Regardless you’re running rubish, helping someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume given by the trunk of your Kia Niro is important. However, it can happen, occasionally, that your trunk gets stuck, whether it is because of a power failure, or a problem with the lock, you will unavoidably find yourself struggling when confronted with this problem. That’s why we decided to create this article to help you understand how to open the trunk of a Kia Niro from the inside? This should give you a temporary solution to access the trunk while you consider a complete repair. To do this, we will first see why the trunk of your car is blocked, and secondly, how to open the trunk of your Kia Niro from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Kia Niro locked?
We will now see one at a time the concerns that can make you want to open the safe of your Kia Niro from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Kia Niro trunk
First reason 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 causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may also bring about concerns with your rear lights which may be connected with the same wiring harness. If you have these two concerns and your bulbs are not burnt out (please browse our article on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Kia Niro if you don’t know how to verify their condition, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Kia Niro is blocked caused by an electrical problem.
Broken trunk lock on Kia Niro
The second problem that may cause you to look for how to open the trunk of your Kia Niro from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Kia Niro that is at the beginning of your problem. As time passes, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, the action of the exterior trunk handle no longer activates the mechanism. You may still hear the sound of activation, but the mechanism will not turn.
Something’s jammed in the lock
Finally, a last situation, although the source of the problem is in general 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 Kia Niro from the inside?
After reviewing the various causes why you might want to open the trunk of your Kia Niro from the inside, we will show you how to do it in practice.
You may not be advised of it, but there is an internal handle on your trunk, which is there for essential safety. This handle is hidden and many people are not even advised of its existence. However, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Kia Niro from the passenger compartment. To discover 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 Kia Niro (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the complete lock appear. Once this has been carried out, you should locate a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Kia Niro 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 remember to put it back in position once you close your trunk.
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