I owned a locksmith company for almost 20 years, One day while eating lunch I observed 3 different locksmith companies trying to unlock a Porsche and just about tore it up trying to get in. ( THE PORSCHE HAD A LOCKDOWN SYSTEM ) IN case the battery went dead you could not unlock it.... I called the the used car dealership and ASK the owner / manager, IF he would let me come over and unlock the car for FREE ... would he give me his future business, He said YES!, I went across the street, I hooked up jumper cables to my VAN and the other end to the Positive side of the starter and then to the body for a ground, Which gave me power to the car, I Put the key in the door and unlocked it. Fast and easy. After that I Continued to service his business for over 12 years.
Thank you Sir..... I just left a comment above explaining my situation hoping in a few months i would get a reply 😂😂😂 ..... But low and behold i saw your comment which immediately gave me the best chance of opening this freaking car thats also completely opens electronically 👍 .... I will try it RIGHT now before customer comes to collect car 😂
This is the best option ever!! I learned this trick at a very young age! Thank you for sharing your expertise. P.s. I’m just getting off work and have to do the same thing because my fuel pump won’t shut off so I forgot to take the fuse out and I know it’s going to kill my battery. Hopefully it doesn’t take too long!!
You lucky so and so, tried exactly that on my 2009 316d and it's as dead as a dodo, just hooked a brand new battery to the neg and pos terminals under my bonnet, and still nothing, 😢😢
i just got locked out of my car and was running late for my flight to work, my keys were in the car, but i luckily found the spare set of keys and jumped on youtube and found this video, thank you so much 🙏🏻
Severely stupid, I was just in jail for 3 days for no reason and live in Illinois where it's been about -20 for those 3 days so my brand new AGM battery is completely dead from the weather so I can't even get into my damn car
After watching your video a lady and I managed to open the car very easily. The lady took the handle cap with her to the local garage to pop back on so it’s all been very easy . Thank you very much 😊
I am assuming my ignition key is not the door key of my super-dead Buick. A brick through the windshield is looking good since I cannot open trunk to get my jack and have no idea what or where starter is. 😂😂😂
Thank you sooooo much! I never knew of the secret compartment! Lol I was standing outside with a cart full of groceries when I couldn’t get in. I said, let me go on TH-cam and see what I can find....You’re the MVP.
My car had the door replaced due to accident. The old key cylinder wasn't moved to the new door, so my key would not work. I had to jack up the car and connect power jumpers to the starter so I could use the remote to unlock the door. I got a locksmith to fix the key cylinder so it matched my key.
Might be an idea for the manufacturer to add a small screwdriver tip into the keyfob! There are day's I don't have a sharp screwdriver in my pocket.. Thanks for explaining! Estetics have won from practicality.
Thanks for showing me this. It is major fail by Hyundai for not explaining this in the manual. Innovations in technology are supposed to make life easier, not more complicated.
The correct way to do this is to hold the driver’s door handle slightly open and use the key to push the cover release towards the front of the vehicle and the cover will pop off exposing the keyhole. This is explained in the owner’s manual as the proper way to do this so as not to damage the cover by attempting to prying it open
@@doranvee5944 They/manufacturers expect people/us to read the entire manual upon buying the vehicle and that's IF they cover every expected incident to occur.
That's great, but what if you have no physical key at all? I have a 2013 Ford Escape and there is no key hidden inside the remote and I don't believe there is a hidden slot inside the handle either. I have a dead battery and no way to open the door and I'm not even sure if the tow truck can get into it! I don't understand why when they designed these things to begin with why they didn't give the key locks their own separate power source so that if your main battery went dead you would still be able to get into your car.
I sure hope a credit card will work to pop that cover off, cause the "geniuses" that came up with this surely don't expect us all to carry small screwdrivers??? SMH. Thanks for the video Jim. Keep'em coming!
Actually the key carries a very small screwdriver at the very end of your key! Where the key ring goes!! You pull it out your key and use it to open the door! Just saw it on another video 😁
I actually love having a key and think it’s so much faster. This keyless thing is kinda annoying. Car companies are bored so they just keep trying to fix things that worked perfectly in the first place. Like buttons on a radio. Now we have big screens which is so dangerous. The map is nice, but just trying to switch to the other radio station is a whole thing.
