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Anonymous Posted on Dec 27, 2008

Locked out I have a 1988 BMW 750il and my battery dead, how can I unlock my car doors because the door locks need the battery to unlock

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Connect jumper cables to the starter connection which should be visible under the car, hot to the bolted battery cable connection, negative to any ground. Connect the other end to a battery after you have crawled out from under the car.  Also consider; my BMW had the battery in the trunk, which should open with a key.

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Once I used this advice (going to the passenger side door and holding the handle up while turning the key) - it worked but now the passenger side door lock will not work. What can I do?

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The solenoid is holding the power locks down. Go to the passenger door and use the key while holding up the door handle. You'll have to turn the key pretty hard to manually raise the lock.

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