open to suggestions

[remmy7]

Hello Everyone,

Here is a problem of my own making and I am looking for the easiest solution. Basically two weeks ago I parked the disco a 2000 v8 in the driveway but to make room for the father in laws disabled scooter i parked it drivers door hard against the wall and climbed out the passenger side. Not thinking anything about it I used my wife's car for the next two weeks and when I went back to fire it up the central locking didn't open the doors (battery discharged) OK i thought just use the key and give it a boost, but of course I cant get near the drivers door. I thought of trying to get a lead onto the alternator output (don't know if I could reach that far up) and one onto the chassis to attach another battery but I don't know if this is possible. I am therefor open to all suggestions (apart from ones that may harm me)

Remmy7

[auf_wiedersehen_pet]

Why can't you use the key on the passenger door or the boot?

[beast5680]

if the battery is flat you should be able to open any door with a key lock ? have you tried opening the rear door? the lock should unlock i would have thought

[remmy7]

Sorry,

I should have said, on my Disco there is only a keylock fitted to the drivers door and nowhere else I assumed all D2's were like this and when activated by the key it only unlocks the drivers door(again I assumed all were like this). There is a switch on the dash to operate the central locking.

Cheers Remmy7

[boss]

there is only a lock on the drivers side on a d2. you will find it very difficult to do it but if you have a child small enough you could send them up into the gap in the engine bay. other wise the catch on the bonnet isnt hard to jimmy open(im told)

[bilge rat]

wheres the starter motor, can you get a live to that easily . would definatly be easier than going down the alternater route..alan

[remmy7]

I never thought about trying to back feed via the starter, I shall have a look in the morning to see if it would be easier to access.

Remmy7

[clbarclay]

Would it be possibel to move the discovery?

For example by lifting the rear axle with trolly jacks and then pushing/pulling the discovery to get it away from the wall. I've seen for sale skates designed for putting under wheel for mozing vehicles about on.

[remmy7]

I thought about that as well, the only problem I forsee is that its on a slight(very slight) slope. I was thinking that utilising the centre lock hand brake that would allow me to move the front and rear alternatively. I guess you are feeling how dumb I feel myself by now.

Remmy7

[Range Rover Blues]

Do you have a towbar fitted? if so there might be a battery live to one of the terminals.

[remmy7]

Yes I do have a towbar fitted, I guess you are thinking that if I can Identify a feed to the lights then I could backfeed, but for a constant feed to be present would a switch not have to be on I may be able to get my daughter to reach the colum if I can get the door open enough I reckon I have around four inches space.
Remmy7

[Range Rover Blues]

You could backfeed through a light but if you have the 7S socket (white or grey) then one wire will always be live, the green one.  A wire for it is provided in the wiring loom in the RH rear corner, but unlike a RRC you can't get straight to it from outside.

I do recall RAC patrolment short out the starter in order to try unlocking the central locking system but I don't know that's much use to you.