Thank you. I just HELPED? my sister program a 3rd key and it worked for the door to open and shut it, but would not turn on the motor, so I told her to leave it in the glove box and we will work on it tomorrow. Well when she got home she closed the car by hitting the lock on the door and closing the door. Now the 2 keys she has do not work and the only one that will work is in the car. She called me and said there are no places to put an actual key into the door. That is until I found your video. Thanks. at least we can get back into the car and use the 3rd and only key fob that works. as to trying to program a key now to work to turn on the motor, that's a story for another day. lol
That is nice information to know as my sister took me to dinner for my birthday Friday and when we came out to get in her car her remote didn't work and she had to use the manual way to unlock the driver's door. I didn't know that the companies had changed the locks so much. That is one way to deter the amateur car thief from breaking into the vehicles. Thanks for sharing this information with us as I learned something new.
That's great information to keep in the back of your mind Jim. I find it funny that they hide the key hole in the first place but that's the way manufactures are thinking I guess. You need the key and a small screw driver in your pocket now. :)
Hi, a quick question. I'm no more able to open the door with remote. Key battery/remote is dead. But i have the key with me. Do you think, if i open the door with key, the alarm goes ON, once I'm inside car and turn on the ignition, the alarm goes OFF...? Kindly help.
Same here, my '06 Mountaineer has solenoid actuated locks, the easily visible door handle keyhole is connected to a switch which operates the lock solenoids. Dead battery means dead keyswitch in the door. Locked door means no access under hood to jump.
Will not work on a ve Holden commodore that’s for sure had to open bonett with a wire to access things ve Comodore dead locks so key in door does not work as the locks need power to open ,you need to open bonett to give power to door lock ,and don’t force key in lock like some mention unless you want to break the key ,once bonett is open it’s easy to supply power to door boot locks etc bonett is easy to open with a coat hanger or similiar wire cheers steve
All good, you said the remote is not working, but what about the alarm is sounding as you open the door and the remote is not working, how you turn the alarm off, besides disconnecting the car battery which would take a good 5 to 10 minutes to do it and its 3 am and the alarm is blasting, it happened to me.
FYI, people. many do not have a flip out key like this. you just have a fob. but most fob with no key have a skeleton key inside the fob. open the fob like you are going to replace battery and inside the fob is a skeleton key note it is so small on some makes that you will not even realize it is a key. my 2007 Camary has just a thin metal stick that pops out but many model cars it is a key.
My car is locked right now because of a completely dead battery. You can't simply turn the key the other direction to turn the alarm off; you would normally put the key fob into a cupholder and turn the car on to disengage the alarm, but my battery is completely dead, so when I go to use the mechanical key, the alarm will go off and there will be no turning it off right away. I will have to try to quickly pop the hood, have my jump starter ready and use it on boost mode for a dead battery. Then I will have to hurdle a couple of things, jump back in the car and hit the ignition button. The alarm in my car has its own battery, so despite the dead battery, it will still sound, attracting the attention of my neighbors and inside the garage; giving my a headache. Good video though so that people now how to use their mechanical key to gain access to the car.
My mazda 3 with DEAD CAR BATTERY, nothing worked not even the key inside the fob. I tried to open mechanicly and it would not turn to open the door.. and had to get the inside door handle open to open the door, the poped the hood open.
I wouldn't pry it from there, if you look on the bottom lip of that pry panel you can see a very small gap between the bottom and the main body of door handle....that's where you pry it from
The Peugeot 308 even has a keyhole on the driver's door which isn't hidden, so no necessity to pop anything open. But when the battery is flat, putting in the key and turning it won't open the door. The "lock" seems to be just an electric switch, not a mechanic door opener. So what to do in this case?
I do like the Hyundai. Yes this is mine. I decided to go with the Hyundai over the Honda because of some very serious problem with the new Honda products..Thanks for watching.
DJ R They were very dependable but there is a few problems with the new CRV the biggest problem is the turbo is dumping fuel into the crank case and the only way to get the 2.4 liter engine is to buy the base model. Another problem is the windows all roll down by themselves when the car is parked at night. This happened to a friend of mine on there new CRV when they were in a rain storm. When they took it to the dealer they told my friend that it was a known problem and the manufacture was working on a fix but I still like the Honda products
That was very helpful for that kind of vehicle, I will keep that in mind in the future. I have a 2004 jeep liberty my key fob is not working, the only key hole is the drivers door I’m trying to get my back hatch open, can you help?
bATTERY DEAD. thot i was locked 0ut ... came tooo yutube yours was the first one to come up. didn't think to put the key in the door. problem solved sub and like
Tell me, there is a bora 2001. Doors won't open with key or alarm. With the key, the thrust rises and that's it, you release the key and it goes back. If I lower one glass, it falls by itself, just need to remove ducktape, then from the inside will I be able to open it or will it be like with a key, just raising the thrust, but without opening it?
