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First cold morning - evoque wouldn't open
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cutter7
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RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open
(29-11-2012 10:24pm)The Valeter Wrote: The problem is then explaining to the wife why there is a tub of KY Jelly in the garage or by the front door etc...........
Wife? !! 
(This post was last modified: 29-11-2012 10:39pm by cutter7.)
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| 29-11-2012 10:31pm |
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SimonS
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RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open
(29-11-2012 10:31pm)cutter7 Wrote: Wife?
Washing, ironing, fornicating etc 
SD4 Manual Prestige/Baltic Blue/PSR/Privacy glass/heated Steering wheel/spare.
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| 29-11-2012 10:56pm |
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cjfp
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RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open
In that case, mine appears to be a wiwiwiwiwiiiwiwiwife.
Pure 3dr SD4 Tech Man ; Firenze Red ; 19" Style 3 ; Pano ; Ebony / Ivory Int ; Auto dim rear view ; 2 seats ; Park Aid - Rear cam ; Ext. folding mirrors ; Adap Xenon ; Fogs ; Mud Flaps ; Side Steps - Rec'd 28/12/11 - Sadly going 6/6/14 - Gone, now running BMW X6
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| 29-11-2012 11:00pm |
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Sarcastrix
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RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open
(29-11-2012 07:17pm)XFullFatTim Wrote: Just be careful using petroleum jelly as it can dissolve neoprene and rubber -
Never keep a car (or a woman) long enough for that to happen 
Ordered: 25th Jan 2012 - Completed: 8th March 2012
Dynamic Coupe SD4 Auto / Fuji / Pano Roof / Tech Park 2 / Style 6 Alloys / Privacy Glass / Adaptive Xenons / Black H'lining / Cold Climate Pack / Auto-dim Mirror / Aux Heater / Roof Rails / Mud-flaps
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| 30-11-2012 08:59am |
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Evo-king
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RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open
Washed the car yesterday, so made sure later in the evening that I wiped both doors and seals dry.
Minus 1C this morning, doors opened fine, really impressed with the heated front screen, rest of the car warmed up quickly, if it carries on like this then I'll be a happy bunny.
Evoque No3: MY15 Dynamic Lux SD4, Auto, Santorini Black, Pimento Dynamic Plus Sports Seats, Ebony headlining, Pan Roof, Shadow Chrome Alloys.
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| 30-11-2012 09:08am |
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WB
WB
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RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open
Just had a call from a friend with an Evoque - doors wouldn't open this morning - temperateure was -6c. It all seemed to be frozen shut. She eventually got the passenger door open using the emergency key and drove it round to her local dealer who couldn't get the driver's door to unlock until it had defrosted.
This wasn't an issue with the seals it just wouldn't unlock so appears the lock mechanism was frozen.
Anyone had anything similar happen?
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| 30-11-2012 10:35am |
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Sarcastrix
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RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open
Nothing new with frozen locks, Halfords sell lock de-icer for that very problem. Think it's just a combination of the very damp/wet weather followed by freezing conditions.
Ordered: 25th Jan 2012 - Completed: 8th March 2012
Dynamic Coupe SD4 Auto / Fuji / Pano Roof / Tech Park 2 / Style 6 Alloys / Privacy Glass / Adaptive Xenons / Black H'lining / Cold Climate Pack / Auto-dim Mirror / Aux Heater / Roof Rails / Mud-flaps
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| 30-11-2012 01:03pm |
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XFullFatTim
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RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open
Sarcastrix one small problem with halford lock sprayers..................................
Only one door on the car has a key hole and it ain't the driver's door..........
A Pangea Green New Defender 110 First Edition is now sitting on my drive alongside British Racing Green Electric Mini Cooper SE Level 3. After 21 years in my hands my TDI300 90 was handed on to the next custodian on 15 July 2022.
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| 30-11-2012 02:38pm |
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tintin_57
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RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open
Had the same thing today. Drivers door opened but was stuck in 2 very small places which seems to have pulled the black felt off, it was stuck to the bodywork!!! The rubber strip is all intact though. A hazard of these cold conditions.
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| 30-11-2012 08:22pm |
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cjfp
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RE: Firs cold morning - evoque wouldn't open
So, when they tested the car in the Arctic Circle .... they must have kept it in a warm garage overnight !
Pure 3dr SD4 Tech Man ; Firenze Red ; 19" Style 3 ; Pano ; Ebony / Ivory Int ; Auto dim rear view ; 2 seats ; Park Aid - Rear cam ; Ext. folding mirrors ; Adap Xenon ; Fogs ; Mud Flaps ; Side Steps - Rec'd 28/12/11 - Sadly going 6/6/14 - Gone, now running BMW X6
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| 30-11-2012 08:50pm |
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