Whether you’re running rubish, assisting in someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume provided by the trunk of your Jaguar XE is essential. Nevertheless, 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 undoubtedly find yourself in trouble when encountered with this issue. That’s why we chosen to create this content to help you understand how to open the trunk of a Jaguar XE 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 Jaguar XE from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Jaguar XE locked?
We will now see one after the other the problems that can make you want to open the safe of your Jaguar XE from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Jaguar XE 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 issue motives the outside trunk release handle to not react and may also cause 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 have a look at our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Jaguar XE if you don’t know how to examine their state, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Jaguar XE is blocked due to an electrical issue.
Broken trunk lock on Jaguar XE
The second issue that may cause you to search for how to open the trunk of your Jaguar XE from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Jaguar XE that is at the beginning of your issue. 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 system. You may still hear the sound of activation, but the mechanism will not spin.
Something’s jammed in the lock
Finally, a last situation, even though the origin of the issue 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 Jaguar XE from the inside?
After going over the various causes why you might want to open the trunk of your Jaguar XE 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 essential safety. This handle is hidden and most people are not even conscious of its existence. Nevertheless, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Jaguar XE 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 Jaguar XE (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the whole lock appear. Once this has been done, you should identify a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Jaguar XE 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 make sure you put it back in position once you close your trunk.
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