No matter you’re running rubish, assisting someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume offered by the trunk of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL is essential. However, it can happen, occasionally, that your trunk gets stuck, if it is because of a power issues, or a problem with the lock, you will obviously end up struggling when faced with this problem. That’s why we decided to create this content to help you identify how to open the trunk of a BENTLEY CONTINENTAL from the inside? This should give you a short-term treatment to access the trunk while you reflect on a complete repair. For this, we will first look at why the trunk of your car is blocked, and secondly, how to open the trunk of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL from the interior.

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Why is the trunk of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL locked?

We will now see one after the other the concerns that can make you want to open the safe of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL from the inside.

Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL trunk

First reason 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 problem motives the outside trunk release handle to not react and may also trigger concerns with your rear lights which may be connected to the same wiring harness. If you have these two concerns and your bulbs are not burnt out (please have a look at our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on BENTLEY CONTINENTAL if you don’t know how to examine their condition, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL is blocked due to an electrical problem.

Broken trunk lock on BENTLEY CONTINENTAL

The second problem that may cause you to search for how to open the trunk of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL that is at the origin of your problem. Over time, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In such a 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 spin.

Something’s jammed in the lock

To conclude, a last possibility, even though the origin of the problem is generally already established. 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 BENTLEY CONTINENTAL from the inside?

After examining the various causes why you might want to open the trunk of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL from the inside, we will describe how to do it in practice.

You may not be aware of it, but there is an internal handle on your trunk, which is there for security. This handle is hidden and many people are not even aware of its existence. However, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL from the passenger compartment. To find this “handle” you’ll have to get in the back seat (don’t hesitate to fold it down for more space), and, at the trunk lock of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the complete lock appear. Once this has been conducted, you should discover a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your BENTLEY CONTINENTAL 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 make sure put it back in position once you close your trunk.

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