No matter you’re running rubish, helping someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume provided by the trunk of your Peugeot Rifter is important. On the other hand, it can happen, occasionally, that your trunk gets stuck, whether it is because of a power failure, or a problem with the lock, you will unavoidably find yourself struggling when confronted with this issue. That’s why we chosen to create this guideline to help you identify how to open the trunk of a Peugeot Rifter from the inside? This should give you a temporary treatment to access the trunk while you reflect on a complete repair. To do this, we will first look at why the trunk of your car is blocked, and furthermore, how to open the trunk of your Peugeot Rifter from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Peugeot Rifter locked?
We will now see one at a time the complications that can make you want to open the safe of your Peugeot Rifter from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Peugeot Rifter 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 causes the outside trunk release handle to not react and may also cause complications with your rear lights which may be linked with the same wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please have a look at our guideline on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Peugeot Rifter if you don’t know how to verify their state, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Peugeot Rifter is blocked resulting from an electrical issue.
Broken trunk lock on Peugeot Rifter
The second issue that may cause you to look for how to open the trunk of your Peugeot Rifter from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Peugeot Rifter that is at the beginning of your issue. With time, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In this case, 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
To conclude, a last situation, even though the source of the issue is in most cases already established. 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 Rifter from the inside?
After reviewing the various factors why you might want to open the trunk of your Peugeot Rifter from the inside, we will teach you 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 the majority of us are not even aware of its existence. On the other hand, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Peugeot Rifter from the passenger compartment. To find this “handle” you’ll have to get in the back seat (don’t hesitate to fold it down for more space), and, at the trunk lock of your Peugeot Rifter (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 discover a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Peugeot Rifter 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 put it back in position once you close your trunk.
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