Although 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 end up in the morning with your Citroen C4 running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. Normally 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 check out how to open a Citroen C4 with a dead battery? To do this, 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 Citroen C4 with a dead battery.

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

So let’s commence our content with the opening of your Citroen C4 trunk with a dead battery . In 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 this case, one of the just solutions to access the interior of your Citroen C4, open your bonnet, and change or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To accomplish this, you will have to verify if your Citroen C4 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 Citroen C4 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 C4, do not hesitate to consult our guide which will show you how to achieve this.

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

Second opportunity to open your Citroen C4 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 Citroen C4, you will have to, lift the car, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and find the cables of the bonnet lock. Once located, you will have the ability to activate them to unlock the hood of your Citroen C4 and have access to your battery.

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

Now, we’re really going to concentrate on opening the door of your Citroen C4 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 C4 with the key

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First solution, it may seem obvious, but to open your Citroen C4 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 models you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have probably already located and tried to open your Citroen C4 through these locks, but take note that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Citroen C4 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 C4

This solution is not feasible on all Citroen C4, in fact, for you to have the ability to realize this strategy you must either, have the ability to access the trunk of your Citroen C4 and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or have the ability to put on candles your Citroen C4 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 Citroen C4

Last but not least, but not the most handy or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Citroen C4 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, think about your insurance before you work, and browse your contract, and choose cautiously the glass you want to break because often the smallest windows are more expensive and more complicated to install than the largest ones.

Whenever you have any additional questions about the Citroen C4, do not hesitate to consult our Citroen C4 category.