My battery died - the clear bra dude came to install at my house and he left key in the ignition. Apparently that drained the battery. Now, the Key is stuck in the ignition and will not come out. In the manual it states that the key will NOT come out unless the electric powers are back up in charge. Well i let the car run, and drove it around for 1 hour and still no luck. Still stuck.

Anyone experience this? I called roadside, they told me to try putting it in 1st and reverse, still stuck.

 

Try arming the alarm, and then disarming it with the key thats in the ignition.
Happened to me on my Bentley. Worked for me. GL

 

There is release on the front of the switch. If you look you can see it. You have to push it in and the key will unlock. Once you get it out it will cycle the tumblers and work again.

 

what switch? u mean the front of the keyfob?

 

i didnt think we had a alarm button the the porsche key... learn something new?

 

Just go trade it in on a new one...

JK

Hope you got it...

 

No not the fob. On the ignition switch.

 

Ok brainfreeze....here i what i'm looking at.. where is the switch



and what am I supposed to depress. - again 997 TT (Shank under Club411's ID)

 

fyi, if your ignition lock has failed...your going to get to know the tow guys pretty well cause you aint goin' anywherz.





I just had my 996TT's ignition lock replaced cause it was getting harder and harder to...stick it in...and decided to prematurely replace it...heard its a ***** to fix AFTER its stuck.


Hopefully it is the battery though...

 

The battery is recharged and the car starts up fine and drives fine. The key just doesn't pop out. weird.

 

I am on my blackberry and can't resize the pic I took. There is a black cap around the switch about the 1:00 postion. Pop it off and behind it is a hole the size of a paper clip. Push it in there. And the key will pop out.

 

The 996 is a different system.

 

Stephen thanks for the feedback. I did pop the cap and see 3 holes. i take it the outter holes are for the cap and the inner one is the release hole. However, it just looks like metal plate. Ther is not button to press. I even twisted all the way left... do you think something else is wrong? I do not see any button or release in the middle hole.


GUYs, this is a technical question, please leave the jokes for off topic. Thanks.

 

no joke sorry... i really thought thier was a alarm button

EDIT: Im guessing this happend today? Whydont you just contact your dealer if it was saturday?

 

Sorry, stick a paper clip in there or something that will go into the hole and relase it. Like I said it is the same size as a paper clip. Just unbend one and stick it in the center hole.