Regardless you’re running rubish, helping someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume provided by the trunk of your Peugeot 406 is indispensable. However, it can happen, occasionally, that your trunk gets stuck, whether it is because of a power problems, or a problem with the lock, you will undoubtedly find yourself in trouble when confronted with this issue. That’s why we chosen to create this content to help you understand how to open the trunk of a Peugeot 406 from the inside? This should give you a temporary solution 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 furthermore, how to open the trunk of your Peugeot 406 from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Peugeot 406 locked?
We will now see one after the other the concerns that can make you want to open the safe of your Peugeot 406 from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Peugeot 406 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 issue causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and may also provoke concerns with your rear lights which may be associated with the same wiring harness. If you have these two concerns and your bulbs are not burnt out (please read our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Peugeot 406 if you don’t know how to check their condition, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Peugeot 406 is blocked resulting from an electrical issue.
Broken trunk lock on Peugeot 406
The second issue that may cause you to search for how to open the trunk of your Peugeot 406 from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Peugeot 406 that is at the beginning of your issue. After a while, 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 listen to the sound of activation, but the mechanism will not turn.
Something’s jammed in the lock
Finally, a last situation, even though the source of the issue 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 406 from the inside?
After examining the various motives why you might want to open the trunk of your Peugeot 406 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 the majority of us are not even advised of its existence. However, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Peugeot 406 from the passenger compartment. To situate 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 406 (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the complete 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 Peugeot 406 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 be sure to put it back in position once you close your trunk.
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