so I can't go and look for you.

 

Someone else here might know or remember.

 

At least you have the time not to rush this or need to get a locksmith or breakdown service (unless you want to).

 

Let us know how you get on.

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