No matter you’re running rubish, helping someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume given by the trunk of your Peugeot Partner is important. Nevertheless, 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 unavoidably end up in trouble when confronted with this issue. That’s why we decided to create this content page to help you identify how to open the trunk of a Peugeot Partner from the inside? This should give you a short-term remedy to access the trunk while you reflect on a complete repair. For this, we will first find out why the trunk of your car is blocked, and secondly, how to open the trunk of your Peugeot Partner from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Peugeot Partner locked?
We will now see one at a time the complications that can make you want to open the safe of your Peugeot Partner from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Peugeot Partner 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 issue motives the outside trunk release handle to not act in response and may also generate complications with your rear lights which may be associated with the same wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please read our content page on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Peugeot Partner if you don’t know how to check their state, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Peugeot Partner is blocked due to an electrical issue.
Broken trunk lock on Peugeot Partner
The second issue that may cause you to seek out how to open the trunk of your Peugeot Partner from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Peugeot Partner that is at the source of your issue. As time passes, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the exterior trunk handle no longer stimulates the mechanism. You may still notice the sound of activation, but the mechanism will not spin.
Something’s jammed in the lock
To conclude, a last situation, although the cause of the issue 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 Peugeot Partner from the inside?
After examining the various motives why you might want to open the trunk of your Peugeot Partner from the inside, we will describe how to do it in practice.
You may not be aware 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 aware of its existence. Nevertheless, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Peugeot Partner 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 Peugeot Partner (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the entire lock appear. Once this has been achieved, you should find a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Peugeot Partner 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 make sure you put it back in position once you close your trunk.
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