Thread: S40 (New) General : - Cannot open boot
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Old Jan 16th, 2012, 18:52   #8
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Originally Posted by iainmd View Post
My car's developed a similar but intermittent issue. The boot occasionaly won't open. When I try to open it when it plays up there's an electrical twitching noise from inside the boot mechanism as if it's trying to open but it doesn't release the lock.

I permanently have the message "BOOT LID OPEN" on the dash even when it's firmly shut. Does anyone agree that would mainly point to the locking mechanism itself? I presume that's where the micoswitch is located for detecting if the boot is shut or not.

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Iain
The first thing to do before it fails completly is to replace the boot loom which goes into the car , it plugs in under the left side of the parcel shelf . About £30 from the dealer . They tend to break near the hinge after a lot of use .
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