What about a 2001 Lincoln navigator if u locked out and remote will not open u can't get in it from the back neither do you have any suggestions for that one
Thanks for that information. That is one of the most stupid features I have ever seen on a car. Second only to the way you need open a CR-V tailgate to retrieve your battery jumper cables with a dead battery.
On a 2021 Malibu that has a dead battery, how can you open the trunk to get out the jumper cables? Even if you get into the car the it is close to impossible for a elderly person to figure out how to manipulate the backseat release. Could a release cable be hidden on the inside or underneath the car?
And if the secret key hole doesn't exist AND your key fob, is just a fob. It wasn't made with a key, its just a piece of plastic with the unlock/lock/and trunk button on it. No actual key of any kind. Its dead so does that mean if the car is locked you literally can't get in?
Is the keyhole on both front doors or just the driver's door, cause my front passenger door does not lock when the battery is dead & it doesn't have a keyhole?
How do you lock your boot if battery is dead on a Sirion? I've got to charge my battery overnight and had to lock the car manually which is easy, but is there any way to lock the boot?
I did all these steps, to find out that to open the hood, there's a button that works electronically/ not mechanical lever, so not the hood is stuck and can't change the dead battery. any idea how to open the hood to reach the battery?
Must Be as Veteran - as His Answer were Good & Complete . . Not like many Others that Attempt to do a Video but Only Answer Half the Question . . Example : You change Battery in Your FOB and You go to the Car - Start Car with so called New Battery You pulled form Your Storage Draw in Kitchen .. Car ask You to Hold FOB Close to Start Button so Far it looks like everything is A~ OK , but when You get Out Car - Doesn't Lock ! FOB isn't Working - It seems to need to be Programed , but What has Happened is Your Replacement Battery was NO GOOD .. sec. You Install GOOD Battery - everything should work after Starting Auto .. Thank You - Sir Dan
So my key doesn't open the door...is there another way, or is it a locksmith bill for me? The key I got with my van, it doesn't fit all the way into the key hole 🤷♀️🥺😒😡
Excellent overview, thanks. My battery went flat and I could not pop my Sonata trunk. My booster pack was, you guessed it, in the trunk. I had to borrow a friend's booster pack to pop my trunk to reach my booster pack to boost my car. Car makers make life so simple.
@@jimthecarguy literally in the darkness of 5am this morning in Brooklyn NY and my darn VW Golf battery died locking me out …and of course then I couldn’t even open the hood to jump start it lolol! Two minutes into your video and I was into the car! You and YT to the rescue! Instant sub and eternal gratitude!!! THANK YOU AGAIN!
I have a Acura CSX type S manual the car battery is dead and the key that opens the car doesn’t work I see the red light on the key so the key is fine but when I try to insert the key to open the car it won’t open
I owned a locksmith company for almost 20 years, One day while eating lunch I observed 3 different locksmith companies trying to unlock a Porsche and just about tore it up trying to get in. ( THE PORSCHE HAD A LOCKDOWN SYSTEM ) IN case the battery went dead you could not unlock it.... I called the the used car dealership and ASK the owner / manager, IF he would let me come over and unlock the car for FREE ... would he give me his future business, He said YES!, I went across the street, I hooked up jumper cables to my VAN and the other end to the Positive side of the starter and then to the body for a ground, Which gave me power to the car, I Put the key in the door and unlocked it. Fast and easy. After that I Continued to service his business for over 12 years.
Thank you Sir..... I just left a comment above explaining my situation hoping in a few months i would get a reply 😂😂😂 ..... But low and behold i saw your comment which immediately gave me the best chance of opening this freaking car thats also completely opens electronically 👍 .... I will try it RIGHT now before customer comes to collect car 😂
This is the best option ever!! I learned this trick at a very young age! Thank you for sharing your expertise. P.s. I’m just getting off work and have to do the same thing because my fuel pump won’t shut off so I forgot to take the fuse out and I know it’s going to kill my battery. Hopefully it doesn’t take too long!!
