We all have problems with our vehicle sooner or later, regardless it’s because you run out of gas, have a fuse issue, or your car won’t start, all these malfunctions often annoy us and we are in most cases powerless to handle them. That’s why we tries its best to help you in front of these trouble, and today we will try to teach you how to manually lock your BMW 5 Series? Indeed, if you have no more power, you will not have the ability to use the central locking of your car anymore. We will first describe how to manually close the sunroof of your BMW 5 Series, and secondly, how to manually lock the doors of your BMW 5 Series.
How to manually close the sunroof of a BMW 5 Series ?
So we will commence our article content with the solution to allow you to close manually your BMW 5 Series and more precisely the sunroof or the panoramic roof of this one. Regardless whether your battery is out of power, or you have removed the battery, you will not have access to the power controls of the sunroof of your BMW 5 Series, and therefore not any longer have the possibility to lock it. Regrettably, you don’t have many possibilities to allow you to close them. Indeed, to manually close the sunroof of a BMW 5 Series , there is only one method which consists in using the manual command to close it. It is not visible without removing a plastic cover which is based in front of the sunroof. To find the exact location of this screw consult your car’s instruction manual. It will then be appropriate to screw it on until the roof is entirely closed.
How to manually close the doors of a BMW 5 Series ?
And now, we will surely proceed to the section that interests you most, how to manually close a BMW 5 Series , but this time we will give attention to the doors of this one. Indeed, your car may have run out of battery in front of your house, you been able to open the doors and try to start it, but while waiting to find a resolution you want to be certain that nobody else will be able to get into it. Unfortunately, it’s practically the same problem as the sunroof on your BMW 5 Series. Indeed, without power, it will be undoable to activate the door central lock. On some models , you will have a press button on the window frame that you can press manually to close your BMW 5 Series manually, but this is becoming less and less common. So we will give you as before the only two possibilities to allow you to close your car without energy:
- Purchase a new battery and install it to close the doors of your BMW 5 Series, or find one in good condition. Nevertheless, you will need access to the bonnet to achieve this
- Connect your BMW 5 Series to a running car to transfer energy and recharge your vehicle’s battery. This will at least give you enough power to close the doors of your car. In cases where you have any doubts about your battery’s ability to keep the charge. Make sure to close the doors of your car while it is still connected to the other vehicle. Once you have done this, you can disconnect your battery and close the bonnet
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If you want more tutorials on the BMW 5 Series, go to our BMW 5 Series category.
