Belgian Man Rescued from Locked Car After Fan Drains Battery

[Liverpool Lou]

12 hours ago, CallumWK said:

Lou, is that you?

Why you not answer my question and tell us how they opened the hood to charge the battery, if it was not possible to open the hood without a charged battery?

"Why you not answer" [sic] this...what are you talking about?  You didn't quote me, neither did you ask me a question.

[Liverpool Lou]

11 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I understand.... Time is running out, 2am heat and plummeting oxygen but this would be a great option. 

 

 

 

Opened by the person inside obscured by the dark tints!

[Liverpool Lou]

8 hours ago, Mingomania said:

an instance that easily could've resulted in negligent homicide.

Nonsense.

[Liverpool Lou]

7 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

What sort of pathetic human can't open a car door. 

When I'm in the village, I sit in my car for hours and hours, battery still opens doors. 

Not if the battery is completely dead, as reported in this case, it doesn't, it couldn't.

[Tug]

It should be illegal to manufacture a car without a mechanical way to open the door.period all stop!🛑 don’t let these manufacturers force this garbage down your throat!

[Luuk Chaai]

18 hours ago, Toxane said:

Could have just opened the hood for them to bridge the battery. Problem solved in less than a minute without breaking s**t.

Requires a functioning problem solving brain..    too many steps involved  and no way to make extra money

...    hammer to glass simple ..   

I break your window,,   go see my brother inlaw ..  he owns a glass shop   and his wife runs the noodle shop on site..  then you can get a foot massge from her sister in the shop next to it.

[SAFETY FIRST]

8 hours ago, RethairedJarhead said:

Definately an E46… should have been able to manually pop the hood and jump. As a German car enthusiast (Benz/Beemer), I’ve owned several throughout the years in the U.S.  Wouldn’t buy one here for multiple reasons- support being one of them. Case in point pictured above!

Gawd, she is an old banger, doors open manually, no need for power. 

 

Probably got dozens of rust holes in her, for good ventilation, plenty of oxygen.

No need to concerned about oxygen levels dwindling 5555

 

 

[AdamRich]

19 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Doors wouldn't open.

If it's one of those new all electric things I doubt the hood would open. 

 

My brother had a gasoline one and his trunk would not open with the battery dead. $400 for a new battery.

[SAFETY FIRST]

8 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Not if the battery is completely dead, as reported in this case, it doesn't, it couldn't.

These electronic door openers require minimal voltage, low power, milliamps, a transistor radio battery will allow proper function. 

 

A car battery will always deliver enough power for electronics. 

 

[RethairedJarhead]

7 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Gawd, she is an old banger, doors open manually, no need for power. 

 

Probably got dozens of rust holes in her, for good ventilation, plenty of oxygen.

No need to concerned about oxygen levels dwindling 5555

 

 

Incorrect - E46  has electric locks.

 

4 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

These electronic door openers require minimal voltage, low power, milliamps, a transistor radio battery will allow proper function. 

 

A car battery will always deliver enough power for electronics. 

 

Incorrect- a dead battery offers *no power*… minimal or otherwise.

 

E46 has one battery (no auxiliary). 
 

 

 

[mancub]

Remove the headrest in most cars and the attachment rods are designed purposefully for breaking the window from the inside. But don't tell your children this....

[SAFETY FIRST]

16 minutes ago, RethairedJarhead said:

Incorrect - E46  has electric locks.

 

Incorrect- a dead battery offers *no power*… minimal or otherwise.

 

E46 has one battery (no auxiliary). 
 

 

 

Incorrect. 

 

Where was it said DEAD battery? 

 

A drained battery will still supply voltage, low amperage for electronics. 

 

[mancub]

17 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Where was it said DEAD battery? 

"entirely drained" seems to cover it !

[SAFETY FIRST]

15 minutes ago, mancub said:

"entirely drained" seems to cover it !

Nope

 

Drained it says 

 

You can't just make things up 

[mancub]

7 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Nope

 

Drained it says 

 

You can't just make things up 

 

Yep

"The rescue team swiftly arrived at the scene to find the car doors unresponsive due to an entirely drained battery."

