Nevertheless we generally try to be attentive, occasionally we forget to turn off our low beam lights, a flashing light, or leave the radio on. Sadly, if this is your circumstance, you may find yourself in the morning with your Nissan Almera 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 constantly the circumstance. Today we are going to look at how to open a Nissan Almera with a dead battery? To achieve this, first of all we are going to find out how to open the trunk of your car with a dead battery, then how to open the bonnet and, finally, how to open a Nissan Almera with a dead battery.
How to open the trunk of a Nissan Almera with a dead battery?
So let’s begin our content page with the opening of your Nissan Almera 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 car, on certain series, the key will not be enough either to open your doors manually. In such a case, one of the just possibilities to access the interior of your Nissan Almera, open your bonnet, and replace or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To accomplish this, you will have to verify if your Nissan Almera is built 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 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 carried out, you will be able to open the trunk of your Nissan Almera 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 Nissan Almera, do not hesitate to consult our article which will show you how to get this done.
How to open the bonnet of a Nissan Almera with a dead battery?
Second possibility to open your Nissan Almera 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 Nissan Almera, 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 Nissan Almera and have access to your battery.
How do I open the door of a Nissan Almera with a dead battery?
Now, we’re really going to focus on opening the door of your Nissan Almera which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most traditional techniques that will save you from having to call a breakdown service and save you money.
Open the door of your Nissan Almera with the key
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First solution, it may appear to be obvious, but to open your Nissan Almera 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 probably already located and tried to open your Nissan Almera through these locks, but be aware that some locks work a little differently. To open the door of your Nissan Almera 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 process 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 Nissan Almera
This solution is not feasible on all Nissan Almera, in reality, for you to be able to realize this technique you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Nissan Almera and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Nissan Almera 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 car.
Break a window of your Nissan Almera
Last but not least, but not the most practical or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Nissan Almera 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. Nevertheless, think about your insurance before you action, and browse 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.
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