Hey Everyone!! Its finally here!! But I've got a problem: I need to have the car loaded onto a recovery to have it delivered to the registration place, but the car will not start. When I turn the key, nothing happens - no lights come on, nothing. The immobilizer button does not unlock/lock door, and the car is just sitting there as if dead. When the loaded the car into the container, im assuming they disengaged the battery - but this cars battery is not accessible so how could they have done this? The kill switch in the front does not seem to the situation either - ive turned it both ways to try and there is still no response (seems like there is no power anywhere) I need to have it towed - can I simply pull it on the recovery without knowing the position of gear, handbrake or immobilizer, or is there a manual way to disengage them so I can have the car towed. The car is currently at the port, and needs to be moved ASAP - any help appreciated!!
Sometimes the contacts on those kill switches can become corroded and fail. I'd start there. OR, the quite likely the battery was physically disconnected when being loaded into the container. Pull the RF fender liner and have a look.
Check the flat battery on the key fob. Then the shut off knob in the right front hood compartment and after all fails, check the battery.
well... seems no one can figure out why it wont start... the battery is not accessible as there is no place to actually access behind the fender - there is a gap of about 3 inches between the tire and container so no one can end bend down to see there... I will need to have it towed - is it safe to do it without any power running and without knowing status of gear/immobilizer?
Hi If your car is an F355, have you checked the battery isolator switch; open the front bonnet, and look under the removable panel - where the washer bottle is, there is a switch which isolates the battery - picture attached regards rob Image Unavailable, Please Login
There is always a chance that the battery is completely flat, I suggest you get a voltmeter and measure the voltage on the jump start terminals in the engine compartment, they are under the long metal cover on the rh side (viewed from the back) - three M6 bolts hold it in place If the battery is flat a jump start pack is your best bet
Don't know about shipping on a ship, but by plane both battery terminals are physically disconnected and isolated so as not to possibly start a fire. I'd pull the wheel to check the battery.
