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. Sadly, if this is your case, you may find yourself in the morning with your Citroen Berlingo running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. Normally you should be able to open it actually quite easily with your key, but this is not constantly the case. Today we are going to check out how to open a Citroen Berlingo with a dead battery? To do 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, finally, how to open a Citroen Berlingo with a dead battery.

How to open the trunk of a Citroen Berlingo with a dead battery?

So let’s commence our content with the opening of your Citroen Berlingo trunk with a dead battery . In truth, if you do not have any more battery you will sadly 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 only alternatives to access the interior of your Citroen Berlingo, 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 Citroen Berlingo is equipped with the “hidden” trunk lock, some finishes and some years are not built 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 be able to insert and turn your key. Once this is done, you will be able to open the trunk of your Citroen Berlingo 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 Citroen Berlingo, do not hesitate to consult our guide which will describe how to do this.

How to open the bonnet of a Citroen Berlingo with a dead battery?

Second possibility to open your Citroen Berlingo hood with a dead battery . As you cannot access the passenger compartment of your motor vehicle, you will have only one solution to open the bonnet of your Citroen Berlingo, you will have to, lift the car, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and locate the cables of the bonnet lock. Once found, you will be able to activate them to unlock the hood of your Citroen Berlingo and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a Citroen Berlingo with a dead battery?

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

Open the door of your Citroen Berlingo with the key

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First solution, it may seem to be evident, but to open your Citroen Berlingo 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 motor vehicle, on some models you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have probably already found and tried to open your Citroen Berlingo through these locks, but take note that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Citroen Berlingo 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 procedure 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 Citroen Berlingo

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

Whichever solution you go for, 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 Citroen Berlingo

Last but not least, but not the most practical or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Citroen Berlingo 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. However, take into consideration your insurance before you action, and read your contract, and choose carefully the glass you want to break because often the smallest windows are more expensive and more difficult to install than the largest ones.

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