Nevertheless we generally try to be attentive, in some cases we forget to switch off our low beam lights, a flashing light, or leave the radio on. Regrettably, if this is your case, you may end up in the morning with your Hyundai Santa Fe running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. In any other case you should be able 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 Hyundai Santa Fe with a dead battery? To do this, 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 Hyundai Santa Fe with a dead battery.

How to open the trunk of a Hyundai Santa Fe with a dead battery?

So let’s start our content with the opening of your Hyundai Santa Fe trunk with a dead battery . Indeed, if you do not have any more battery you will unfortunately not be able 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 Hyundai Santa Fe, 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 Hyundai Santa Fe is furnished 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 discover 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 carried out, you will be able to open the trunk of your Hyundai Santa Fe 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 Hyundai Santa Fe, do not hesitate to seek advice from our guidebook which will describe how to get this done.

How to open the bonnet of a Hyundai Santa Fe with a dead battery?

Second opportunity to open your Hyundai Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe, you will have to, lift the car, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and situate the cables of the bonnet lock. Once based, you will be able to activate them to unlock the hood of your Hyundai Santa Fe and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a Hyundai Santa Fe with a dead battery?

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

Open the door of your Hyundai Santa Fe with the key

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First solution, it may seem obvious, but to open your Hyundai Santa Fe 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 versions you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have almost certainly already based and tried to open your Hyundai Santa Fe through these locks, but remember that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Hyundai Santa Fe 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.

Attempt to recharge the battery of your Hyundai Santa Fe

This solution is not feasible on all Hyundai Santa Fe, in fact, for you to be able to realize this approach you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Hyundai Santa Fe and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Hyundai Santa Fe 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 car.

Break a window of your Hyundai Santa Fe

Last but not least, but not the most simple or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Hyundai Santa Fe 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, take into consideration your insurance before you action, and browse your contract, and choose attentively the glass you want to break because generally the smallest windows are more expensive and more complicated to install than the largest ones.

To find more tips on the Hyundai Santa Fe, take a look at the Hyundai Santa Fe category.