Although we generally try to be attentive, sometimes we forget to switch off our low beam lights, a flashing light, or leave the radio on. Regrettably, if this is your case, you may end up in the morning with your Buick Lucerne 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. In this article we are going to look at how to open a Buick Lucerne with a dead battery? To get this done, first of all we are going to find out 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 Lucerne with a dead battery.

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

So let’s commence our content with the opening of your Buick Lucerne trunk with a dead battery . Indeed, if you do not have any more battery you will regrettably 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 this case, one of the just possibilities to access the interior of your Buick Lucerne, open your bonnet, and change or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To get this done, you will have to verify if your Buick Lucerne is built with the “hidden” trunk lock, some finishes and some years are not equipped with it. Put yourself in front of your trunk, and look 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 performed, you will have the ability to open the trunk of your Buick Lucerne with a dead battery and access the interior of your vehicle and open your hood . If you are unable to fold down the rear seat of your Buick Lucerne, do not hesitate to consult our guidebook which will describe how to get this done.

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

Second possibility to open your Buick Lucerne 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 Lucerne, you will have to, lift the vehicle, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and find the cables of the bonnet lock. Once based, you will have the ability to activate them to unlock the hood of your Buick Lucerne and have access to your battery.

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

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

Open the door of your Buick Lucerne with the key

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First solution, it may seem obvious, but to open your Buick Lucerne which has no more electricity, the key will be your best ally. You will normally have at least, a mechanical lock on the driver’s door of your car, on some versions you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have probably already based and tried to open your Buick Lucerne through these locks, but remember that some locks work a little differently. To open the door of your Buick Lucerne 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.

Try to recharge the battery of your Buick Lucerne

This solution is not feasible on all Buick Lucerne, in fact, for you to have the ability to realize this approach you must either, have the ability to access the trunk of your Buick Lucerne and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or have the ability to put on candles your Buick Lucerne 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 vehicle.

Break a window of your Buick Lucerne

Last but not least, but not the most useful or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Buick Lucerne with a dead battery. Not surprisingly, 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, think about your insurance before you work, 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 difficult to install than the largest ones.

In the event that you have any additional questions about the Buick Lucerne, do not hesitate to consult our Buick Lucerne category.