So my brother's 200 is locked and the keys aren't working, maybe a dead battery? Neither key fob works, and the metal keys inside the fobs are failing to open the door. Any thoughts on what he needs to do to unlock the car? Or is there a way for him to pop the hood to jump the presumably dead battery while its locked? He's called a locksmith to come out tomorrow, but I have my doubts that it will work to get in the car.
LC200 locked with dead battery?
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Markuson
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Are you sure your battery is dead?
The reason I ask is... If you locked the car, but one door is not fully closed, it can cause the fob to stop working.
This happened to me once, and it wasn't until AAA was on the way that I discovered one door was not fully shut. Once I pushed it fully shut, the fob worked again. Try it.
Did you take the manual key out of the FOB and unlock the door?
Make sure he tries turning the metal key in different directions as it's the opposite direction of some other cars
If this doesn't work... kick it twice, but not three times. It may not open the door, but it may make you feel better. Do it three times and you may end up with a broken toe.
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Just wanted to update everyone.
I talked my brother through all the suggestions (even the kick!) but none worked. A locksmith came out and was able to get the door open; they then were able to pop the hood to jump the car. He said as soon as they put power to the battery the alarm went off and all the doors locked themselves again. He still couldn't get his key to unlock the car, so the locksmith unlocked it again and he was able to start the car with his key.
He took the car in to the dealership and they apparently fixed the problem with his key unlocking the car. I asked what they told him the problem was, but he apparently didn't ask them, he's not really a car guy. I know he rear ended another car some months back on his driver side, so my guess is something didn't quite get put back together correctly.
I talked my brother through all the suggestions (even the kick!) but none worked. A locksmith came out and was able to get the door open; they then were able to pop the hood to jump the car. He said as soon as they put power to the battery the alarm went off and all the doors locked themselves again. He still couldn't get his key to unlock the car, so the locksmith unlocked it again and he was able to start the car with his key.
He took the car in to the dealership and they apparently fixed the problem with his key unlocking the car. I asked what they told him the problem was, but he apparently didn't ask them, he's not really a car guy. I know he rear ended another car some months back on his driver side, so my guess is something didn't quite get put back together correctly.
