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From: David Iwaoka on 10 Jan 2007 19:28

I guess my question should have been "is there an emergency hood release
on this car?" The info might be in the manual but that's in the car. :-)

David


David Iwaoka wrote:
> Nobody Important wrote:
>
>> David Iwaoka wrote:
>>
>>> I have to change the battery cable clamp of my 99 Camry, but I
>>> stupidly closed the hood with the battery cable off and I'm not able
>>> to get into the car. Is there a emergency hood release for this
>>> model? If not, the only thing I can think of is to take a pry bar to
>>> the rear seats through the trunk. Any suggestions as to where I have
>>> to pry to bust the latch? Thanks!
>>>
>>> David
>>
>>
>>
>> I don't really understand why you can't get into the car - the locks
>> are primarily mechanical ones; they don't depend on having power from
>> the battery. Just put the key in and twist!
>>
>> If you locked the keys in the car, any tow truck driver can open the
>> door for you.
>
>
> It seems the 99 Camry keys operate a solenoid to the locks and there's
> no mechanical connection at all. I'll try it again as I really wish I'm
> wrong about this.
From: EdV on 10 Jan 2007 19:57
So the key doesn't unlock the doors and trunk when the batteries are
dead? You have a 99 camry and when was the last time you used your key
to unlock the door? your keyhole might be only stuck with dirt due to
the long period of time, try spraying the hole with some WD40. I've
never seen solenoids on locks.

From: Mark A on 10 Jan 2007 19:57
"David Iwaoka" <dsi1(a)whatsit2ya.net> wrote in message
news:lIudnbO9K9jp5DjYnZ2dnUVZ_u7inZ2d(a)hawaiiantel.net...
> That's a very interesting idea.

You are not the first one with a lost or broken keyfob to forget that you
can use the key (the old fashioned way).


From: David Iwaoka on 10 Jan 2007 20:39
EdV wrote:
> So the key doesn't unlock the doors and trunk when the batteries are
> dead? You have a 99 camry and when was the last time you used your key
> to unlock the door? your keyhole might be only stuck with dirt due to
> the long period of time, try spraying the hole with some WD40. I've
> never seen solenoids on locks.
>


The keyholes in the door are in reality just switches that activate the
solenoids. The trunk is your standard lock - there's no problem with
getting into the trunk.
From: David Iwaoka on 10 Jan 2007 20:46
Mark A wrote:
> "David Iwaoka" <dsi1(a)whatsit2ya.net> wrote in message
> news:lIudnbO9K9jp5DjYnZ2dnUVZ_u7inZ2d(a)hawaiiantel.net...
>
>>That's a very interesting idea.
>
>
> You are not the first one with a lost or broken keyfob to forget that you
> can use the key (the old fashioned way).
>
>

I don't like those electronic key thingies - I prefer to use the key the
old fashioned way. If you have one of these cars you could probably
verify that there's no mechanical connection by simply opening the locks
- you should notice that you're working against a spring rather that
pushing/pulling a lever.
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