You lucky so and so, tried exactly that on my 2009 316d and it's as dead as a dodo, just hooked a brand new battery to the neg and pos terminals under my bonnet, and still nothing, 😢😢
i just got locked out of my car and was running late for my flight to work, my keys were in the car, but i luckily found the spare set of keys and jumped on youtube and found this video, thank you so much 🙏🏻
It’s just dumb how they make cars now a days
Just got my wife a '17 4runner limited. Push button start is possibly the dumbest thing to do to a car.
Severely stupid, I was just in jail for 3 days for no reason and live in Illinois where it's been about -20 for those 3 days so my brand new AGM battery is completely dead from the weather so I can't even get into my damn car
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Jesus I'd flip @josephhall7317
@@markbroad119 Seems these idiot engineers never did any watersports
That's a lot of trouble just to open a damned door.... Ridiculous how they're making this junk nowadays...
After watching your video a lady and I managed to open the car very easily. The lady took the handle cap with her to the local garage to pop back on so it’s all been very easy . Thank you very much 😊
I should have watched this video before putting a brick through the windshield 😁. Great info Jim, thanks again for the great video.
Hahaha. Thats another way to open the door.
I am assuming my ignition key is not the door key of my super-dead Buick. A brick through the windshield is looking good since I cannot open trunk to get my jack and have no idea what or where starter is. 😂😂😂
Lmaoooo
Why the windshield though😭😭
I'm right about now!!!!!!!!
Thank you sooooo much! I never knew of the secret compartment! Lol I was standing outside with a cart full of groceries when I couldn’t get in. I said, let me go on TH-cam and see what I can find....You’re the MVP.
Glad I could help and I might add great job.
What if the battery is completely dead? The key won’t open still, it seems it’s electro mechanical, not straight mechanical
That’s the issue I’m having with my Acura RL. The fob blade does not unlock the door.
My car had the door replaced due to accident. The old key cylinder wasn't moved to the new door, so my key would not work. I had to jack up the car and connect power jumpers to the starter so I could use the remote to unlock the door. I got a locksmith to fix the key cylinder so it matched my key.
Might be an idea for the manufacturer to add a small screwdriver tip into the keyfob! There are day's I don't have a sharp screwdriver in my pocket.. Thanks for explaining! Estetics have won from practicality.
Thanks for showing me this. It is major fail by Hyundai for not explaining this in the manual. Innovations in technology are supposed to make life easier, not more complicated.
The correct way to do this is to hold the driver’s door handle slightly open and use the key to push the cover release towards the front of the vehicle and the cover will pop off exposing the keyhole. This is explained in the owner’s manual as the proper way to do this so as not to damage the cover by attempting to prying it open
Owners manual is in glove compartment and I'm outside the vehicle. So who preplans dealing with this?
Makes sense
@@doranvee5944 They/manufacturers expect people/us to read the entire manual upon buying the vehicle and that's IF they cover every expected incident to occur.
We need a video of how to do it according to the owners manual 😊
@doranvee5944 also have same info in the internet.
That's great, but what if you have no physical key at all? I have a 2013 Ford Escape and there is no key hidden inside the remote and I don't believe there is a hidden slot inside the handle either. I have a dead battery and no way to open the door and I'm not even sure if the tow truck can get into it! I don't understand why when they designed these things to begin with why they didn't give the key locks their own separate power source so that if your main battery went dead you would still be able to get into your car.
they did so you will have to turn to services every single time and pay money for every little thing- thats why!
What if your key fob doesn't have an actual key that pops out
I sure hope a credit card will work to pop that cover off, cause the "geniuses" that came up with this surely don't expect us all to carry small screwdrivers??? SMH. Thanks for the video Jim. Keep'em coming!
Sure everyone carries around a little screwdriver in there pocket right? Hahaha . Thanks for watching.
Actually the key carries a very small screwdriver at the very end of your key! Where the key ring goes!! You pull it out your key and use it to open the door! Just saw it on another video 😁
I actually love having a key and think it’s so much faster. This keyless thing is kinda annoying. Car companies are bored so they just keep trying to fix things that worked perfectly in the first place. Like buttons on a radio. Now we have big screens which is so dangerous. The map is nice, but just trying to switch to the other radio station is a whole thing.
Thank you. I just HELPED? my sister program a 3rd key and it worked for the door to open and shut it, but would not turn on the motor, so I told her to leave it in the glove box and we will work on it tomorrow. Well when she got home she closed the car by hitting the lock on the door and closing the door. Now the 2 keys she has do not work and the only one that will work is in the car. She called me and said there are no places to put an actual key into the door. That is until I found your video. Thanks. at least we can get back into the car and use the 3rd and only key fob that works. as to trying to program a key now to work to turn on the motor, that's a story for another day. lol
Houston here 2023. Thank you sooo much. This gramma is gonna try this.
