Although we generally try to be attentive, in some cases we forget to turn off our low beam lights, a flashing light, or leave the radio on. Unfortunately, if this is your case, you may end up in the morning with your Buick Enclave running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. In any other case you should have the ability to open it quite easily with your key, but this is not always the case. Today we are going to look at how to open a Buick Enclave with a dead battery? To get this done, first of all we are going to see how to open the trunk of your car with a dead battery, then how to open the bonnet and, at last, how to open a Buick Enclave with a dead battery.

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How to open the trunk of a Buick Enclave with a dead battery?

So let’s commence our content page with the opening of your Buick Enclave trunk with a dead battery . In actual fact, if you do not have any more battery you will sadly not have the ability to use the centralized locking of your car, on certain series, the key will not be enough either to open your doors manually. In such a case, one of the just solutions to access the interior of your Buick Enclave, open your bonnet, and replace or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To achieve this, you will have to check if your Buick Enclave is furnished with the “hidden” trunk lock, some finishes and some years are not furnished 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 have the ability to insert and turn your key. Once this is carried out, you will have the ability to open the trunk of your Buick Enclave 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 Buick Enclave, do not think twice to consult our guidebook which will describe how to achieve this.

How to open the bonnet of a Buick Enclave with a dead battery?

Second opportunity to open your Buick Enclave hood with a dead battery . As you cannot access the passenger compartment of your car, you will have just one solution to open the bonnet of your Buick Enclave, you will have to, lift the car, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and find the cables of the bonnet lock. Once found, you will have the ability to activate them to unlock the hood of your Buick Enclave and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a Buick Enclave with a dead battery?

Now, we’re really going to focus on opening the door of your Buick Enclave which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most traditional techniques that will save you from having to call a malfunction service and save you money.

Open the door of your Buick Enclave with the key

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First solution, it may seem obvious, but to open your Buick Enclave 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 car, on some styles you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have almost certainly already found and tried to open your Buick Enclave through these locks, but be aware that some locks work a little differently. To open the door of your Buick Enclave that has no more battery, you will have to turn the key in the lock and simultaneously 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 content page.

Attempt to recharge the battery of your Buick Enclave

This solution is not feasible on all Buick Enclave, in reality, for you to have the ability to realize this strategy you must either, have the ability to access the trunk of your Buick Enclave and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or have the ability to put on candles your Buick Enclave and access the electrical cables through the motor shoe of it. .

Whichever solution you choose, 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 Buick Enclave

Last but not least, but not the most handy or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Buick Enclave with a dead battery. Of course, this solution 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. Nevertheless, take into consideration your insurance before you action, and go through your contract, and choose carefully the glass you want to break because often the smallest windows are more expensive and more complicated to install than the largest ones.

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