HELP - Electric doors will not Open!

None of the doors will open? Not even with a conventional key?

--scott

The doors on that car operate mechanically when the key is inserted into the lock.

thanks for the reply Jeff, My knowledge of BMW is almost nil, when the key is inserted and turned, the doors all unlock,, it does sound like a mechanical function... we had a very hard, heavy rain last night - could this cause the key not to work. When you insert the key now you can only turn it slightly , but no opening action.. Your help appreciated... thanks. Ralph Griffith

Try a different door.

You may have something wrong causing the locking solenoids to be all activating and trying to lock the doors constantly. You should be able to fight them to open at least one door, then pop the hood and remove the locking system fuse.

You MAY be able to get underneath and operate the hood lock by hand, but it's tight under there. Once you can get the hood open you can disable the whole stinking electrical locking system completely.

--scott

Try a different lock. And, change your news client to plain text and set the encoding to one of the Windows options.

The locks are mechanical, and when the key turns, it strikes a switch that operates the other locks. The lock that the key is inserted into is operated mechanically, so if the battery dies, you can still get into the car. The trunk lid is also mechanical. The battery lives in the trunk on the right side in the space between the tire and the bumper. Lift the tray out to expose the battery.

Usually the [off side] drivers door lock is mechanical, but on some cars it is the left hand. You can then open the doors and pop the bonnet and recharge the battery.

On some cars the boot lock is mechanical.

You can either charge the battery (in the boot) or clip a trickle charger on to the boot light.

I *think* there are two levels of locking on that model - normal and deadlocked. When deadlocked the rear doors can't be opened from the inside. But the front doors should open with the key even with a flat battery. When the battery has some charge it should be possible to unlock the rears. But it should all be explained in the driver's handbook.

thanks to all -- after charging battery, the doors opened ok... very , = very helpful group and much appreciated. Ralph Griffith

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