If my battery die, can I still unlock my doors?

**mathieums** · 01-08-2009 08:25 PM

I did a test yesterday, I disconnected my battery terminals and then I tried to unlock my locked doors and nothing happened...

Does that mean if my battery die that I can't unlock my doors anymore?

And don't tell me to pass through the trunk cause that won't work since the back seat don't have any handles to fold them from that way.

Since the system is fully electrical, is there anyway to manually unlock my doors?

**tdn** · 01-08-2009 08:31 PM

The remote won't work, but you should have no trouble using the key.

The door you put the key into will unlock, but the others won't.

**akielb** · 01-08-2009 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by mathieums

Since the system is fully electrical, is there anyway to manually unlock my doors?

That's a great quote.

Do you not have key holes or something?

**B6JoeS4** · 01-08-2009 08:47 PM

put the key in the hole and turn it and if that doesnt work climb through the trunk

**mathieums** · 01-08-2009 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by tdn

The remote won't work, but you should have no trouble using the key.

The door you put the key into will unlock, but the others won't.

I always use my key since I dont have any wireless entry system.

I searched a bit after I posted.

I think the previous owner tooked out the manual lock system because suposedly it was easier to break into the car.

Heres a link:

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/int47.shtml

**tdn** · 01-08-2009 09:03 PM

That would make sense.

I've thought about removing mine also, but like you found out, if your battery dies or the pump fails, you're fucked.

When it gets warm out, I'm going to try to rig something up so I can discretely open my hood from the outside and hope my pump doesn't fail suddenly. It bothers me that our cars are so easy to break into. I plan to get a killswitch in there also.

**njm23** · 01-08-2009 09:09 PM

or you could run a seperate charge/battery strictly for the locking system.

**akielb** · 01-08-2009 09:11 PM

Never saw that one before. Interesting, maybe the guys out in/near Jersey need to see that :)

Not sure how hard this would be, but maybe relocate your battery to the trunk.

**stevejones19** · 01-09-2009 12:15 AM

i Agree with a different way to lock the doors besides electrical. mine weren't working for a while so i had to leave one door unlocked. Got my ipod stolen :( now i have to use these things called CD's.

**AudiA4_20T** · 01-09-2009 12:26 AM

on the B6 there are not even pins

**mike-2ptzero** · 01-09-2009 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by mathieums

I always use my key since I dont have any wireless entry system.

I searched a bit after I posted.

I think the previous owner tooked out the manual lock system because suposedly it was easier to break into the car.

Heres a link:

http://www.audiworld.com/tech/int47.shtml

Odd, I pulled out mine when I did my CF doors and yet I can still unlock my driver door with my key.

The wires on the key tumbler are to turn off/on the alarm and unlock/lock all the doors. But you can still unlock the driver door using the key even if remove those wires from the tumbler. It isn't like everything in the driver door is electronic, there are still rods connected to those parts.

Funny thing is that the people stealing the cars dont do what the person wrote in that article. They dont actualy hit the rod to unlock the car. They punch the door with a screw driver to ground the unlock wire which also happens to turn off the alarm. This is why they are able to get into the car without the alarm ever making a sound. If they hit just the rod to unlock it(like using a slim jim) the alarm would sound.