Nevertheless we generally try to be attentive, oftentimes we forget to switch off our low beam lights, a flashing light, or leave the radio on. Unfortunately, if this is your case, you may end up in the morning with your Lancia Ypsilon 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 case. Today we are going to look at how to open a Lancia Ypsilon 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, finally, how to open a Lancia Ypsilon with a dead battery.
How to open the trunk of a Lancia Ypsilon with a dead battery?
So let’s begin our content with the opening of your Lancia Ypsilon trunk with a dead battery . In actual fact, if you do not have any more battery you will regrettably 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 such a case, one of the only alternatives to access the interior of your Lancia Ypsilon, open your bonnet, and change or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To achieve this, you will have to verify if your Lancia Ypsilon 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 locate 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 performed, you will be able to open the trunk of your Lancia Ypsilon 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 Lancia Ypsilon, do not hesitate to consult our guidebook which will show you how to do this.
How to open the bonnet of a Lancia Ypsilon with a dead battery?
Second possibility to open your Lancia Ypsilon hood with a dead battery . As you cannot access the passenger compartment of your motor vehicle, you will have only one solution to open the bonnet of your Lancia Ypsilon, you will have to, lift the vehicle, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and locate the cables of the bonnet lock. Once based, you will be able to activate them to unlock the hood of your Lancia Ypsilon and have access to your battery.
How do I open the door of a Lancia Ypsilon with a dead battery?
Now, we’re really going to focus on opening the door of your Lancia Ypsilon which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most classic techniques that will save you from having to call a malfunction service and save you money.
Open the door of your Lancia Ypsilon with the key
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First solution, it may seem to be obvious, but to open your Lancia Ypsilon 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 probably already based and tried to open your Lancia Ypsilon through these locks, but remember that some locks work a little differently. To open the door of your Lancia Ypsilon 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 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 Lancia Ypsilon
This remedy is not feasible on all Lancia Ypsilon, in reality, for you to be able to realize this approach you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Lancia Ypsilon and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Lancia Ypsilon 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 Lancia Ypsilon
Last but not least, but not the most practical or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Lancia Ypsilon 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. However, think about your insurance before you act, and go through your contract, and choose cautiously the glass you want to break because often the smallest windows are more expensive and more difficult to install than the largest ones.
If you have any additional questions about the Lancia Ypsilon, do not hesitate to consult our Lancia Ypsilon category.
