v8bertha Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 We have 2 freelanders, a 98 camel and an 02 TD4. Having never used the tailgate key lock on either of them I thought I'd randomly stick the key in on the Camel and see what it does... the answer? Nothing! So now my curiosity has got the better of me and I go and get the keys for the TD4, insert and turn... what happens? Nothing, zilch, bugger all! It seems that the lock barrel is connected to some sort of microswitch rather than a traditional linkage which leads me to think that there is probably some special task for the lock, other than opening the door. Is this the case ? should turning the key do something? Or are both of our freelanders knackered? And before some helpful soul says RTFM... we haven't got one! Cheers all Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysjetski Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 yes its only for closing the window. i dont know if you know but unlock the car fully. hold down the unlock button for 5 seconds and the rear window will go down. to close put key in boot and turn holding until it fully closed. it a shopping mode so u havnt got to open the boot. jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8bertha Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 LOL... shopping mode... love it! Just what I wanted to know... will have to go shopping now to experiment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR NUT Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 LOL... shopping mode... love it! Just what I wanted to know... will have to go shopping now to experiment! Before you try it remember to make sure your roller blind is not covering the boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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