How to open or close a Lada Vesta with a dead battery?

Alternative methods of closing car doors when the standard alarm is deactivated

Lada door locks are locked using a central lock. If the main Vesta remote control is lost or discharged, it will not be possible to simply open the car. Surely, you have already noticed that the door handles do not have external locks. Therefore, to open a car door using a simple opener, you must first find where to insert it. The lock cylinder is located in the same place, in the handle, only it is covered with a plastic cap in the color of the body.

If the main ignition key of the Lada Vesta is not functioning, look for the lock plug on the driver's door handle on the right. Visually, it seems to be separated from the entire handle. Find the technological hole at the bottom, insert a screwdriver or any available object into it (however, if opening the machine is not so urgent, we recommend that you use special plastic spatulas so as not to scratch the paintwork of the handle or door). Remove the plug using a "pull" motion. Now you can use the spare blade to open the lock mechanism. The above method is used with a working battery.

In case the battery is discharged, there are two options. The first is to charge the battery. The second is to use the key to open any door except the driver’s door.

To open the car door in a way that is suitable when the battery is charged, you need to remove the cap on the right side of the driver's handle, which looks like a regular one. It is necessary to open the plug in a specific slot using a suitable object. The cap, under which the lock is located, fits tightly and cannot be removed with bare hands.

Knowing how to open Vesta without keys, the car owner can save nerves and time. Repeating the entire procedure with the plug, on a car with a dead battery, you need to replace it or charge it. If there is no power for the battery, you need to find a groove on any of the door handles except the driver's. It will open using the control panel.

Let's assume that your car does not have door locking buttons/keys, the battery is discharged, but there is still enough charge to operate the central locking. Actually, we discussed what to do if the battery in the car runs out a week earlier. The final goal is to remove the battery for charging and lock the car. How to proceed?

The first thought that comes to mind is to open the hood, get out of the car, and close it remotely. We dare to warn you that this cannot be done just like that. Many security systems do not lock the door if the engine compartment lid is open. However, the situation is far from hopeless:

Pinch the hood switch, and the car will be safely closed using the remote control.
If it is difficult to find the engine cover opening sensor, study the algorithm of the security alarm. It may turn out that the “signaling” allows you to leave the trunk open.

The lock cylinder on the driver's door of the Lada Vesta is closed with a plastic plug (for decorative purposes). If your battery or battery is dead, you need to remove this plug to get to the lock. The trim itself has a small cutout at the bottom where the ignition key is inserted and the plastic element is removed. Next, the lock opens, after which all that remains is to unlock the car and open the door. In addition, it is worth remembering that when you unlock one door in this way, all the others will also open.

All this is clearly demonstrated in the video

Of course, in the case of such unlocking, if the car was set to alarm, the “alarm” will go off, so you need to quickly get behind the wheel and turn the key in the ignition.

So, the battery is dead, the alarm locks don't work, and the car needs to be locked. Those who in the old days owned a VAZ classic begin to purposefully look for two things: the lock cylinder on the outside and the button for opening/closing it inside, at the top of the casing. And this is the right direction! All modern cars with keyless entry, with the exception of premium exotics, are equipped with a mechanical locking system for all doors. Its configuration is no different from that used in automotive technology throughout the twentieth century. It is still a key cylinder on the outside and four buttons on the inside. And the mechanism itself has not forgotten how to freeze, which is why another headache arises later - how to defrost the car lock after washing it from the street side.

With a button located in the module for unlocking doors from the passenger compartment. It has two positions, indicated by different colors. Instances of this kind are designed, as a rule, in Japan or Korea.
With a button at the top of the door trim, which is where we started the conversation. The element also has two positions, but without color indication. This solution is used in Europe.

As for the locking technique, everything is simple: press a button or key and the door will close. Using the four-door example, it looks like this:

Put the key in your pocket.
Close three doors from the interior.
Holding the fourth door open, press the key/button and slam it shut.

We put the point about the key at the forefront based on experience. Even in our small editorial office, there were a couple of people who found themselves in a situation: the car was locked, and the keys were in the cabin. And the fact that they safely slammed the fifth door, leaving the keys in the trunk, will not surprise anyone at all.

If the battery is discharged, the central locking, of course, will not work. Therefore, it is necessary to know how to lock the machine.

