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10-04-2009, 05:25 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Britannia Beach, Ottawa
Posts: 191
Car: Audi Q5, E36 S50us
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E34 Need help opening hood from outside!
Battery has died and I'm locked out of my car.
The battery is located in the front (i know this as fact).
How do I open the hood to recharge/replace my battery?
Thanks in advance...
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10-04-2009, 06:37 PM
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5th Gear Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: T·O·R·O·N·T·O
Posts: 1,058
Car: 09 STi :: E39 540
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How are you locked out of your car?
To unlock the passenger or driver door, turn the key past the normal unlock position while raising the door handle. Release handle and lift again to open the door.
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10-04-2009, 07:35 PM
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6th Gear Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Hamilton
Posts: 1,328
Car: E46 M-Sport
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If your car is an M50 E34, then the battery should be under the rear seat, no?
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10-04-2009, 07:40 PM
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16/F/Cali
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: OJ Didn't Do it.
Posts: 1,311
Car: E34 530i/5
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There are some a very small percentage of early m50 525i's with the battery under the hood.
The hood release runs along the driver side of the car close to the fender lining. You'd have to stick a screw driver in to get at it. Unfortunately it's almost impossible to get at it without breaking something.
You can always try forcing your way into the car with something thin yet sturdy enough to pry open the top rear corner of your driver side door, it will flex enough to allow you to stick something once again long and sturdy enough to pull the door lock pin up.
This is all assuming that you can't get the emergency unlock procedure to work on your passenger door and your car has the battery isn't under the rear seat.
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10-05-2009, 02:10 PM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hamilton
Posts: 517
Car: 964C4, TDI Golf
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In a pinch, run power (speaker wire would work) from the "boost" vehicle to your in-trunk light. That'll give you enough juice to unlock the doors.
Nathan
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2001 TDI Golf. 1300km/tank commuter. Boring, slow, cheap.
1991 P-car: 964c4 Let the porcupine jokes commence.
Gone: '99 M3 vert, '98 M3 sedan, '91 E30, '89 E30, '87 E30, '91 Euro M5, '93 6-speed Corvette, STI v8 swapped '98 Impreza, '73 2002, 2004 325iT
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10-05-2009, 07:57 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Britannia Beach, Ottawa
Posts: 191
Car: Audi Q5, E36 S50us
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Car has been in storage for awhile and the battery died.
I tried using the emergency unlock procedure on the passenger handle. No effect.
Nathan, I've never heard of your method before. I can't access my trunk because it's locked.
I guess Ill give CAA a call (slim-jim).
Thanks guys!
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10-06-2009, 06:44 AM
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3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Hamilton
Posts: 517
Car: 964C4, TDI Golf
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I'm assuming you have the key  , but the trunk should unlock without battery power.
Nathan
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1998 328i "M-tech"
2001 TDI Golf. 1300km/tank commuter. Boring, slow, cheap.
1991 P-car: 964c4 Let the porcupine jokes commence.
Gone: '99 M3 vert, '98 M3 sedan, '91 E30, '89 E30, '87 E30, '91 Euro M5, '93 6-speed Corvette, STI v8 swapped '98 Impreza, '73 2002, 2004 325iT
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10-06-2009, 12:19 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Toronto
Posts: 21,067
Car: Gamitemobile
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You can unlock the trunk or driver side door without the battery, just using the key.
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10-08-2009, 09:38 PM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Britannia Beach, Ottawa
Posts: 191
Car: Audi Q5, E36 S50us
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Trunk is locked and driver side door locked.
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10-15-2009, 09:06 AM
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Autobahn East
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Ajax
Posts: 305
Car: 745Li/850i/LR3
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Did you get in yet?
If not then you will need a flashlight and a flat head screwdriver about 6 inches long (not too thick about 6mm).
Get a flashlight and peer into the crack of the hood left side, push in the screw driver (about 5'' from the chrome edge of the grille) turn 90 degrees and move screwdriver to the passenger side (your left).
Mark
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10-15-2009, 11:21 AM
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2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Britannia Beach, Ottawa
Posts: 191
Car: Audi Q5, E36 S50us
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Thanks Mark!
I charged up the battery and the doors open now!
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10-03-2017, 07:25 PM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1
Car: 1992 525i
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For the love of GOD Thank you thank you THANK YOU Mark. I have been fighting to find away in to my car all day long. Finally I found this post, and your perfect explanation on how to get the hood to release. Thank you so much, I owe you a beer sir.
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09-16-2018, 07:30 AM
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1st Gear Newbie
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Marousi
Posts: 1
Car: e34
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Thank you sooo much!
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