If you’re running rubish, assisting in someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume provided by the trunk of your Toyota 86 is essential. Nevertheless, it can happen, sometimes, that your trunk gets stuck, if it is because of a power problems, or a problem with the lock, you will inevitably end up in trouble when faced with this issue. That’s why we decided to produce this guideline to help you find out how to open the trunk of a Toyota 86 from the inside? This should give you a short-term treatment to access the trunk whilst you reflect on a complete repair. To achieve this, we will first find out why the trunk of your car is blocked, and secondly, how to open the trunk of your Toyota 86 from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Toyota 86 locked?
We will now see one after the other the complications that can make you want to open the safe of your Toyota 86 from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Toyota 86 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 issue triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and may also bring about 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 Toyota 86 if you don’t know how to verify their condition, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Toyota 86 is blocked due to an electrical issue.
Broken trunk lock on Toyota 86
The second issue that may cause you to look for how to open the trunk of your Toyota 86 from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Toyota 86 that is at the beginning of your issue. 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 stimulates 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 situation, although the origin 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 Toyota 86 from the inside?
After going over the various reasons why you might want to open the trunk of your Toyota 86 from the inside, we will teach you 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 basic safety. This handle is hidden and many people are not even advised of its existence. Nevertheless, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Toyota 86 from the passenger compartment. To locate 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 Toyota 86 (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 Toyota 86 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 make sure you put it back in position once you close your trunk.
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