If you’re running rubish, assisting someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume provided by the trunk of your Opel Mokka X is necessary. However, it can happen, occasionally, that your trunk gets stuck, whether it is because of a power issues, or a problem with the lock, you will obviously end up in trouble when confronted with this problem. That’s why we decided to produce this content to help you identify how to open the trunk of a Opel Mokka X from the inside? This should give you a short-term remedy to access the trunk whilst you consider a complete repair. To do so, we will first look at why the trunk of your car is blocked, and furthermore, how to open the trunk of your Opel Mokka X from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Opel Mokka X locked?
We will now see one by one the complications that can make you want to open the safe of your Opel Mokka X from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Opel Mokka X trunk
First justification 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 react and may also bring about complications with your rear lights which may be connected to 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 Opel Mokka X if you don’t know how to test their condition, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Opel Mokka X is blocked caused by an electrical problem.
Broken trunk lock on Opel Mokka X
The second problem that may cause you to look for how to open the trunk of your Opel Mokka X from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Opel Mokka X that is at the beginning of your problem. In the long run, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the exterior trunk handle no longer activates the mechanism. You may still listen to the sound of activation, but the mechanism will not spin.
Something’s jammed in the lock
To conclude, a last possibility, despite the fact that the origin of the problem is in most cases 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 Opel Mokka X from the inside?
After examining the various causes why you might want to open the trunk of your Opel Mokka X 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 essential safety. This handle is hidden and many people are not even informed of its existence. However, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Opel Mokka X from the passenger compartment. To locate 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 Opel Mokka X (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the whole lock appear. Once this has been completed, you should identify a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Opel Mokka X 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 remember to put it back in position once you close your trunk.
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