Nevertheless we generally try to be attentive, sometimes we forget to turn off our low beam lights, a flashing light, or leave the radio on. Regrettably, if this is your case, you may find yourself in the morning with your Kia Rio running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. In any other case you should have the ability to open it actually 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 Kia Rio with a dead battery? To achieve 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 Kia Rio with a dead battery.
How to open the trunk of a Kia Rio with a dead battery?
So let’s start our content with the opening of your Kia Rio 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 such a case, one of the just possibilities to access the interior of your Kia Rio, 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 Kia Rio is equipped with the “hidden” trunk lock, some finishes and some years are not equipped with it. Put yourself in front of your trunk, and check 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 carried out, you will have the ability to open the trunk of your Kia Rio 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 Rio, do not think twice to seek advice from our guidebook which will explain how to do this.
How to open the bonnet of a Kia Rio with a dead battery?
Second possibility to open your Kia Rio 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 Kia Rio, you will have to, lift the vehicle, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and find the cables of the bonnet lock. Once based, you will have the ability to activate them to unlock the hood of your Kia Rio and have access to your battery.
How do I open the door of a Kia Rio with a dead battery?
Now, we’re really going to concentrate on opening the door of your Kia Rio which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most traditional solutions that will save you from having to call a malfunction service and save you money.
Open the door of your Kia Rio with the key
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First remedy, it may seem to be evident, but to open your Kia Rio 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 models you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have almost certainly already based and tried to open your Kia Rio through these locks, but be aware that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Kia Rio 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 Kia Rio
This solution is not feasible on all Kia Rio, in fact, for you to have the ability to realize this strategy you must either, have the ability to access the trunk of your Kia Rio and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or have the ability to put on candles your Kia Rio 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 Kia Rio
Last but not least, but not the most practical or least expensive remedy, you can break a window to open your Kia Rio with a dead battery. Not surprisingly, 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. Nevertheless, think about your insurance before you work, and read your contract, and choose carefully 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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