Boot will not open with remote

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Boot will not open with remote

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Hi

I could not start my 2009 Fiat 500 cc yesterday and had the battery replaced by the RAC. Now this morning, I could open the doors and start the engine ok, but the boot does not open with the key fob. When I purchased the car, the dealer said he would turn off the button on the the boot, so I can only use the key fob to open. Can someone please give advice.

Thank you. :)
 
I'd guess that the dealer's telling porkies and the microswitch on the boot wasn't working and he didn't want to pay to fix it!
As for the fact that it's now not opening with the remote, this could be due to the boot wiring being damaged (a common 500 problem).
You will have to open the boot by climbing into the back of the car, dropping the back of the rear seat and reaching into the boot, there is a little black button on the side of the boot catch, press this and the boot will open. Once you have the boot open look at where the bootlid meets the roof, there is a corrugated rubber tube between the body and the boot, carefully pull this away from the body and check the wires inside it for damage, breaks etc.
 
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