If you’re running rubish, assisting in someone move, or going away for the weekend, the extra volume offered by the trunk of your Volvo S60 is necessary. However, 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 undoubtedly end up in trouble when faced with this problem. That’s why we made the decision to produce this content to help you find out how to open the trunk of a Volvo S60 from the inside? This should give you a short-term solution to access the trunk while you consider 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 Volvo S60 from the interior.
Why is the trunk of your Volvo S60 locked?
We will now see one by one the complications that can make you want to open the safe of your Volvo S60 from the inside.
Lock connection wires cut off that blocks your Volvo S60 trunk
First explanation 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 problem triggers the outside trunk release handle to not react and may also trigger complications with your rear lights which may be linked to the same wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please read our content on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Volvo S60 if you don’t know how to check their state, there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Volvo S60 is blocked resulting from an electrical problem.
Broken trunk lock on Volvo S60
The second problem that may cause you to search for how to open the trunk of your Volvo S60 from the inside, is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Volvo S60 that is at the cause of your problem. In the long run, it may become blocked or internal mechanisms may break. In such a case, the action of the exterior trunk handle no longer activates 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 origin of the problem is in general 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 Volvo S60 from the inside?
After going over the various causes why you might want to open the trunk of your Volvo S60 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 basic safety. This handle is hidden and most people are not even conscious of its existence. However, it is the handle that will allow you to open the trunk of your Volvo S60 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 Volvo S60 (center of the tailgate), you’ll have to remove a plastic cover to see the whole lock appear. Once this has been conducted, you should locate a sort of lever that once activated will allow you to open the tailgate of your Volvo S60 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 to put it back in position once you close your trunk.
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