If you’re running rubish, assisting in someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume given by the trunk of your Kia Soul is indispensable. On the other hand, it can happen, in some cases, 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 faced with this trouble. That’s why we decided to compose this guideline to help you identify how to open the trunk of a Kia Soul from the inside? This should give you a temporary remedy to access the trunk while you consider a complete repair. To do so, we will first see why the trunk of your car is blocked, and secondly, how to open the trunk of your Kia Soul from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Kia Soul locked?
We will now see one after the other the concerns that can make you want to open the safe of your Kia Soul from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Kia Soul trunk
First explanation for a locked trunk on your car. It is possible that the wires or the wiring harness of the trunk lock may have been cut by force or because of shocks. This trouble triggers the outside trunk release handle to not act in response and may also generate concerns with your rear lights which may be linked with the same wiring harness. If you have these two concerns and your bulbs are not burnt out (please browse our guideline on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Kia Soul if you don’t know how to test their condition, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Kia Soul is blocked due to an electrical trouble.
Broken trunk lock on Kia Soul
The second trouble that may cause you to search for how to open the trunk of your Kia Soul from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Kia Soul that is at the cause of your trouble. As time passes, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In this instance, 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 possibility, although the cause of the trouble is generally 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 Soul from the inside?
After going over the various motives why you might want to open the trunk of your Kia Soul from the inside, we will describe 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 safety. This handle is hidden and most of us are not even conscious of its existence. On the other hand, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Kia Soul 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 Soul (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the whole lock appear. Once this has been achieved, you should locate a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Kia Soul 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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