Battery Dead - How to unlock the tailgate?

[tomclick]

Oh man your kidding me! ..... reply from Volvo America...

-----Original Message-----
From: Volvo Customer Service [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:23 AM
To: me
Subject: RE: Volvo Contact Us Feedback: me [INTR:315683]


Dear Tom,

Up underneath the rear license plate lights, there is a panel with two screws. Behind the panel is a cover where you can insert the ignition key to manually open the tailgate. This should solve the issue for you.

Drive Safely,


Lisa

Customer Care Dept

So why did not local "Euro" Volvo jocks not even know this! Amazing! I am happy they responded so quickly and this is a nice to know. Good job Volvo CS!

[ChazzyD]

Who'da Thunk it? cRaZy!
Charles

[The Fixer]

Sweeds...

[Willy]

I never heard of this way to gain access (at least not for MY's until 2004) to the cargo department,
can anyone confirm this?
Willy

[ChazzyD]

What, you doubt it? I'll be checking into it tonight. If they say it's there... well, we'll see...
Charles

[ChazzyD]

Well there is one screw in each license plate light. Removed them both and black panel will not release. Too cold to look into it any further and plastic too cold to pry on too much, if you know what I mean. So, confirmation will have to wait for now. Now there is a circular area just to the right of the black light panel that looks like it could have been used to make a hole for a lock cylinder (even with a center divot) but my car doesn't have one there.
Charles

[My3buicks]

Oh man your kidding me! ..... reply from Volvo America...

-----Original Message-----
From: Volvo Customer Service [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:23 AM
To: me
Subject: RE: Volvo Contact Us Feedback: me [INTR:315683]


Dear Tom,

Up underneath the rear license plate lights, there is a panel with two screws. Behind the panel is a cover where you can insert the ignition key to manually open the tailgate. This should solve the issue for you.

Drive Safely,


Lisa

Customer Care Dept

So why did not local "Euro" Volvo jocks not even know this! Amazing! I am happy they responded so quickly and this is a nice to know. Good job Volvo CS!

What a great piece of info to have in the back of your head, this could save a lot of headaches.

[MT71]

Same setup as ChazzyD on MY05. One screw on each light, but no other panel or way to put in a key.

Did Volvo change that design later? If anyone find the key hole, please take a picture for us.

[billr99]

Same setup as ChazzyD on MY05. One screw on each light, but no other panel or way to put in a key.

Did Volvo change that design later? If anyone find the key hole, please take a picture for us.

Same with my '02.

Bill

[Art]

Oh man your kidding me! ..... reply from Volvo America...

-----Original Message-----
From: Volvo Customer Service [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 9:23 AM
To: me
Subject: RE: Volvo Contact Us Feedback: me [INTR:315683]


Dear Tom,

Up underneath the rear license plate lights, there is a panel with two screws. Behind the panel is a cover where you can insert the ignition key to manually open the tailgate. This should solve the issue for you.

Drive Safely,


Lisa

Customer Care Dept

So why did not local "Euro" Volvo jocks not even know this! Amazing! I am happy they responded so quickly and this is a nice to know. Good job Volvo CS!

Could the message from VCNA be in reference to the exterior tailgate lock that forms part of a kit included with the aux rear facing seat? It gets installed on the right side of the number plate lighting. There is a circular depression with a center marking that gets drilled out to accommodate the lock cylinder. A seal is used to cover the hole to hide the lock cylinder.