Nottseagull
Well-known member
I've all but promised an acquaintance that at the end of the month I'll buy his 1007, which is a small 3 door offering. It's USP is that each side door has its own button on a remote control to open and close it, so presumably doesn't need central locking. I asked him what happens when the remote control batteries fail and he assured me that the doors can be opened manually. I've since read up on this model and discovered that the word 'manually' has been used in its narrowest definition, because pulling the lever on the door does nothing mechanical; it just operates an electronic switch, presumably the same one the remote control targets. This means that in the event of battery failure, or even on a very cold morning when the battery level might have fallen too low to operate the doors, the only access would be to clamber in through the boot. Can anybody confirm that the boot lock is not affected by the side doors being locked, and therefore can always be opened with a physical key?
