407 boot switch problem

The boot-opening switch on my 407 doesn't work. I can still open it
with the remote but, presumably, the contacts on the press-switch on
the boot are dirty - whatever.

Anyway, unless anyone has any ideas on that, my question is a very
simple one. The inside of the boot lid has a stiff cover held in
place by a dozen or so plastic pins which, presumably, click into
holes in the metal boot lid. But I cannot work out how to remove these
pins safely. Is it just a matter of levering with a screwdriver or
getting long-nosed pliers around the shaft and pulling? I don't have a
Haynes for the 407 - my next search will be to locate one.

I have always found this group a great source of help with successive
peugeots (and, I believe, I have been able to help others
occasionally). The fact that the group is so quiet reflects the fact
that modern vehicles are, relatively, trouble-free and, when they do
go wrong, with anything other than a flat tyre or an empty fuel tank,
it is usually beyond the average driver to do other than call for help.

 

Use two screwdrivers one each side and just twist each one then the bit should pop off
good luck

 

Thanks.

 

Just to complete the story, I managed to remove the boot cover -
screwdrivers under the buttons but I needed to use long-nosed pliers,
with a fat screwdriver under, to lever them off. Most buttons survived
- three were destroyed.

Anyway my Son then suggested that, before fiddling with the switch, I
check the manual (RFM!) and I found that the electronics had reset the
boot switch to inoperative. A few minutes with the menu and one click
fixed the problem.

 

So all done now then.. dont u just hate it when you get some one younger than yourself telling you what to do (look in the manual)

 

Happens a lot. But us cunning oldies win occasionally.