That is nice information to know as my sister took me to dinner for my birthday Friday and when we came out to get in her car her remote didn't work and she had to use the manual way to unlock the driver's door. I didn't know that the companies had changed the locks so much. That is one way to deter the amateur car thief from breaking into the vehicles. Thanks for sharing this information with us as I learned something new.
That's great information to keep in the back of your mind Jim. I find it funny that they hide the key hole in the first place but that's the way manufactures are thinking I guess. You need the key and a small screw driver in your pocket now. :)
Turning the key on off for the alarm !! This is the tip i was looking for.
Thank you soo much!! My car just happened to die today and i couldnt get into my car. Im soo glad i found this video. Thank you soo much ❤️❤️❤️
Glad you enjoyed it
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Hi, a quick question. I'm no more able to open the door with remote. Key battery/remote is dead. But i have the key with me. Do you think, if i open the door with key, the alarm goes ON, once I'm inside car and turn on the ignition, the alarm goes OFF...? Kindly help.
What was the point of having made the handles "keyless" in the first place?
Smh 🙄
I think there going for the look
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@@jimthecarguy .. they're
How often will the key need to be used? The only time you'll need it is when the car has no power.
@@plaidninja no shit sherlock
This was super helpful!! My car had a hole in the bottom of the key cover, and I was able to get in thankfully
How do you get in the trunk and if there is no key hole on a 2008 impala trunk and the battery is dead PSA the battery cables are in the trunk smh
You have to show it in a car with a dead battery! Mine comes with a key (in addition to the fob) and the key won't open the car either.
Same my car is dead and the key won’t unlock it either
Same here, my '06 Mountaineer has solenoid actuated locks, the easily visible door handle keyhole is connected to a switch which operates the lock solenoids. Dead battery means dead keyswitch in the door. Locked door means no access under hood to jump.
Will not work on a ve Holden commodore that’s for sure had to open bonett with a wire to access things ve Comodore dead locks so key in door does not work as the locks need power to open ,you need to open bonett to give power to door lock ,and don’t force key in lock like some mention unless you want to break the key ,once bonett is open it’s easy to supply power to door boot locks etc bonett is easy to open with a coat hanger or similiar wire cheers steve
All good, you said the remote is not working, but what about the alarm is sounding as you open the door and the remote is not working, how you turn the alarm off, besides disconnecting the car battery which would take a good 5 to 10 minutes to do it and its 3 am and the alarm is blasting, it happened to me.
FYI, people. many do not have a flip out key like this.
you just have a fob. but most fob with no key have a skeleton key inside the fob.
open the fob like you are going to replace battery and inside the fob is a skeleton key
note it is so small on some makes that you will not even realize it is a key.
my 2007 Camary has just a thin metal stick that pops out but many model cars it is a key.
Yu jus saved me thank you soooooo much. I was stuck at Walmart. Jesussss
My car is locked right now because of a completely dead battery. You can't simply turn the key the other direction to turn the alarm off; you would normally put the key fob into a cupholder and turn the car on to disengage the alarm, but my battery is completely dead, so when I go to use the mechanical key, the alarm will go off and there will be no turning it off right away. I will have to try to quickly pop the hood, have my jump starter ready and use it on boost mode for a dead battery. Then I will have to hurdle a couple of things, jump back in the car and hit the ignition button. The alarm in my car has its own battery, so despite the dead battery, it will still sound, attracting the attention of my neighbors and inside the garage; giving my a headache. Good video though so that people now how to use their mechanical key to gain access to the car.
*YOUR TITLE SAYS "NO KEY HOLE" - WASTE OF MY TIME*
Just give a 12v to bulb of number plate light 😉
My mazda 3 with DEAD CAR BATTERY, nothing worked not even the key inside the fob. I tried to open mechanicly and it would not turn to open the door.. and had to get the inside door handle open to open the door, the poped the hood open.
I wouldn't pry it from there, if you look on the bottom lip of that pry panel you can see a very small gap between the bottom and the main body of door handle....that's where you pry it from
What if key doesn't work?
Yeah a lot of these new vehicles have done this. Great tip for car owners!