Everything is done simply. The locks of all doors, except the driver's, are equipped with a special groove with a closing button. You need to insert the Vesta ignition key into this groove and press down. The button will go down, after which the door must be slammed and it will remain closed. This procedure must be done with three doors, and then close the driver's door with the key.

Knowing this information, you can always close or open the Lada Vesta, regardless of whether your battery is charged or whether the key fob is working.

It is also worth remembering to be careful. Due to the fact that the lock cylinder is closed with a plastic plug, you need to be careful when washing, as the jet from the Karcher sometimes knocks it off. In addition, if you had to remove it in winter, be very careful, because in the cold the plastic becomes brittle and can break.

How to open a Lada Vesta with just a key

Knowing how to open Vesta without keys, the car owner can save nerves and time. Repeating the entire procedure with the plug, on a car with a dead battery, you need to replace it or charge it. If there is no power for the battery, you need to find a groove on any of the door handles except the driver's. It will open using the control panel.

Removing seats and seat belts of a Lada Vesta car

Buttons consume energy, so you need to remember the battery charge and change it in time. The first sign of low battery will be a slow response when pressed. The Lada Vesta flip key is synchronized with a standard battery. To change it you need a screwdriver. The remote control opens with the blade extended, otherwise the case and microcircuits can be damaged. The tool is inserted into the hole in the center line of the case and with a simple movement separates the remote control into two halves. After changing the battery, you need to use a light snapping motion to assemble the product.

How to change the battery in the key

The door control system requires energy to transmit a signal. The locking mechanism only needs a small amount of power, so the available charge of the included battery lasts for a long time. However, its resource is not eternal. When it is completely exhausted, an unpleasant situation may arise - you will not be able to open the car. It's better to avoid this.

A slow response to the command, in comparison with the normal operation of the unlocking remote device, indicates that the battery is about to discharge. Replacing the battery in the 2180 key fob occurs according to the following scenario:

Using the button, pull out the blade (if it is inside the case during disassembly, there is a high risk of damaging the board);
On the right side at the bottom of the plastic housing of the remote control, find a technological hole, insert a flat-head screwdriver (or other similar object) into it;
Fix the remote control with your hand, move the screwdriver down;
After the body begins to separate into two parts along the seam, carefully open the control panel;
Using tweezers (screwdrivers), hook the CR2032 battery;
Replace the dead battery;
Assemble the body - carefully snap it along the seam, starting from the side of the discarded tip.

– the main one with the functions of locking and unlocking all doors;

— a spare regular (second) key with a program code tag for the main key fob (the tag does not need to be thrown away or cut off, otherwise the process of restoring the main remote control will be very unpleasant).

Despite the large trunk of the LADA Vesta, sometimes in order to transport large loads, sedan owners have to remove the rear sofa. However, in this case, troubles begin with the rear seat cushion.

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We prepare the car for work, disconnect the negative terminal of the battery.

Removing the front seat

Push lever 4, Figure 1, up and move seat 1 to the rearmost position.

Using a Torx T40 head, unscrew the two bolts 3 securing the slide 2.

We press the lever and move the seat to the extreme forward position.

Using a Torx T40 head, unscrew the two rear bolts 1, Figure 2, securing the slide, disconnect the rear wiring harness connectors from the seat, and remove the seat.

Removing the rear seat

We take our hands by the front edge of the cushion 1, Figure 3, of the rear seat and pull it up until the loop 2 of the cushion frame comes out of the hole in the latch 3 on the body. We repeat this operation on the other side of the seat.

Grab the cushion 1, Figure 4, of the rear seat, move it back towards the trunk, then lift the rear edge of the cushion to remove the hinge 2 of the cushion frame from the grip 3 on the body. Repeat this operation on the other side of the seat, remove the rear seat cushion from the car interior.

Using a 14mm head, unscrew bolt 5, Figure 5, securing the right seat belt buckle and the lower mounting point of the middle seat belt.

Using a 14mm socket, unscrew bolt 3 securing the rear seat back bracket to the body floor.

We tilt the right backrest 4 and the left backrest 6 forward by pulling up the clamps 1 and 2.

Using a 14mm socket, unscrew bolts 1, Figure 6, securing the brackets for the left 2 backrest of the rear seat, remove the backrest.

Unscrew the bolts 1 securing the brackets of the right 3 backrest of the rear seat, remove the backrest.

Install the seat in the reverse order of removal.

When installing the front seats, apply Fiol-1 lubricant to the rubbing surfaces of the slide.

