How to unlock

[da fiddler]

Good people on the forum can you help?

How do I get into my 2000 Expo?

It's locked, battery is flat, key doesn't seem to fit any of the locks!

Certainly seems challenging to me...

 

[Howard]

Sounds like the locks have frozen up, a squirt of anti freeze may help.

 

[da fiddler]

I maybe should add I don't think the ignition ever fitted the locks.

 

[janolsson]

you need to find a permanent live to tap into. is there a perm live to the starter or alt that you can reach to attach pos of another battery to and neg to body this will give you enough juice to open the doors

 

[NMac]

you need to find a permanent live to tap into. is there a perm live to the starter or alt that you can reach to attach pos of another battery to and neg to body this will give you enough juice to open the doors

Did that on a 7 series BMW few years ago, worked a treat

 

[da fiddler]

Are these points available from underneath or through a wheel arch? Alternatively, how do I pop the hood?

 

[NMac]

Get on yer back and slide underneath till you can see and reach the starter motor, locate the + (positive) red connection to your starter (at the back of starter) and put on the red jump lead on there and put your black jump lead (negetive) lead on to the chassis nearby connect other ends of jump leads to a good charged battery and you shopuld get enough power transference to actuate the central locking

Hopefully this will work as ive only done this on a 7 series BMW and it didnt damage any electrics on it