Nevertheless 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 find yourself in the morning with your hyundai i20 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 look at how to open a hyundai i20 with a dead battery? To get this done, first of all we are going to discover how to open the trunk of your motor vehicle with a dead battery, then how to open the bonnet and, finally, how to open a hyundai i20 with a dead battery.

How to open the trunk of a hyundai i20 with a dead battery?

So let’s start our content with the opening of your hyundai i20 trunk with a dead battery . In truth, if you do not have any more battery you will unfortunately 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 such a case, one of the just alternatives to access the interior of your hyundai i20, 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 hyundai i20 is equipped 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 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 carried out, you will have the ability to open the trunk of your hyundai i20 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 hyundai i20, do not hesitate to consult our guidebook which will explain how to get this done.

How to open the bonnet of a hyundai i20 with a dead battery?

Second possibility to open your hyundai i20 hood with a dead battery . As you cannot access the passenger compartment of your motor vehicle, you will have just one solution to open the bonnet of your hyundai i20, 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 have the ability to activate them to unlock the hood of your hyundai i20 and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a hyundai i20 with a dead battery?

Now, we’re really going to focus on opening the door of your hyundai i20 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 hyundai i20 with the key

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First solution, it may seem to be evident, but to open your hyundai i20 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 styles you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have likely already found and tried to open your hyundai i20 through these locks, but bear in mind that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your hyundai i20 that has no more battery, you will have to turn the key in the lock and simultaneously 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 hyundai i20

This remedy is not feasible on all hyundai i20, in fact, for you to have the ability to realize this technique you must either, have the ability to access the trunk of your hyundai i20 and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or have the ability to put on candles your hyundai i20 and access the electrical cables through the motor shoe of it. .

Whichever solution 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 hyundai i20

Last but not least, but not the most simple or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your hyundai i20 with a dead battery. Obviously, 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 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.

To discover more tips on the hyundai i20, take a look at the hyundai i20 category.