Although we generally try to be attentive, often we forget to turn off our low beam lights, a flashing light, or leave the radio on. Sadly, if this is your circumstance, you may end up in the morning with your Citroen C4 Picasso running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. In any other case you should be able to open it actually quite easily with your key, but this is not always the circumstance. In this article we are going to check out how to open a Citroen C4 Picasso with a dead battery? To achieve this, 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, finally, how to open a Citroen C4 Picasso with a dead battery.

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How to open the trunk of a Citroen C4 Picasso with a dead battery?

So let’s start our content with the opening of your Citroen C4 Picasso trunk with a dead battery . Obviously, if you do not have any more battery you will regrettably not be able 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 solutions to access the interior of your Citroen C4 Picasso, open your bonnet, and replace or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To accomplish this, you will have to check if your Citroen C4 Picasso 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 look around the handle of the trunk, you should locate 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 performed, you will be able to open the trunk of your Citroen C4 Picasso 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 Citroen C4 Picasso, do not hesitate to consult our guide which will explain how to achieve this.

How to open the bonnet of a Citroen C4 Picasso with a dead battery?

Second possibility to open your Citroen C4 Picasso hood with a dead battery . As you cannot access the passenger compartment of your car, you will have just one remedy to open the bonnet of your Citroen C4 Picasso, you will have to, lift the vehicle, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and find the cables of the bonnet lock. Once found, you will be able to activate them to unlock the hood of your Citroen C4 Picasso and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a Citroen C4 Picasso with a dead battery?

Now, we’re really going to focus on opening the door of your Citroen C4 Picasso which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most classic solutions that will save you from having to call a breakdown service and save you money.

Open the door of your Citroen C4 Picasso with the key

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First remedy, it may seem to be obvious, but to open your Citroen C4 Picasso which has no more electricity, the key will be your best ally. You will most frequently 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 almost certainly already found and tried to open your Citroen C4 Picasso through these locks, but be aware that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Citroen C4 Picasso 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 process 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 C4 Picasso

This solution is not feasible on all Citroen C4 Picasso, in reality, for you to be able to realize this strategy you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Citroen C4 Picasso and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Citroen C4 Picasso and access the electrical cables through the motor shoe of it. .

Whichever remedy you go for, 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 Citroen C4 Picasso

Last but not least, but not the most handy or least expensive remedy, you can break a window to open your Citroen C4 Picasso 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 attentively the glass you want to break because generally the smallest windows are more expensive and more difficult to install than the largest ones.

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