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 circumstance, you may find yourself in the morning with your Fiat Bravo running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. Normally you should be able to open it quite easily with your key, but this is not always the circumstance. Today we are going to look at how to open a Fiat Bravo with a dead battery? To achieve this, first of all we are going to discover how to open the trunk of your car with a dead battery, then how to open the bonnet and, finally, how to open a Fiat Bravo with a dead battery.
How to open the trunk of a Fiat Bravo with a dead battery?
So let’s begin our content with the opening of your Fiat Bravo trunk with a dead battery . In fact, if you do not have any more battery you will unfortunately 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 such a case, one of the only alternatives to access the interior of your Fiat Bravo, open your bonnet, and change or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To accomplish this, you will have to check if your Fiat Bravo is built 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 be able to insert and turn your key. Once this is performed, you will be able to open the trunk of your Fiat Bravo 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 Fiat Bravo, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article which will explain how to do this.
How to open the bonnet of a Fiat Bravo with a dead battery?
Second opportunity to open your Fiat Bravo hood with a dead battery . As you cannot access the passenger compartment of your car, you will have only one remedy to open the bonnet of your Fiat Bravo, you will have to, lift the car, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and situate the cables of the bonnet lock. Once found, you will be able to activate them to unlock the hood of your Fiat Bravo and have access to your battery.
How do I open the door of a Fiat Bravo with a dead battery?
Now, we’re really going to focus on opening the door of your Fiat Bravo which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most classic techniques that will save you from having to call a breakdown service and save you money.
Open the door of your Fiat Bravo with the key
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First remedy, it may seem evident, but to open your Fiat Bravo 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 models you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have almost certainly already found and tried to open your Fiat Bravo through these locks, but remember that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Fiat Bravo 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.
Attempt to recharge the battery of your Fiat Bravo
This solution is not feasible on all Fiat Bravo, in fact, for you to be able to realize this technique you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Fiat Bravo and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Fiat Bravo 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 car.
Break a window of your Fiat Bravo
Last but not least, but not the most useful or least expensive remedy, you can break a window to open your Fiat Bravo 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, take into consideration your insurance before you action, and read your contract, and choose cautiously the glass you want to break because quite often the smallest windows are more expensive and more complicated to install than the largest ones.
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