Firstly, apologies if there is a post covering this, I’m struggling to find one.

My alternator has packed in and I’ve been charging my battery each week till the alternator is replaced in another week. I went out to put it on charge today and the battery is completely flat so the central locking won’t work. I tried both keys incase it was a flat fob.

I wasn’t too worried knowing there is an emergency key so I went to unlock the car with the emergency key.

The key turns the lock 90 degrees clockwise but it still isn’t unlocking the car.

I’ve tried lubricating the lock incase it was a ceased cable or something and tried leaving it but still can’t get into the car.

Please can anyone help me with what i should try next

I need to get into the car so I can get it to the garage for the alternator to be replaced.

Many Thanks, James

Do you have a tow bar fitted? Can usually connect a charger via the electrics that should let you in. Alternatively need to access starter motor and connect via the main electric feed to the solenoid. 2012 tdv8 Westminster arrived Jan 19 gone Dec 23

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I don’t have any tow at electrics.

Where is the starter motor located?

have you tried putting power through the side wing repeater new vehicle purchase
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No, do I just pop the indicator out and connect live to one and neutral to the other?

Does it matter which is live?

the way i should do it is to pop the repeater out and expose both wires connect the earth wire from the doner battery to a good earth on the vehicle that leaves the positive live to deal with touching one of the bare wires with the live from doner battery . have your remote handy to press new vehicle purchase
2007 supercharged 4.2 java black .sand leather vogue se trim
previous cars .
range rover classic 200 tdi
discovery 1 200 tdi
freelander 2 2008 hse
discovery 1 300 tdi
p38 4.0 ltr man r380 ex royal support vehicle on v5c
discovery td5 man off roader

Thanks for the advice. Does it matter which wire I connect the live too? Will I do any damage if I get the wrong one?

I’ll be giving this a go in the morning 👍

On a 4.4 tdv8 the starter is accessed from behind the drivers


https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic31909.html

Hope this helps if the indicator trick doesn’t work 2012 tdv8 Westminster arrived Jan 19 gone Dec 23

200 TDi discovery bobtail gone
RR classic v8 bobtail gone
300 tdi Discovery 3 dr gone

Grundey2 wrote:

Does it matter which wire I connect the live too? Will I do any damage if I get the wrong one?

Uhhhh YEAH don't get the + & - the wrong way around for christ's sake...

Side repeater will have an obvious - wire which will be black...

The OP Mentioned the emergency key. Doesn’t the 2010 MY have a conventional key to use in the lock? Ron B. VK2OTC
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just read the post stating that the black is - neg new vehicle purchase
2007 supercharged 4.2 java black .sand leather vogue se trim
previous cars .
range rover classic 200 tdi
discovery 1 200 tdi
freelander 2 2008 hse
discovery 1 300 tdi
p38 4.0 ltr man r380 ex royal support vehicle on v5c
discovery td5 man off roader

I tried the repeater but it didn’t work.

I could hear it energise a relay in the engine bay but it still wouldn’t unlock

🤦‍♂️

okay James bit more work is involved this way but get to the alternate and energize the battery from their new vehicle purchase
2007 supercharged 4.2 java black .sand leather vogue se trim
previous cars .
range rover classic 200 tdi
discovery 1 200 tdi
freelander 2 2008 hse
discovery 1 300 tdi
p38 4.0 ltr man r380 ex royal support vehicle on v5c
discovery td5 man off roader

Am I right in thinking it’s OS wheel off, liner out and keep going till you find either the starter or Alternator?

what is the engine model James if you are going in the wheel side and liner out the bonnet cable runs behind the liner on o/s I have seen a vid showing someone giving the outer cable a good pull and the bonnet opened . if not might need to remove the engine cover and get underneath to get at the alternator

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