Suggest you read the article again.

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

2 minutes ago, mancub said:

 

Yep

"The rescue team swiftly arrived at the scene to find the car doors unresponsive due to an entirely drained battery."

Suggest you read the article again.

 

Dead and mentioned what don't you understand 

 

 

[mancub]

2 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Dead and mentioned what don't you understand 

 

 

Your logic for a start !

Given your refusal to acknowledge that, concerning battery life, "entirely drained" equates to "dead."

[SAFETY FIRST]

15 minutes ago, mancub said:

Your logic for a start !

Given your refusal to acknowledge that, concerning battery life, "entirely drained" equates to "dead."

Mate, it's NOT Romper Room 

 

Show some professionalism 

[josephbloggs]

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Nope

 

Drained it says 

 

You can't just make things up 

But the doors didn't open, so it obviously was entirely drained / dead.
 

If it still had enough juice to open them they would have opened.

What are a weird and pointless argument you two are having.

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, josephbloggs said:

But the doors didn't open, so it obviously was entirely drained / dead

You are assuming. 

 

I reckon the guy was drugged up, a typical loser foreigner. Stupid people react differently. 

 

Stop assuming if you are interacting with members on AN, show some professionalism. 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

17 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Not if the battery is completely dead, as reported in this case, it doesn't, it couldn't.

Where did it say 'completely dead'. 

 

You guys are in your magical mystery land again. 

 

Half the medication people, we can see you are troubled. 

 

Let's stick with the facts. 

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

2 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

What are a weird and pointless argument you two are having

Why the nasty interaction? 

 

It's only an argument when people stick their nose in where it's not wanted. 

 

These people started the interaction, to question my opinion, now you want me to sit back and cop their crap. 

 

You chose the wrong member to antagonize fella. 

 

People need to mind their own business. 

If you disagree with someone's opinion just scroll down, I do it all the time,try it. 

 

 

[josephbloggs]

10 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Why the nasty interaction? 

 

It's only an argument when people stick their nose in where it's not wanted. 

 

These people started the interaction, to question my opinion, now you want me to sit back and cop their crap. 

 

You chose the wrong member to antagonize fella. 

 

People need to mind their own business. 

If you disagree with someone's opinion just scroll down, I do it all the time,try it. 

 

 

Wow, possibly the biggest over reaction to a throwaway comment ever. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

17 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Wow, possibly the biggest over reaction to a throwaway comment ever. 

Yeah, it happens too bloody often.

Interfering people who have too much free time to annoy others. 

 

People need to control themselves and keep scrolling, mind their own business.

It's easy for me, I rarely make a comment to those I disagree with unless they start, I just keep scrolling. 

 

If I get a stupid interaction/comment for no reason at times I will ignore but if they keep up the hostility, I'm replying. 

 

[geisha]

On 8/8/2024 at 7:07 AM, nakhonandy said:

We carry an emergency hammer in our car so we can smash a window if necessary. 

Also useful if Satnav directs us into a lake.

Seriously though, just gain access to the battery and jump it.

My new VW came with a  tool to force windows. Just have to remember to keep it upfront !!!

[Ben Zioner]

On 8/8/2024 at 11:55 AM, josephbloggs said:

Where does it say it was an EV?

The guy must be a known EV basher.

[Ben Zioner]

On 8/8/2024 at 3:21 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

When I'm in the village, I sit in my car for hours and hours, battery still opens doors. 

Intriguing activity.

[paulikens]

More than a short nap i reckon

[George FmplesdaCosteedback]

The wonders of modern technology. Even BMW don't cut off the fan before the battery goes dead, meaning the driver was locked in an almost sealed container in 30+ degrees of heat. Well done the filling station staff.

The "notification system" is a mess on here. You get "replies" that are not to anything you wrote. Posts that have nothing to do with the main topic are notified, just two of the regulars having the usual trivial argument.

It is time (since we have new owners again) for an overhaul.

[CallumWK]

On 8/10/2024 at 7:03 AM, Ben Zioner said:

The guy must be a known EV basher.

 

You, together with the guy you're replying to, must be illiterate because the guy (ME), never said such a thing as it is an EV