Removing the rear parcel shelf trim

Remove the rear seat cushion as described above.

Lower the rear seat backs.

Remove the right and left side panel arch trim.

Using a Torx 20 head, unscrew the self-tapping screw 2 on the right and left sides, Figure 7, fastening the trim 1 of the side window.

We disconnect the side window trim from the body by pulling the trim with a force that overcomes the force of the plastic holders.

We remove the plastic buttons 2, Figure 8, fastening the upholstery 1 of the luggage compartment shelf.

Using a flat-head screwdriver, remove the gaskets 3 of the right 4 and left 5 seat belts from the holes in the shelf upholstery.

We remove the trunk shelf upholstery as an assembly with the right and left side window trim, threading the seat belts through the holes in the shelf upholstery and disconnecting the wiring harness block from the additional brake signal installed on the shelf upholstery.

Using a Torx T20 head, unscrew for each side three self-tapping screws 4, Figure 9, fastening the upholstery 1 and 2 of the side window to the upholstery of the 3rd shelf, and separate the parts.

Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.

The tightening torque of the seat belt bolts is from 38 to 50 Nm (from 3.8 to 5.0 kgf.m).

Serial production of Lada Vesta station wagons has officially begun. Like sedans, five-door versions of Vesta are produced by the Lada Izhevsk plant owned by AVTOVAZ. The station wagon will go on sale this fall.

In Izhevsk, two versions of the five-door Vesta are produced - standard and off-road. The latter is distinguished by increased ground clearance and the presence of a plastic body kit.

Before sending the station wagon into production, in Izhevsk they mastered the stamping of 79 new and modified body parts, and modernized the welding, painting and assembly shops.

How to open a Lada Vesta with just a key

In case the battery is discharged, there are two options. The first is to charge the battery. The second is to use the key to open any door except the driver’s door.

Classic door locking methods

Open the driver's door; Find on the center console in the cabin a button with a picture of a door and a key (above the interior temperature controls); Press this key for five seconds (a single press will lock the doors for a short period of time due to the fact that the driver's door is open); Make sure that all doors are locked; Leave the car, close the driver's door mechanically. Where can I get a spare key?

This is where the spare tip tag comes in handy. It is by the number engraved on this sticker that your dealership selects the appropriate opening element. Not only will the tip be made, but the remote control itself will be coded according to your system. For Lada Vesta you can choose several different ignition control panels. Therefore, you can order yourself a new DPU without losing your regular one.

Open the driver's door; Find on the center console in the cabin, a button with a picture of a door and a key (above the interior temperature controls); Press this button for five seconds (a single press will lock the doors for a short period of time due to the fact that the driver's door is open) ;Make sure that all doors are locked;Leave the car, close the driver's door mechanically.Where can I get a spare key?

Purchase a blank for a specific Lada vesta model (otherwise the size will not fit); Copy the tip pattern (by removing it from the body or removing it from the mount); Program the chip to synchronize with your alarm system.

The battery is low. What now

How can this happen? But you will fly on a business trip, for example, for a three-week vacation. You return to find that no one was driving the car, and the battery is naturally dead. As a result, the alarm cannot be activated and the door cannot be opened. So what? And the key is what the reader will ask. this is probably a mature person. But here's the problem. Many owners of modern cars completely forget about mechanical parts and, of course, keys. Over time, the lock cylinder rusts, but you can’t put the key there.

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There's only one thing left. call for help. But these services are quite expensive. What should I do? Is there really no way?

Hurry to calm down. There are several ways. One of them requires a special device. It costs about 300 rubles and is a pillow that quickly and easily pushes a car door or its hood.

door cushion

So the first thing to do is get to the battery. Change this and everything will work.

You can do it differently. Open the car door from the inside. Or apply current to the car's electrical circuit and use your key chain to unlock it.

In the two cases described above, the pillow itself helps, which we push into the gap between the door and the body. The third method will be presented below. The principle of operation of the pillow is as follows: the bulb is inflated with air and, thus, the gap into which it is inserted expands. Take a wire, always a long one, and place it in this gap, and then pull the handle from the inside.

If we open the hood, we try to reach its lock or latch with a wire.

Where to get a spare key

If you need to manufacture, purchase, or duplicate a Lada Vesta flip key, you need to know the number with the code that is engraved on the tag. Using this number, the dealer organization determines the appropriate kit. Some models allow the use of three or four remote controls. You can buy a Lada Vesta key at car dealerships or online stores.

