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Alfa 166 Flat Battery dilemma
I have a 2.5 V6, has been sitting in driveway for a few weeks as it is for
sale. Alarm has drained battery totally and therefore boot solenoid will not activate. Well the battery is in the boot so how do you get to it if the boot does not open. First time I poked at the mechanism through the back seat and with someone out side putting pressure on the lid it opened, this time that will not work. Anyone got any tricks to get the boot open without forcing or damaging the lock. The owners manual is FA use and its certainly a weird design. Thanks |
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As far as I know you can slide the Alfa logo aside and open it with the key!
-- Ciao from Holland AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan) Alfa red 156 SW 1.8 Madeno tuned (2000) (soon: GT 2.0JTS) Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4) "declanka" > schreef in bericht lkaboutautos.com... >I have a 2.5 V6, has been sitting in driveway for a few weeks as it is for > sale. Alarm has drained battery totally and therefore boot solenoid will > not activate. Well the battery is in the boot so how do you get to it if > the boot does not open. First time I poked at the mechanism through the > back seat and with someone out side putting pressure on the lid it opened, > this time that will not work. Anyone got any tricks to get the boot open > without forcing or damaging the lock. The owners manual is FA use and its > certainly a weird design. Thanks > |
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"declanka" > wrote in message alkaboutautos.com>...
> I have a 2.5 V6, has been sitting in driveway for a few weeks as it is for > sale. Alarm has drained battery totally and therefore boot solenoid will > not activate. Well the battery is in the boot so how do you get to it if > the boot does not open. First time I poked at the mechanism through the > back seat and with someone out side putting pressure on the lid it opened, > this time that will not work. Anyone got any tricks to get the boot open > without forcing or damaging the lock. The owners manual is FA use and its > certainly a weird design. Thanks Same thing happened to me. I phoned a couple of Alfa dealers and there are two ways to open the boot. Method 1 ======== Push down on the boot, and turn the key gently. Don't force the key, and it may take a couple of attempts to open the boot. This worked for me. Method 2 ======== There is a lead running from the battery (in the boot) to the engine compartment. You can connect a battery to this lead and provide power to activate the electric circuit. To find the lead, open the bonnet and lean over the engine. Look for a black plastic casing attached behind the engine to the frame of the car. I have a right-hand drive, and the casing is on the passenger side, somewhere close to the brake fluid unit. If you open the casing, there is a thick red wire that connects to the battery at the other end, and a black wire too. The mechanic advised me that you can essentially perform a jump start by connecting a power source to the positive lead and a suitable earthing point. He did say to be careful and I never tried this myself. It is a weird design, one of several quirks with the 166, but the car is wonderful to drive. Regards, Faez |
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> From: "declanka" > > Organization: www.talkaboutautos.com > Newsgroups: alt.autos.alfa-romeo > Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 11:11:25 -0400 > Subject: Alfa 166 Flat Battery dilemma > > I have a 2.5 V6, has been sitting in driveway for a few weeks as it is for > sale. Alarm has drained battery totally and therefore boot solenoid will > not activate. Well the battery is in the boot so how do you get to it if > the boot does not open. First time I poked at the mechanism through the > back seat and with someone out side putting pressure on the lid it opened, > this time that will not work. Anyone got any tricks to get the boot open > without forcing or damaging the lock. The owners manual is FA use and its > certainly a weird design. Thanks > If it's anything like my 164, which most alfas are, twist the badge on the boot and put your key in the hole. |
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