Although we generally try to be attentive, occasionally we forget to turn off our low beam lights, a flashing light, or leave the radio on. Regrettably, if this is your circumstance, you may end up in the morning with your Kia Picanto running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. In any other case you should be able to open it actually quite easily with your key, but this is not constantly the circumstance. Today we are going to look at how to open a Kia Picanto with a dead battery? To do this, first of all we are going to find out 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 Kia Picanto with a dead battery.

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How to open the trunk of a Kia Picanto with a dead battery?

So let’s start our article with the opening of your Kia Picanto trunk with a dead battery . In truth, if you do not have any more battery you will sadly 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 alternatives to access the interior of your Kia Picanto, open your bonnet, and change or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To get this done, you will have to check if your Kia Picanto is pre-loaded 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 done, you will be able to open the trunk of your Kia Picanto 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 Kia Picanto, do not hesitate to consult our guidebook which will explain how to achieve this.

How to open the bonnet of a Kia Picanto with a dead battery?

Second possibility to open your Kia Picanto 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 Kia Picanto, you will have to, lift the vehicle, 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 Kia Picanto and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a Kia Picanto with a dead battery?

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

Open the door of your Kia Picanto with the key

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First solution, it may seem to be evident, but to open your Kia Picanto which has no more electricity, the key will be your best ally. You will normally 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 most certainly already based and tried to open your Kia Picanto through these locks, but be aware that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Kia Picanto 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 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 article.

Attempt to recharge the battery of your Kia Picanto

This remedy is not feasible on all Kia Picanto, in fact, for you to be able to realize this technique you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Kia Picanto and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Kia Picanto 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 Kia Picanto

Last but not least, but not the most useful or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Kia Picanto 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, think about 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.

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