A month and some days later, a fresh Bosch battery did the trick. Thanks
for all the suggestions.

What a nasty flaw in the design, though.

-MB

On Mon, Dec 17, 2018 at 11:16 AM Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 12/17/18, dbeierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Maybe the top left corner of the door panel could be pulled away from
> >> the door to allow access?
> >>
> >
> > Aye.  Getting the seat out of the way would no doubt help.  Doesn't sound
> > like a lot of fun.
>
>
> ah yes. The seat. No; no fun at all.
>
> If one knew how to read the Bentley electrical diagrams and IF there's
> a connector under dash for wires to door lock actuator (and power
> mirrors, windows if so equipped), one could connect 12 volts there to
> actuate just that door lock.
>
> I bet a healthy charged battery will work this out.
>
> Neil.
>
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