If there's a good battery, and the bonnet is open, I seem to remember that in LRM Magazine "A Country Garage" or whatever it was called, Mike Manifold described the process of whacking the inertia switch, which was mentioned as a way to open the doors?
Peter
Peter
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Orangebean
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Except of course Peter, the inertia switch is behind the RH kick panel in the P38 and thus behind the locked doors!
Orangebean
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Different inertia switches for the bags Wazzajnr. Early cars had them mounted above crash cans, later were (IIRC) in centre console or might even have been incorporated into ECU.
Wazzajnr
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Ah, right, I guess the one you are talking about just cuts fuel and unlocks the doors then?
I'll dig through my back issues of LRM and see if I can find the article and check details.
Peter
Peter
February 2014 issue, it is a P38 and it says the inertia switch on the bulkhead. The car was locked with the keys in the ignition.
Peter
Peter
Addendum: Just read the Electrical Troubleshooting Manual for the 1997 P38....in the Security/Central Locking pages, in the system description it does say the intertia switch unlocks the doors....so I stand corrected....
But it is still on the A pillar none-the-less !!
But it is still on the A pillar none-the-less !!
Interesting!
Peter
Peter
Is there another one behind the airbag on the bulkhead, perhaps? Cheaper to replace the glass than the airbag I'd have thought!
This post got me out of a heap of trouble as I had a stuck driver's door lock and while trying to free it I trggered the locks with the key still inside. If you want to take the guesswork of working out which wire to ground use a multimeter. Most of the wires will be at ground, one will be at 12V - that's the one to leave well alone. Two other will be at around 6V and one of these will pull up to 12V as you press the tailgate button - that's the one to ground.
gold rover
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Maybe take your postcode out of your post
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
Tis done
tomcat59alan
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As @Grrrrrr posted, post #10 by aniesigh is still there. Compounded by post #35.
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
gold rover
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... mis-post
tomcat59alan
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No problem.
