My 2000 licolin battery died the key won't open the door lock how do get in to the engin to put jumpers on the battery to give it enough power to work the locks ps i don't understand why the key won't work in the key lock

Stick the key in the Driver door lock and turn it 3 times to Lock and Unlock the door, the alarm should reset.

If you have a remote you could use jumper cables to put power at the starter from under the car.

Open the door manually with the key!

Many Ford Escapes have power door locks as standard equipment. This system consists of a lock switch, lock actuator and wiring harness. When you depress the lock switch, it sends an electronic signal through the harness to the actuator. The actuator moves an internal piston that either pulls the actuator hook down or pushes it up. The actuator hook connects to the lock rod, which either locks or unlocks the door, depending on which way you push the lock button. While this system won't work with a dead battery, the mechanical lock system remains unaffected by electrical power loss.

Insert the door lock key into the driver's door lock.
Turn the key counterclockwise one quarter turn.
Pull the door handle up until the Escape's door opens. Once the driver door is open, simply open the remaining doors by pulling the interior door handles until the doors open.

if it is like my Holden omega which has the battery in the boot there will be a jumper post in the engine bay that you jump to a car like when jump starting cars .
Or put a charged car battery jumpered to jumper posts with a jumper cable .
Check engine bay for jumper posts

you have to stick the key in the trunk and turn it to the lefy while hittin the unlock button on the key pad 35 times has to be 35 and it will unlock. my battery died and it locked the trunk as u know i coudn't jump it cause the battary is in the trunk haha but yeah 35 times while hitting the key. mercedes wont tell u but my buddy works for inskip and filled me in your o so welcome from one s430 owner to another

this is a problem that can appear after your car battery died, cause the car didn't reset propely, so taking the battery out and putting it back in or letting your car die again would do the trick. I tried a lot of reprogramming procedured for my remote key, none of them worked, what did the trick though was simply unlocking the doors via the all door unlock button on the passenger side door, so simple.

Dead battery. Charge it or jump it. Sometimes you have enough power for some lights, but not enough cranking amps to start that big V8.

Have the charging system, battery and the starter checked. If the battery is weak it won't be able to supply enough power to turn the engine over and power the other electronics at the same time. The same is true if the starter draws too much power. When you jump it you are giving enough power to overcome the problem, this will come to the point that it won't start at all.

all vw MUST be reset after battery dies/changed.put key in door,unlock/hold key over 30 secs(windows go down)then lock/hold key over 30 secs(windows go up/sunroof closes)then press unlock button on remote for 30 secs......RESET DONE......(try this for fun....sit in car after turning off engine/remove key,drivers door keypad is still live(until you open door)ALSO when engine is running lower any window and then raise up with fingers in top of door,the window will rollback.(if you do it once it hurts..twice it really hurts..three times it traps your hand in.)ALL THIS is NOT in the handbook.......

I am not familiar with this car, but most with electric locks can be unlocked the old fashioned way by placing the key in the lock and turning. Barring that, call for a wrecker or locksmith to open the car, or somehow get power to the electrical system to power the locks. If the hood is open, or openable from the outside, just use jumper cables to apply power. Perhaps you could get to the starter feed cable (or even the batter feed) from underneath the car. I hope this gives you some idea that is helpful in resolving your problem.