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how do you acess the car when the battery is dead an the car has shut down.All doors are locked an k

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2000 BMW 540I on February 9, 2009

The car has been out of use for 6weeks i cannot open doors with the key to open bonnet to charge battery.

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    Stergios on February 10, 2009

    The trunk emergency unlock with a key is hard twist to the left.

    http://www.bimmerfest.com has a post where they describe a procedure to hot wire / tap into your horn wiring with a fresh power source to energize the electrical system enough to get your door locks working again.

    The full post is at:

    http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?s=a86c63c61da55408562eab3b53273d9c&t=128644

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