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Posted on Sep 28, 2008

2002 BMW 325 - key locked in trunk

Key was locked in trunk.
AAA got passenger door open.
Electric door locks keeps all doors locked, except driver's door.
Truck electric unlock does not work.
How do you reset locks to allow trunk to open so keys can be retrieved?

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  • Anonymous Mar 15, 2014

    trunk opens when i open the door and sometimes for no reason

  • Anonymous Mar 17, 2014

    When I try to use my remote on my 2001 Jetta to lock the doors nothing happens. There's a red light that blinks on the remote but the doos do nothing. the remote unlocks the doors and opens the trunk. I have to hit lock on the door when getting out then use my key to lock drivers side door.

  • Anonymous Mar 17, 2014

    VW remote not locking doors

  • Anonymous Mar 19, 2014

    is ther anyway to get in the car by the truck

  • Anonymous Mar 19, 2014

    On a 2002 Chevy Impala is the Ignition key suppose to also open the door locks and the trunk lock ?

  • Anonymous Mar 22, 2014

    FOB/ COMFORT KEY OPENS TRUNK BUT NOT DOORS

  • Anonymous Mar 31, 2014

    The doors and trunk only can be opened and locked by key but can not by pressing buttons

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There are several suggestions out there on how to retrieve BMW keys from the trunk. Many of the ways I tried failed, and it takes 2 to 3 days to get a new key made up. In the coupe there is the center piece in the back seat that folds down. Then on the back wall there is material that will fold down that is held up with Velcro. Behind that you will find a rubber insulation that is mostly cut and looks like a door, but not all the way. Carefully cut the rubber to remove the piece. Now you will find a metal wall, but there is a large piece that is tack welded on. I got turned around and kicked it with the bottom of my foot and got 3 sides loose. Then a softball bat knocked the final side loose. Pull that out and trash it, the final barrier is the insulation that is held in place with plastic clips that can just be pushed down. After that you can a pretty large hole to work through and get the keys. Just put everything back in place other than the metal plate and you will never know anything was done.

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