Nevertheless 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 case, you may end up in the morning with your Ford Mustang 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. Today we are going to check out how to open a Ford Mustang with a dead battery? To get this done, first of all we are going to see how to open the trunk of your motor vehicle with a dead battery, then how to open the bonnet and, at last, how to open a Ford Mustang with a dead battery.

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

So let’s start our content page with the opening of your Ford Mustang trunk with a dead battery . In fact, if you do not have any more battery you will regrettably not have the ability 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 just possibilities to access the interior of your Ford Mustang, open your bonnet, and replace or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To achieve this, you will have to check if your Ford Mustang is pre-loaded with the “hidden” trunk lock, some finishes and some years are not designed 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 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 Mustang 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 Mustang, do not think twice to seek advice from our guide which will describe how to get this done.

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

Second possibility to open your Ford Mustang hood with a dead battery . As you cannot access the passenger compartment of your motor vehicle, you will have just one remedy to open the bonnet of your Ford Mustang, you will have to, lift the vehicle, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and identify the cables of the bonnet lock. Once found, you will have the ability to activate them to unlock the hood of your Ford Mustang and have access to your battery.

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

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

Open the door of your Ford Mustang with the key

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First remedy, it may seem obvious, but to open your Ford Mustang 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 motor vehicle, on some models you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have likely already found and tried to open your Ford Mustang through these locks, but bear in mind that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Ford Mustang 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 page.

Attempt to recharge the battery of your Ford Mustang

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

Whichever remedy you choose, 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 Mustang

Last but not least, but not the most simple or least expensive remedy, you can break a window to open your Ford Mustang 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 act, and read your contract, and choose cautiously the glass you want to break because quite often the smallest windows are more expensive and more difficult to install than the largest ones.

If you need more tutorials on the Ford Mustang, go to our Ford Mustang category.