hello , try this - fold down your rear seats, remove rear shelf, try to reach the boot handle and remove two screws holding it. then try to remove the whole panel by prying it off of the edges, be careful not to break the plastic clips holding it, then once thats off, reach and undo the latch with a hand , there is a manual release in there, then try to troubleshoot and repair with boot open, - with the latch locked whilst the "doors" are up, . good luck,

Hello Anthony , try opening the remote, there is a sliding in compartment at the bottom, it has a button cell battery, like for a wrist watch, it needs to be replaced every few years or more often if remote is used frequently.

Hello Ozzies , its clogged up, dirty, or full. or there are multiple holes in the hose.

Hello Katie, plug it into the computer , as if the computer would be charging it , open your options for external discs, find the device , go into the settings if possible, or if not possible , eject the device with options from the computer. then it should work, unless the battery is dislodged, then it’s a lot more complicated.

Hello Ricardo, did you maybe had a spill onto the keyboard?, also if the unit is old, ( i don’t know how old) some buttons might stop working , like buttons of tv remotes, it might be worth it to open the whole thing to have a look if its dirty or worn out . if its worn out, there is a conductive glue available from specialised electronic shops, just cover the tip of the missing carbon rubber with a very thin layer of the conductive glue , wait for it to dry, reassemble. also while you have it open, maybe then you can check if bridging corresponding pad of the reset option would do anything. good luck.

Hello Hans, try using a Sikaflex rubber silicone and stick a patch from inside the backpack , this would assure weatherproofing. or use aquaseal as a repair for wetsuits , there are also a sticky tape for these king of materials , but it needs to be ironed from inside , so you need to check what temperature it can survive, usually not above 70-80 deg C. ,thats if you rely on your backpack to be weatherproof / waterproof, otherwise just sew it together , . and don’t worry how it looks, most people would admire your excellent backpack rather than look for faults in it, you can always say it was an adventure accident like a splashing lava rather than a cigarette burn.

Hello Joe, i had similar problems on most cameras with rotating zoom switch, i used wet wipe ( for babies ) and run the edge under the switch , it clears sand, and any sticky residue that would get the switch stuck. if you think it’s jammed inside, i would be very careful while opening the camera, the complexity of the unit is so high, it takes bit more than regular handy man to put it back together, and the switch itself is so tiny , that whatever caused it to be locked into place , would most likely be unrepairable, or just not worth it , it’s better to order the switch and try to replace it.

Hello Donna , i think you are thinking correctly, some cars , especially with bigger engines , won’t start unless the brakes are applied, and the gears are in P or N . but what varies is whether it’s an automatic car or manual , whether for manual - some require clutch pedal to be pressed in to start . also the water in the intake might have messed up slightly, i don’t know if it’s not starting at all, or spinning the starter motor and not starting the engine? . whats important is that your brake pedal switch is a NC ( normally closed) circuit that is pressed all the time when brake pedal is up , making it open circuit , closes the circuit when pedal is pressed ( brake light lit up) . if you did played with the wiring, can you check if the switch has only 2 wires connected or more ?

thanks for uploading photos Stripey, really detailed, excellent photography skills. :) now i know what you were talking about. this metal part connects battery to the switch , as the switch slides up and down, it actually connects from this metal plate to the motor, its common in little dc devices to use a motor casing ( the chassis) to act as one of the terminals. i can see that the battery negative terminal has a spring and blue wire connecting to one of the motor terminals, but the second battery positive terminal doesn’t have anything to connect to, thats where the metal part comes in using one of the right angle surfaces to act as a terminal for the battery, whilst the other part extends to connects to the sliding switch. what i don’t see is some little narrow slot next to the battery, where the part would sit securely making its way through the plastic to the switch. maybe it’s in the underside of the other cover ? have a look, and good luck.

Hello Brent, when the washing machine is off, empty and with the doors open, can you spin the drum by hand? it should feel heavy, but it also be easy to spin , like a car wheel when it’s lifted up for a tire change. maybe there is something stuck between spinning drum and the main drum , i’ve pulled out dozens of socks out of the drum seal at the front. it also could be the drum bearings, but it’s rare to fail. good luck.