In accordance with the modification and equipment of the car, the Lada Vesta key has a different shape (from the simplest to the modern folding one).

Based on this, it is possible to do it yourself.

There are blanks available on the market. You need to know the car model, otherwise the board will not fit in size;
The second stage will be copying the tip. If excluding the fasteners from the body is not enough, the product itself is disassembled, and then the blade of the Lada Vesta ignition key is sharpened;
Finally, to complete the work, the chip in contact with the alarm should be programmed. Craftsmen who know how to operate a soldering iron have no problem performing such an operation.

Ways to power a car's electrical system

It would seem that you need to open the hood, start the car with a dead battery, and then the problem will be solved. But this is not easy to do because the car's locks are locked, as well as the hood lock. To open it, you need to press a special lever in the cabin, but there is no access to the car.

We catch the hood lock cable

The lever is connected to the lock by a cable that transmits the opening force. Standard cable layout. along the radiator, to the side of the left headlight. You can pick it up in the car model badge area, between the radiator grille and the body, by inserting a screwdriver or wire into the hole. You have to pull yourself out or out of the way. A flashlight will not prevent this problem. If you don't know how the cable runs, your chances of opening the lock this way are slim. But if this succeeds, all that remains is to supply power to the on-board network from the donor battery and, as always, open the car with a discharged battery.

Open the lock at the bottom

By removing the crankcase, you can access the lock that opens the hood. Its design includes a ring that must be pulled out to open the hood. At this moment it is better to press on the hood from above.

We use a vacuum device

Two copper wires with a cross section of 2 mm 2 and a length of about 1-2 m;
Donor battery.

The pillow is pressed into the gap between the hood and the body in a dissolved state, then inflated with a built-in bulb. When the gap is wide enough, the wire moves into the hole and connects to the positive terminal of the battery under the cap, and then to the positive terminal of the donor battery. The minus of a charged battery is connected to the ground, that is, to the unpainted part of the body. Now electricity is supplied to the on-board network, and the locks must be opened from the key fob.

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Connection to generator

In addition to wires and a spare battery, to power the on-board network through the generator you will need:

A set of keys;
Connector;
Any car racks (blocks, wood blocks, etc.)

Armed with wrenches, you need to crawl under the car and unscrew the crankcase protection. Generator contacts will be available. For the positive contact, the positive wire from the battery is suitable, it must be removed, and the plus. connect from a donor battery. And first connect the wire to the generator and then to the battery. The negative of the spare battery is distinguished by weight, as in the cases described above.

Connect to starter

Alternatively, the power supply is connected directly to the starter. It is usually accessible under the car (sometimes it is covered by a body guard, then the guard must be removed first). Connect the plus from the battery to the red wire, minus. to black (the black wire is either negative or grounded, but it doesn't matter in this case). It is important to follow the connection procedure: first connect the wires to the starter and then to the donor battery. The car should now open when the remote control is pressed as power is being supplied to the on-board system.

Connection through other elements of the vehicle's electrical system

You can connect the battery through the turn signal or contact illumination. The device itself must be removed from the seat, which is usually easy to do. Next, connect the wires, observing the polarity (based on the color of the wires) and press the button on the remote control.

What is the problem?

Problems of this kind rarely arise, but almost all of us have found ourselves in a situation where we urgently need to get into the car or lock it, but this cannot be done due to a dead battery or battery in the key itself. This situation is a mere trifle if everything happened at home or near an electronics store where you can quickly buy a new battery. However, fate is not always so favorable.

This key may be lost. And the battery has to be changed from time to time.

That is why it is important to know some design features of the Lada Vesta door lock. If you are aware of these subtleties, then even in such a situation you will easily find a way out.

How to take a discharged device with you?

The described options mean that after closing the doors, the battery needs to be picked up. How to do it? Remove the device, lock the car with the key, and don’t forget about the rear doors. Does not work? We proceed like this:

park the car in the required place, preferably where it is more convenient to carry out manipulations;
turn off the engine;
turn off the ignition;
leave the key in the ignition;
press the button responsible for opening the doors;
pull the handles of the driver's door, open the hood;
remove the battery terminals;
close the hood;
Use the key to close the driver's door.

Everything is simple, it requires minimal skills, basic keys, tools, compliance with safety rules (working with electricity, lifting the body with a jack). I don’t want to mess around, I don’t have time, I doubt my skills - a call to the service station will help. There are special emergency teams that come out and help close the back and front doors.

