Whether you’re running rubish, helping someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume provided by the trunk of your Hyundai Ix20 is important. 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 end up in trouble when encountered with this issue. That’s why we made the decision to write this article to help you understand how to open the trunk of a Hyundai Ix20 from the inside? This should give you a short-term treatment to access the trunk while you consider a complete repair. For this, we will first see why the trunk of your car is blocked, and secondly, how to open the trunk of your Hyundai Ix20 from the interior.

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Why is the trunk of your Hyundai Ix20 locked?

We will now see one after the other the concerns that can make you want to open the safe of your Hyundai Ix20 from the inside.

Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Hyundai Ix20 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 issue motives the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may also provoke 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 read our article on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Hyundai Ix20 if you don’t know how to test their state, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Hyundai Ix20 is blocked caused by an electrical issue.

Broken trunk lock on Hyundai Ix20

The second issue that may cause you to search for how to open the trunk of your Hyundai Ix20 from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Hyundai Ix20 that is at the beginning of your issue. With time, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, 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 situation, although the cause of the issue is in most cases 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 Hyundai Ix20 from the inside?

After going over the various motives why you might want to open the trunk of your Hyundai Ix20 from the inside, we will show you 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 essential safety. This handle is hidden and most of us are not even informed of its existence. However, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Hyundai Ix20 from the passenger compartment. To situate 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 Hyundai Ix20 (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the complete lock appear. Once this has been completed, you should discover a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Hyundai Ix20 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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