Regardless you’re running rubish, helping someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume offered by the trunk of your Ford C-max is essential. On the other hand, it can happen, sometimes, that your trunk gets stuck, regardless it is because of a power failure, or a problem with the lock, you will obviously find yourself in trouble when encountered with this problem. That’s why we decided to create this content to help you understand how to open the trunk of a Ford C-max from the inside? This should give you a short-term remedy to access the trunk while you reflect on a complete repair. To do so, we will first find out why the trunk of your car is blocked, and additionally, how to open the trunk of your Ford C-max from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Ford C-max locked?
We will now see one at a time the complications that can make you want to open the safe of your Ford C-max from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Ford C-max trunk
First motive 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 respond and may also trigger complications with your rear lights which may be linked with the same wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please read our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Ford C-max if you don’t know how to check their state, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Ford C-max is blocked due to an electrical problem.
Broken trunk lock on Ford C-max
The second problem that may cause you to search for how to open the trunk of your Ford C-max from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Ford C-max that is at the cause of your problem. As time passes, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the exterior trunk handle no longer stimulates the mechanism. You may still hear the sound of activation, but the mechanism will not spin.
Something’s jammed in the lock
Finally, a last situation, although the cause 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 Ford C-max from the inside?
After reviewing the various motives why you might want to open the trunk of your Ford C-max from the inside, we will describe how to do it in practice.
You may not be conscious of it, but there is an internal handle on your trunk, which is there for basic safety. This handle is hidden and many of us are not even knowledgeable of its existence. On the other hand, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Ford C-max from the passenger compartment. To find 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 Ford C-max (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the entire lock appear. Once this has been achieved, you should identify a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Ford C-max 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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