If you’re running rubish, helping someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume provided by the trunk of your Citroen C3 Aircross is essential. However, it can happen, occasionally, that your trunk gets stuck, if it is because of a power failure, or a problem with the lock, you will unavoidably find yourself struggling when faced with this problem. That’s why we made the decision to produce this article to help you find out how to open the trunk of a Citroen C3 Aircross from the inside? This should give you a short-term treatment to access the trunk while you consider a complete repair. To accomplish this, we will first look at why the trunk of your car is blocked, and secondly, how to open the trunk of your Citroen C3 Aircross from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Citroen C3 Aircross locked?
We will now see one after the other the complications that can make you want to open the safe of your Citroen C3 Aircross from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Citroen C3 Aircross trunk
First explanation for a locked trunk on your car. It is likely that the wires or the wiring harness of the trunk lock may have been cut by force or because of shocks. This problem triggers the outside trunk release handle to not act in response and may also generate complications with your rear lights which may be connected with the same wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please have a look at our article on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Citroen C3 Aircross if you don’t know how to check their condition, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Citroen C3 Aircross is blocked due to an electrical problem.
Broken trunk lock on Citroen C3 Aircross
The second problem that may cause you to seek out how to open the trunk of your Citroen C3 Aircross from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Citroen C3 Aircross that is at the origin of your problem. After a while, 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 perceive the sound of activation, but the mechanism will not turn.
Something’s jammed in the lock
To conclude, a last possibility, although the cause of the problem is in most cases 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 Citroen C3 Aircross from the inside?
After examining the various reasons why you might want to open the trunk of your Citroen C3 Aircross from the inside, we will show you 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 conscious of its existence. However, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Citroen C3 Aircross 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 Citroen C3 Aircross (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the complete lock appear. Once this has been done, you should locate a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Citroen C3 Aircross from the inside. Be careful though, on many models if this lever remains 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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