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. Regrettably, if this is your circumstance, you may end up in the morning with your Mercedes Classe A 3 running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. Normally you should be able to open it actually quite easily with your key, but this is not always the circumstance. In this article we are going to look at how to open a Mercedes Classe A 3 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 Mercedes Classe A 3 with a dead battery.
How to open the trunk of a Mercedes Classe A 3 with a dead battery?
So let’s commence our article with the opening of your Mercedes Classe A 3 trunk with a dead battery . Obviously, 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 only possibilities to access the interior of your Mercedes Classe A 3, open your bonnet, and replace or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To accomplish this, you will have to check if your Mercedes Classe A 3 is built with the “hidden” trunk lock, some finishes and some years are not furnished 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 completed, you will be able to open the trunk of your Mercedes Classe A 3 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 Classe A 3, do not think twice to seek advice from our guide which will describe how to do this.
How to open the bonnet of a Mercedes Classe A 3 with a dead battery?
Second possibility to open your Mercedes Classe A 3 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 Classe A 3, you will have to, lift the vehicle, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and locate the cables of the bonnet lock. Once located, you will be able to activate them to unlock the hood of your Mercedes Classe A 3 and have access to your battery.
How do I open the door of a Mercedes Classe A 3 with a dead battery?
Now, we’re really going to focus on opening the door of your Mercedes Classe A 3 which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most classic solutions that will save you from having to call a breakdown service and save you money.
Open the door of your Mercedes Classe A 3 with the key
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First solution, it may seem evident, but to open your Mercedes Classe A 3 which has no more electricity, the key will be your best ally. You will most frequently 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 certainly already located and tried to open your Mercedes Classe A 3 through these locks, but remember that some locks work a little differently. To open the door of your Mercedes Classe A 3 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 Mercedes Classe A 3
This remedy is not feasible on all Mercedes Classe A 3, in fact, for you to be able to realize this approach you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Mercedes Classe A 3 and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Mercedes Classe A 3 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 Mercedes Classe A 3
Last but not least, but not the most simple or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Mercedes Classe A 3 with a dead battery. Obviously, 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 read your contract, and choose attentively the glass you want to break because often the smallest windows are more expensive and more complicated to install than the largest ones.
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