Battery dead cant get in to car
10-11-2012, 05:35 AM
#21
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Can you reach through the rear seat access/ski bag hole and put a 12volt plug into the cigarette lighter?
Both of my audi 4.2s have live cigarette lighters.
Or pop the hood using the cable just as if you had a broken hood opener cable.
Otherwise jump the battery cable to the starter underneath the car. Yes, you'll have to pull the bellypan.
FWIW, wedging the window open and opening with a coat hanger wire involves pulling the door handle....NOT pushing the unlock button. No power---the unlock button won't work.
Both of my audi 4.2s have live cigarette lighters.
Or pop the hood using the cable just as if you had a broken hood opener cable.
Otherwise jump the battery cable to the starter underneath the car. Yes, you'll have to pull the bellypan.
FWIW, wedging the window open and opening with a coat hanger wire involves pulling the door handle....NOT pushing the unlock button. No power---the unlock button won't work.
10-11-2012, 06:31 AM
#22
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Why not use the wedge method on the door window frame and hook the door handle inside? One pull will manually unlock the door, no? That will be much easier to reach than the hood release.
10-11-2012, 07:00 AM
#23
lol i like how you guys suggest putting a jumper on the positive lead on the starter. I just replaced one on a 2.7T car and uhhhhhh id love to know how your going to do that without service position, remove alternator, remove motor mount bracket ect....
Stop being cheap and call a locksmith already.Costs like 40$ for a lockout
Stop being cheap and call a locksmith already.Costs like 40$ for a lockout
10-15-2012, 05:01 AM
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New audi's use all electric. No more pressure / Vacuum pump
A piece of garden hose over the screw driver or tape up the screwdriver with black electrical tape to prevent grounding. Well except the end where you want to touch the positive cable with. As well have a friend make the last electrical connection after you are touching the wire. That way no problems on the way in to touch the connector.
This is a good point. If it was me, I'd use a jump pack and go after the alternator wire. Clip the negative onto the block and clip the positive onto a long screwdriver. Without touching anything else, use the screwdriver to make contact with the large red wire on the alternator. Click unlock on the remote (or, better yet, have an assistant help with this - you'll want to devote your full attention to not grounding out the screwdriver).
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