No matter you’re running rubish, helping someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume provided by the trunk of your Acura TL is essential. However, it can happen, in some cases, that your trunk gets stuck, if it is because of a power issues, or a problem with the lock, you will inevitably find yourself struggling when confronted with this trouble. That’s why we chosen to produce this guideline to help you find out how to open the trunk of a Acura TL from the inside? This should give you a temporary treatment to access the trunk while you consider a complete repair. For this, we will first find out why the trunk of your car is blocked, and furthermore, how to open the trunk of your Acura TL from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Acura TL locked?
We will now see one at a time the problems that can make you want to open the safe of your Acura TL from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Acura TL trunk
First explanation for a locked trunk on your car. It is possible that the wires or the wiring harness of the trunk lock may have been cut by force or because of shocks. This trouble causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may also provoke problems with your rear lights which may be connected with the same wiring harness. If you have these two problems and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our guideline on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Acura TL if you don’t know how to verify their state, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Acura TL is blocked resulting from an electrical trouble.
Broken trunk lock on Acura TL
The second trouble that may cause you to seek out how to open the trunk of your Acura TL from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Acura TL that is at the source of your trouble. Over time, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the exterior trunk handle no longer activates the system. You may still listen to the sound of activation, but the mechanism will not turn.
Something’s jammed in the lock
To finish , a last possibility, although the origin of the trouble is generally already known. It is possible that you have something (a bag for example, a jacket, leaves…) stuck in the lock of your trunk and that this foreign body keeps it in the closed position.
How to open trunk Acura TL from the inside?
After examining the various reasons why you might want to open the trunk of your Acura TL from the inside, we will explain how to do it in practice.
You may not be advised of it, but there is an internal handle on your trunk, which is there for essential safety. This handle is hidden and most of us are not even conscious of its existence. However, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Acura TL from the passenger compartment. To identify this “handle” you’ll have to get in the back seat (don’t be reluctant to fold it down for more space), and, at the trunk lock of your Acura TL (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the whole lock appear. Once this has been completed, you should find a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Acura TL from the inside. Be careful though, on many models if this lever keeps in the open position you will not be able to lock your trunk when locking your car with the central locking system. So be sure to put it back in position once you close your trunk.
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