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. Sadly, if this is your case, you may find yourself in the morning with your Mercedes Sprinter 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 always the case. In this article we are going to look at how to open a Mercedes Sprinter with a dead battery? To do this, first of all we are going to discover 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 Sprinter with a dead battery.

How to open the trunk of a Mercedes Sprinter with a dead battery?

So let’s start our content with the opening of your Mercedes Sprinter trunk with a dead battery . Indeed, 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 possibilities to access the interior of your Mercedes Sprinter, open your bonnet, and replace or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To get this done, you will have to verify if your Mercedes Sprinter is furnished 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 Sprinter 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 Sprinter, do not think twice to seek advice from our guidebook which will show you how to do this.

How to open the bonnet of a Mercedes Sprinter with a dead battery?

Second possibility to open your Mercedes Sprinter 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 Sprinter, you will have to, lift the vehicle, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and locate the cables of the bonnet lock. Once found, you will be able to activate them to unlock the hood of your Mercedes Sprinter and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a Mercedes Sprinter with a dead battery?

Now, we’re really going to concentrate on opening the door of your Mercedes Sprinter 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 Mercedes Sprinter with the key

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First solution, it may seem evident, but to open your Mercedes Sprinter 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 found and tried to open your Mercedes Sprinter through these locks, but remember that some locks work a little differently. To open the door of your Mercedes Sprinter 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 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 content.

Try to recharge the battery of your Mercedes Sprinter

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

Last but not least, but not the most practical or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Mercedes Sprinter 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 action, and browse your contract, and choose cautiously the glass you want to break because quite often the smallest windows are more expensive and more complicated to install than the largest ones.

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