Whether you’re running rubish, assisting someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume offered by the trunk of your Peugeot 308 is indispensable. On the other hand, it can happen, in some cases, that your trunk gets stuck, if it is because of a power failure, or a problem with the lock, you will inevitably end up in trouble when faced with this problem. That’s why we chosen to create this content page to help you understand how to open the trunk of a Peugeot 308 from the inside? This should give you a short-term remedy to access the trunk whilst you reflect on a complete repair. For this, we will first discover why the trunk of your car is blocked, and secondly, how to open the trunk of your Peugeot 308 from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Peugeot 308 locked?
We will now see one at a time the concerns that can make you want to open the safe of your Peugeot 308 from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Peugeot 308 trunk
First reason 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 problem causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and may also trigger 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 refer to our content page on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Peugeot 308 if you don’t know how to test their state, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Peugeot 308 is blocked because of an electrical problem.
Broken trunk lock on Peugeot 308
The second problem that may cause you to try to find how to open the trunk of your Peugeot 308 from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Peugeot 308 that is at the cause of your problem. Over time, 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
To conclude, a last situation, despite the fact that the source 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 Peugeot 308 from the inside?
After examining the various causes why you might want to open the trunk of your Peugeot 308 from the inside, we will describe how to do it in practice.
You may not be informed of it, but there is an internal handle on your trunk, which is there for safety. This handle is hidden and the majority of us are not even advised of its existence. On the other hand, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Peugeot 308 from the passenger compartment. To identify 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 Peugeot 308 (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the entire 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 Peugeot 308 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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