Hi Mike .Thanks for watching. I hope you and Helga are doing good. Retired yet?
@@jimthecarguy doing good! Nov 27th I am done!
@@TheDisgruntledMechanic When you are retired let me know I will come out or we can meet somewhere to celebrate
@@jimthecarguy Without a doubt! that sounds great!
What about the remaining three doors? Are you sure they are locked?
How about entering a Grand Marquise that has 10 digit push button remote entry access Sir ?? Thanks
I have a dead battery, keyless remote fob not working, and no mechanical key in the remote. I'm screwed.
Ouch 🤕 sorry mate you could push the vehicle home lol
Hi, how did you solve that problem Dandy?
On my Kia Sorento dont work Key Fob back up slots, it is not reading key, does not react when I insert key. Could you help for found the problem?
You, kind gentleman, are a lifesaver! Thank you so much!!
so you have to carry around a screwdriver at all times then ?
The Peugeot 308 even has a keyhole on the driver's door which isn't hidden, so no necessity to pop anything open. But when the battery is flat, putting in the key and turning it won't open the door. The "lock" seems to be just an electric switch, not a mechanic door opener. So what to do in this case?
Most just helped me, I didn't even know it was a key hole behind there
Hello thank you so much.
How to open the boot when the key battery is dead thank you 🙏🏽 ❤
Yeah, but what do you do if you don’t have a mechanical key inside fab mine is missing
That was a great video. I've always thought about how to open my car doors when the remote failed.
Glad it helped
What happens if the key bought with the car new from dealer doesn't turn in the lock when the car battery is dead?
How do you get in the trunk to replace the battery when the battery is dead
What’s your opinion on Hyundai? Do you recommend them? Is this your personal car?
James K I have an 05 and 06 Elantra. One has 124K and the other has 190K. I bought both new. With typical maintenance, each is running well.
I do like the Hyundai. Yes this is mine. I decided to go with the Hyundai over the Honda because of some very serious problem with the new Honda products..Thanks for watching.
@@jimthecarguy what are the serious problems with the Hondas? What production year and model have this issue?
I’d be interested to hear your experience with Honda’s. I thought they were very dependable cars. That other famous TH-camr seems to love them.
DJ R They were very dependable but there is a few problems with the new CRV the biggest problem is the turbo is dumping fuel into the crank case and the only way to get the 2.4 liter engine is to buy the base model. Another problem is the windows all roll down by themselves when the car is parked at night. This happened to a friend of mine on there new CRV when they were in a rain storm. When they took it to the dealer they told my friend that it was a known problem and the manufacture was working on a fix but I still like the Honda products
Jim, you wouldn't happen to have the part number for that cover would ya?
What do you do when the keys are in the car
And what do you do when you put the key in the key hole and it still does not unlock the door. 2019 Honda Civic
Leave key in place and then open door
It just happen to Me
2019 Honda Accord...You will hear a click, leave key in door handle and pull door handle to Open
That was very helpful for that kind of vehicle, I will keep that in mind in the future. I have a 2004 jeep liberty my key fob is not working, the only key hole is the drivers door I’m trying to get my back hatch open, can you help?
bATTERY DEAD. thot i was locked 0ut ... came tooo yutube yours was the first one to come up. didn't think to put the key in the door. problem solved sub and like
What if the physical key also won’t unlock the car?
Good tip Jim, I never knew the key hole was hidden. JohnG
Hopefully you will never need to use it but it's nice to know you could.Thanks for watching.
Thank you!!! This saved me money from calling a locksmith.....
Tell me, there is a bora 2001. Doors won't open with key or alarm. With the key, the thrust rises and that's it, you release the key and it goes back. If I lower one glass, it falls by itself, just need to remove ducktape, then from the inside will I be able to open it or will it be like with a key, just raising the thrust, but without opening it?
What is the key slot is broken from someone trying to break in?
What about a 2001 Lincoln navigator if u locked out and remote will not open u can't get in it from the back neither do you have any suggestions for that one
watching this to save my friend
Thanks for watching.
how bout getting into car when the fob is dead and the doors are electric and won't open when putting key in the key hole because battery is dead
Thanks for that information.
That is one of the most stupid features I have ever seen on a car.
Second only to the way you need open a CR-V tailgate to retrieve your battery jumper cables with a dead battery.
On a 2021 Malibu that has a dead battery, how can you open the trunk to get out the jumper cables? Even if you get into the car the it is close to impossible for a elderly person to figure out how to manipulate the backseat release. Could a release cable be hidden on the inside or underneath the car?
