Land Rover Repair: landrover boot lock, discovery 3, wd 40

Question
hi. my boot lock on my discovery 3 has jammed. I can hear it
trying to open but will not. Is there any way to manually open
it so repairs can be done. thank you

Answer
Hi Mandy,

not sure about LR3 - I don't own one.  Asked around and not many have had this problem.  

You'll have to find a way to open the door before you can remove the panel to fix the problem.  Strange, but that's the way it is with the DII and DI.  

Some have used a rubber mallet to hammer the handle and somehow it has jarred the latch so that you could open the door.

On the DII, we would remove the LR decal and lubricate the latch with loads of WD-40; hammer the handle; lift up on the inside door lock while someone attempted to open the door from the outside.

If none of this works, you'll have to get the dealer to pry the door open.  

Best of luck,

JohnMc