For the Opel Astra car model there is a special algorithm for solving this problem:

The lock activator does not work. All doors, except the driver's, are fixed with a special hole located on them. You need to insert the key into it, make it click, and close it. Use a key for the driver's door.
Open the driver's window, exit the passenger compartment, and close the door. Use the button on the console to lock the trunk and doors through the window. press the button that closes the window, remove your hand.
Leave the cabin, close the doors, leave the passenger front open. On its side, press the interior button that locks the doors. Close the passenger door. All doors and trunk are closed.

How to install eco-leather covers on Lada Vesta

There was nothing “useful” about part 1 of installing the covers. In this part everything will be much better, let's go). The process of installing the covers begins with removing the armrest of the driver's seat (if you don't have one, skip this step).

At the back of the armrest, we bend the factory upholstery a little and there is a zipper there, unfasten it and remove it a little. IMPORTANT - the armrest must be in the down position. Now we take Torx T40, there will be one bolt - unscrew it, don’t be afraid.

As soon as we have removed the bolt, we raise the armrest to the highest possible position “all the way” and begin to remove it, pulling it from side to side.

Start. Removing the front seat

Seat bolts and wires

That’s it, now you can safely remove the seat (I vacuumed it in one go, since that’s the case here :D). I vacuumed with a Soviet car vacuum cleaner, which I got from my grandfather (I will attach a photo later). The front passenger seat is removed in the same way and is no different. It’s more convenient to start putting on the covers from the bottom of the seat, just take them and pull them on.

Plastic inserts

Plastic inserts 2

Where there are plastic inserts, we simply insert the covers into them carefully (I did not remove these inserts). We pull the hooks from below and hook them under the seat from below.

Attaching covers to the seat

The lower part of the seat is ready. There is nothing complicated at the top either. We take the cover, pull it on top, push it between the seats and also pull them, where there are ropes we pull and tie.

Headrest 1

Headrest 2

Finished front seat

The driver's seat is ready! There is no point in describing the process for the passenger one; it is similar and not fundamentally different. Let’s move on to the rear seats, where a number of nuances also await us. We remove the head restraints by pressing a special “button” located next to each of them and remove them one by one.

Removing the rear sofa

How to disassemble the Lada Vesta key - to replace the battery

Using the button, pull out the blade (if it is inside the case during disassembly, there is a high risk of damaging the board);
On the right side at the bottom of the plastic housing of the remote control, find a technological hole, insert a flat-head screwdriver (or other similar object) into it;
Fix the remote control with your hand, move the screwdriver down;
After the body begins to separate into two parts along the seam, carefully open the control panel;
Using tweezers (screwdrivers), hook the CR2032 battery;
Replace the dead battery;
Assemble the body - carefully snap it along the seam, starting from the side of the discarded tip.

Recommendations from experts

As standard, the Lada Vesta is equipped with:

main key: key fob with three mechanical buttons;
additional: key without key fob and mechanical buttons.

If a key fob is lost, many car enthusiasts wonder how they can open the car with a Lada Vesta key, having a spare one included. In practice, everything is very simple, the main thing is not to panic. You should also not run to the nearest store and buy a new keychain for 4,000 rubles.

What to do with premium

How to lock the car if the battery is dead, say, in a Mercedes-Benz S-Class or Audi A8? There are no visible locking elements of the lock there. Moreover, there are no invisible ones: locking doors without electricity is simply not provided. Despite many “buts”, the current situation is far from a dead end.

You can simply solve the issue by calling a tow truck. But seriously, you can’t do without an additional source of electricity. This is not necessarily a fresh battery. A portable battery booster is quite suitable. Before purchasing a “magic wand,” read the rating of portable car jump starters and recommendations for their selection.

Having a booster in hand, just open the hood, close all the doors, and connect the ROM to the terminals. We lock the lock switch, click on the touch panel and the car is locked, remove the booster and slam the engine compartment lid.

How to close doors manually

To lock the door if the remote control, the lock drive is faulty or there is no power, you need to lower the flag located under the lock mechanism down and slam the door.

If the child lock on the door/doors is turned on at the same time and the battery is disconnected (discharged), unlocking the rear door/doors from the outside and inside is impossible! A battery will need to be connected to unlock the door/doors.

Have you noticed that the battery on Vesta quickly ran out? The reason may be in the EMM block (see information letter No. 99-17).

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