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    4. : How to unlock a frozen lock

BMW Serie 5 - Video tutorial

Model: BMW Serie 5 E39 - Years 1995-2003
Part: Handle
Operation: How to unlock a frozen lock

Certainly that of freezing is not such a recurring problem in our latitudes, however on particularly cold days, perhaps preceded by showers and then by a sudden drop in temperatures, it may happen that a lock is blocked due to the freezing of the internal mechanism. and therefore that it cannot be opened with the remote control and inserting the key in the lock; what you have to do in these cases is just try to defrost using a heat source such as a body builder's hair dryer, without getting too close to the bodywork so as not to risk damaging the paint; once the lock seat has been heated, it can also be useful to spray some release agent.


Posted on 15 September 2023 by ScegliAuto



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