Although we generally try to be attentive, oftentimes 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 Ford F 150  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 circumstance. Today we are going to look at how to open a Ford F 150  with a dead battery? To do 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, at last, how to open a Ford F 150  with a dead battery.

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How to open the trunk of a Ford F 150  with a dead battery?

So let’s start our content with the opening of your Ford F 150  trunk with a dead battery . Indeed, 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 possibilities to access the interior of your Ford F 150 , open your bonnet, and replace or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To do this, you will have to check if your Ford F 150  is furnished 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 locate 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 done, you will have the ability to open the trunk of your Ford F 150  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 Ford F 150 , do not hesitate to seek advice from our article which will describe how to get this done.

How to open the bonnet of a Ford F 150  with a dead battery?

Second possibility to open your Ford F 150  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 Ford F 150 , you will have to, lift the vehicle, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and locate the cables of the bonnet lock. Once based, you will have the ability to activate them to unlock the hood of your Ford F 150  and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a Ford F 150  with a dead battery?

Now, we’re really going to concentrate on opening the door of your Ford F 150  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 Ford F 150  with the key

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First solution, it may seem obvious, but to open your Ford F 150  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 styles you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have probably already based and tried to open your Ford F 150  through these locks, but remember that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Ford F 150  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 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 Ford F 150 

This solution is not feasible on all Ford F 150 , in reality, for you to have the ability to realize this technique you must either, have the ability to access the trunk of your Ford F 150  and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or have the ability to put on candles your Ford F 150  and access the electrical cables through the motor shoe of it. .

Whichever solution you select, 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 Ford F 150 

Last but not least, but not the most practical or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Ford F 150  with a dead battery. Of course, 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, take into consideration your insurance before you action, and go through your contract, and choose attentively the glass you want to break because quite often the smallest windows are more expensive and more complicated to install than the largest ones.

To get more tips on the Ford F 150 , take a look at the Ford F 150  category.