Nevertheless we generally try to be attentive, in some cases we forget to turn 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 Mini Cooper 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 case. Today we are going to check out how to open a Mini Cooper with a dead battery? To achieve this, first of all we are going to discover how to open the trunk of your car with a dead battery, then how to open the bonnet and, finally, how to open a Mini Cooper with a dead battery.

How to open the trunk of a Mini Cooper with a dead battery?

So let’s commence our content page with the opening of your Mini Cooper trunk with a dead battery . In actual fact, if you do not have any more battery you will unfortunately not be able to use the centralized locking of your car, on certain series, the key will not be enough either to open your doors manually. In such a case, one of the just solutions to access the interior of your Mini Cooper, open your bonnet, and replace or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To get this done, you will have to check if your Mini Cooper 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 look around the handle of the trunk, you should find 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 done, you will be able to open the trunk of your Mini Cooper with a dead battery and access the interior of your car and open your hood . If you are unable to fold down the rear seat of your Mini Cooper, do not think twice to consult our article which will describe how to achieve this.

How to open the bonnet of a Mini Cooper with a dead battery?

Second opportunity to open your Mini Cooper hood with a dead battery . As you cannot access the passenger compartment of your car, you will have just one solution to open the bonnet of your Mini Cooper, you will have to, lift the car, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and find the cables of the bonnet lock. Once located, you will be able to activate them to unlock the hood of your Mini Cooper and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a Mini Cooper with a dead battery?

Now, we’re really going to focus on opening the door of your Mini Cooper which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most traditional methods that will save you from having to call a malfunction service and save you money.

Open the door of your Mini Cooper with the key

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First solution, it may seem to be obvious, but to open your Mini Cooper 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 car, 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 Mini Cooper through these locks, but bear in mind that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Mini Cooper 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 page.

Attempt to recharge the battery of your Mini Cooper

This remedy is not feasible on all Mini Cooper, in reality, for you to be able to realize this approach you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Mini Cooper and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Mini Cooper 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 car.

Break a window of your Mini Cooper

Last but not least, but not the most simple or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Mini Cooper 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, take into consideration your insurance before you act, 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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