Nevertheless we generally try to be attentive, occasionally we forget to turn off our low beam lights, a flashing light, or leave the radio on. Sadly, if this is your case, you may find yourself in the morning with your BMW 4 Series running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. In any other case you should be able to open it quite easily with your key, but this is not always the case. In this article we are going to check out how to open a BMW 4 Series with a dead battery? To achieve this, first of all we are going to find out how to open the trunk of your motor vehicle with a dead battery, then how to open the bonnet and, at last, how to open a BMW 4 Series with a dead battery.

How to open the trunk of a BMW 4 Series with a dead battery?

So let’s commence our article with the opening of your BMW 4 Series trunk with a dead battery . In actual fact, if you do not have any more battery you will regrettably not be able to use the centralized locking of your motor vehicle, on certain series, the key will not be enough either to open your doors manually. In this case, one of the just alternatives to access the interior of your BMW 4 Series, open your bonnet, and change or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To do this, you will have to check if your BMW 4 Series is built with the “hidden” trunk lock, some finishes and some years are not built with it. Put yourself in front of your trunk, and check around the handle of the trunk, you should find a small trap door behind which hides the mechanical lock in which you will be able to insert and turn your key. Once this is carried out, you will be able to open the trunk of your BMW 4 Series with a dead battery and access the interior of your car and open your hood . If you are unable to fold down the rear seat of your BMW 4 Series, do not think twice to seek advice from our guidebook which will explain how to get this done.

How to open the bonnet of a BMW 4 Series with a dead battery?

Second possibility to open your BMW 4 Series hood with a dead battery . As you cannot access the passenger compartment of your motor vehicle, you will have just one remedy to open the bonnet of your BMW 4 Series, you will have to, lift the car, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and situate the cables of the bonnet lock. Once found, you will be able to activate them to unlock the hood of your BMW 4 Series and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a BMW 4 Series with a dead battery?

Now, we’re really going to concentrate on opening the door of your BMW 4 Series which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most classic ways that will save you from having to call a breakdown service and save you money.

Open the door of your BMW 4 Series with the key

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First remedy, it may seem obvious, but to open your BMW 4 Series which has no more electricity, the key will be your best ally. You will mostly have at least, a mechanical lock on the driver’s door of your motor vehicle, on some models you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have likely already found and tried to open your BMW 4 Series through these locks, but take note that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your BMW 4 Series that has no more battery, you will have to turn the key in the lock and at the same time try to pull the door handle . Repeat this operation if it doesn’t work on the first door on the second one, if it still doesn’t work, go to the next step of this article.

Try to recharge the battery of your BMW 4 Series

This solution is not feasible on all BMW 4 Series, in reality, for you to be able to realize this approach you must either, be able to access the trunk of your BMW 4 Series and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your BMW 4 Series and access the electrical cables through the motor shoe of it. .

Whichever remedy you select, you will need to strip or unplug the cables and connect a battery charger or pliers to transfer power from another car.

Break a window of your BMW 4 Series

Last but not least, but not the most useful or least expensive remedy, you can break a window to open your BMW 4 Series with a dead battery. Of course, this remedy will force you to pay the franchise for breaking the glass or buy a window yourself and mount it , but it has the advantage of being efficient. However, think about your insurance before you act, and go through your contract, and choose cautiously the glass you want to break because quite often the smallest windows are more expensive and more complicated to install than the largest ones.

To get more tips on the BMW 4 Series, take a look at the BMW 4 Series category.