gas door won't open

TiAg330 · 05-16-2010, 12:59 PM

So the power locks won't work on the car. I've had this situation fixed before -- they had to replace a fuse. It has now happened again only I'm almost out of gas. As a result of the power locks not working, the gas door won't open and I'm not able to put in any gas. Is there a way to manually open the gas door without breaking it? This is ridiculous.

fullrev · 05-16-2010, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TiAg330

So the power locks won't work on the car. I've had this situation fixed before -- they had to replace a fuse. It has now happened again only I'm almost out of gas. As a result of the power locks not working, the gas door won't open and I'm not able to put in any gas. Is there a way to manually open the gas door without breaking it? This is ridiculous.

open the trunk.
on the right hand side there should be a panel to access the battery
remove that
there should be a green button looking thing attached to a green wire
pull that
should open your gas door

TiAg330 · 05-16-2010, 11:26 PM

thanks... worked like a charm.

spdy330 · 05-17-2010, 12:31 AM

Wosby · 05-20-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by TiAg330

So the power locks won't work on the car. I've had this situation fixed before -- they had to replace a fuse. It has now happened again only I'm almost out of gas. As a result of the power locks not working, the gas door won't open and I'm not able to put in any gas. Is there a way to manually open the gas door without breaking it? This is ridiculous.

Yes, pull off the panel from inside the right side of the trunk. There should be a green plastic wire. It is the manual release for the gas door. The very same thing happened to me when i first got my E90 a few years back.

DesiInCT · 03-12-2014, 10:55 AM

Thanks FullRev for the hint and OP for posting!

Efthreeoh · 03-12-2014, 01:08 PM

You'd think they'd have that information in the owners manual...

SHEEDI · 03-12-2014, 03:20 PM

OP, Your car going electric, she doesnt want gas anymore

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