Nevertheless we generally try to be attentive, often we forget to switch off our low beam lights, a flashing light, or leave the radio on. Sadly, if this is your case, you may end up in the morning with your Mercedes Benz C Class running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. Normally you should be able to open it quite easily with your key, but this is not constantly the case. Today we are going to check out how to open a Mercedes Benz C Class 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 Mercedes Benz C Class with a dead battery.

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How to open the trunk of a Mercedes Benz C Class with a dead battery?

So let’s begin our article with the opening of your Mercedes Benz C Class trunk with a dead battery . In 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 this case, one of the only solutions to access the interior of your Mercedes Benz C Class, 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 Mercedes Benz C Class is built 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 be able to insert and turn your key. Once this is performed, you will be able to open the trunk of your Mercedes Benz C Class 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 Mercedes Benz C Class, do not think twice to seek advice from our guide which will show you how to do this.

How to open the bonnet of a Mercedes Benz C Class with a dead battery?

Second possibility to open your Mercedes Benz C Class 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 Mercedes Benz C Class, 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 be able to activate them to unlock the hood of your Mercedes Benz C Class and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a Mercedes Benz C Class with a dead battery?

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

Open the door of your Mercedes Benz C Class with the key

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First solution, it may appear to be obvious, but to open your Mercedes Benz C Class 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 most likely already found and tried to open your Mercedes Benz C Class through these locks, but remember that some locks work a little differently. To open the door of your Mercedes Benz C Class 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 article.

Attempt to recharge the battery of your Mercedes Benz C Class

This solution is not feasible on all Mercedes Benz C Class, in fact, for you to be able to realize this technique you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Mercedes Benz C Class and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Mercedes Benz C Class and access the electrical cables through the motor shoe of it. .

Whichever solution 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 Mercedes Benz C Class

Last but not least, but not the most practical or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Mercedes Benz C Class 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, take into consideration your insurance before you action, and go through your contract, and choose attentively the glass you want to break because quite often the smallest windows are more expensive and more complicated to install than the largest ones.

If you wish more tutorials on the Mercedes Benz C Class, go to our Mercedes Benz C Class category.