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Boot Saying its open
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:55 am
by paul3383
Hi all
First timer so hi to all, just bought a 03 megane 1.5 DCi
and the dash says the boot is open but it isnt, any one else had this prob and is there a quick fix ,I dont wont to take it back to the dealers if i can do the fix myself chers Paul
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:50 pm
by Ray
check the latches.. there'll be a switch or something around it which isn't closing properly when the boot is closed.
Dunno how you'd manage to get it to a dealer since if my boot is open, the car won't start annoyingly.
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 8:17 pm
by steve the postman
MY OASIS HAD THE HANDS FREE CARD HAD TO PUT CARD IN SLOT TO START IF BOOT WAS OPEN
JUST GOT AN EXTREME HAVE NOT TRIED THAT YET
I'LL TRY IT MONDAY AND POST THE RESULT
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 5:01 am
by walibe
I agree with you. If you have hands free it won't start until you place the card in the reader and then its fine once the bleeping stops.
Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 9:52 pm
by Ray
in almost 3 yrs of ownership... my handsfree card has probably been in the card reader about 5 times if that.
Re: Boot Saying its open
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:55 pm
by denty225
paul3383 wrote:Hi all
First timer so hi to all, just bought a 03 megane 1.5 DCi
and the dash says the boot is open but it isnt, any one else had this prob and is there a quick fix ,I dont wont to take it back to the dealers if i can do the fix myself chers Paul
Just had the same thing happen on my 225. I washed the car and now the boot thinks its open. Worst thing is it's sat on the drive and i cant lock it!
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:06 pm
by Stranger
Make sure that there's nothing stuck in the latch, I once had a piece of fabric got caught in the latch and I had to rip it to get it out. Inadvertently I'd left a small piece in there, the boot operated ok but the car couldn't be locked.
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:13 pm
by denty225
Nowt stuck in there mate it just thinks the boot is open when it's not. I'm gonna have to read the book to see if it can be locked with this fault active.
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:39 pm
by Bumpy macaroon
just a quick question, with boot shut and car unlocked is the boot courtesy light on aswell, (drop the rear seats to check) which would definately point to sensor, which must be part of the locking mechanism, ahh technology i remember when it used to be a plunger you could press in
Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:03 pm
by paul3383
denty225
About not being able to lock the car, i had to open and close the boot, and each time you do this try the alarm, it somtimes takes 3 or 4 times of opening and closing of the boot before it will lock,