2009 Astra no emergency Key

[BQW]

My Daughter has a 2009 Astra, the car battery has died and she was never given the Emergency key when she bought the car some years ago. Is there any easy solution to open a door or the Bonnet ??

 

[Londoner2]

Dont need a 'emergency key' existing key can be used to unlock driver door.

 

[Mottie]

If you have just been using the fob, there should be a physical key built into the fob. Take that out and use the key to flip off the lock cover on the door. Might be passenger door, might be drivers door.

 

[BQW]

Physical Key was missing when car was purchased...Hence problem.

 

[HERTS P&D]

Jump leads on starter motor connections.

Andy

 

[carmanmemoranda]

How did she start the car, before the battery died ? With a key ?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Physical Key was missing when car was purchased...Hence problem.

Coat hanger wire then, squeezed through, between top of door, and body - try to hook the internal door release. Once open, pull bonnet release.

 

[BQW]

The issue is the Car Battery has no power to operate the Central Locking system and I cant access any + pos connections to get a feed to the Battery.
Thanks Harry, I am beginning to think the internal door release method is the only option, I have found that nylon parcel binding ribbon very useful for this in the past.
As with a lot of modern cars, you dont need a key to start the engine, the Key Fob just needs to be near the car.

 

[carmanmemoranda]

The issue is the Car Battery has no power to operate the Central Locking system and I cant access any + pos connections to get a feed to the Battery.
Thanks Harry, I am beginning to think the internal door release method is the only option, I have found that nylon parcel binding ribbon very useful for this in the past.
As with a lot of modern cars, you dont need a key to start the engine, the Key Fob just needs to be near the car.

2009 Astra ?

If the car has side airbags be very very careful of forcing anything in the doors. Especially using levers to hold a gap etc.

They are dangerous things

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

The issue is the Car Battery has no power to operate the Central Locking system and I cant access any + pos connections to get a feed to the Battery.

Can you find a way to access the large, starter motor terminal, from underneath? One jumper lead one that, the other on the chassis.

 

[BQW]

I may try that, I didn't think there was a direct path between the Starter Motor +ve and the Battery ? The other problem may be getting underneath, it is the VRS version, so full body kit, very close to the ground and I am 17 stone !!

 

[carmanmemoranda]

I may try that, I didn't think there was a direct path between the Starter Motor +ve and the Battery ? The other problem may be getting underneath, it is the VRS version, so full body kit, very close to the ground and I am 17 stone !!

Vrs . That starter is well buried then

 

[Stivino]

VRS?

 

[Mottie]

VRS?

VXR maybe?

 

[BQW]

Thats it VXR.