How about if you don’t have the key that’s in The Fob 🤔 ??
And if the secret key hole doesn't exist AND your key fob, is just a fob. It wasn't made with a key, its just a piece of plastic with the unlock/lock/and trunk button on it. No actual key of any kind. Its dead so does that mean if the car is locked you literally can't get in?
Is the keyhole on both front doors or just the driver's door, cause my front passenger door does not lock when the battery is dead & it doesn't have a keyhole?
How about if the key didn't work?
I'm facing this problem right now and I don't know what to do.
My car is Cadillac Escalade 2018
What if you have the key hole but the key won’t work either.
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How do you lock your boot if battery is dead on a Sirion? I've got to charge my battery overnight and had to lock the car manually which is easy, but is there any way to lock the boot?
The car's battery is not flat at all, otherwise the alarm would not have gone off. The locking solenoid needs power to unlock.
I did all these steps, to find out that to open the hood, there's a button that works electronically/ not mechanical lever, so not the hood is stuck and can't change the dead battery. any idea how to open the hood to reach the battery?
Must Be as Veteran - as His Answer were Good & Complete . .
Not like many Others that Attempt to do a Video but Only Answer Half the Question . .
Example : You change Battery in Your FOB and You go to the Car - Start Car with so called New Battery You pulled form Your Storage Draw in Kitchen .. Car ask You to Hold FOB
Close to Start Button so Far it looks like everything is A~ OK , but when You get Out Car - Doesn't Lock ! FOB isn't Working - It seems to need to be Programed , but
What has Happened is Your Replacement Battery was NO GOOD .. sec. You Install GOOD Battery - everything should work after Starting Auto ..
Thank You - Sir Dan
I didn’t see for a Toyota rav4 dead battery can’t get in and how to unlock the car without damaging?😊
What if the dead remote key OR the physical key can't open the door either?
Thanks for watching.
So my key doesn't open the door...is there another way, or is it a locksmith bill for me? The key I got with my van, it doesn't fit all the way into the key hole 🤷♀️🥺😒😡
Jim, what about if the key is left inside and the battery disconnected?
help!!!
do you have any idea how to do it on a 2016 tacoma with no key i have dead battery
Do you have any idea on how to open a 2008 Yukon Denali? I locked my key inside. It will get towed tonight.
Great tip! I have a Nissan cube 2010 and it has a key hole to insert the key but the key will not turn!! Any advice please 🙏
Yes just spray some penetrating oil in the key hole and work the key to loosen up the lock.
U should try LC500 with dead battery. Bettery in boot eont open without power
I'm struggling with the Toyota runx now can you so me how to open the bonnet battery dead key don't work
Thank you only thing my whole cover had to complete come off to open door
My car remote key on my 2008 Toyota Highlander isn’t working, any advice how to fix this problem? Thanks
Excellent overview, thanks. My battery went flat and I could not pop my Sonata trunk. My booster pack was, you guessed it, in the trunk. I had to borrow a friend's booster pack to pop my trunk to reach my booster pack to boost my car. Car makers make life so simple.
What do we do when the none of the 2 keys actually go into the key slot?
Only the tip will go in,and won't turn.
My car has a key hole at its door but key does not work ...in that case what should I do?
What do you do if the key doesn’t work? Bought my car used 😕
Do you know if this is how to open Hyundai sontata??
How do I cut the spoiler light off because it stays on after the car is off
You saved my whole day this morning Jim! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!❤❤❤
Happy to help!
@@jimthecarguy literally in the darkness of 5am this morning in Brooklyn NY and my darn VW Golf battery died locking me out …and of course then I couldn’t even open the hood to jump start it lolol!
Two minutes into your video and I was into the car! You and YT to the rescue! Instant sub and eternal gratitude!!!
THANK YOU AGAIN!
Great post!! Helped me get into my dead battery car 😅 Now to find the tools and video to remove battery to take in for testing 😩
How do you open the door if you don't have the key
What if my fob does not have the pop out key? I have the basic fob and my Sorento is locked up and I can't get in. It won't auto command start either.
Excellent slick trick! Great video! Short but packed with great info!
What if you lock the keys in the car and the battery is dead? Now what?
I have a Acura CSX type S manual the car battery is dead and the key that opens the car doesn’t work I see the red light on the key so the key is fine but when I try to insert the key to open the car it won’t open