Although we generally try to be attentive, occasionally we forget to switch off our low beam lights, a flashing light, or leave the radio on. Regrettably, if this is your case, you may end up in the morning with your Nissan Altima 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 check out how to open a Nissan Altima with a dead battery? To get this done, 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, at last, how to open a Nissan Altima with a dead battery.

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How to open the trunk of a Nissan Altima with a dead battery?

So let’s start our content page with the opening of your Nissan Altima trunk with a dead battery . In fact, if you do not have any more battery you will sadly 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 this case, one of the just alternatives to access the interior of your Nissan Altima, 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 Nissan Altima is built with the “hidden” trunk lock, some finishes and some years are not designed 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 Nissan Altima 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 Altima, do not think twice to seek advice from our guidebook which will describe how to get this done.

How to open the bonnet of a Nissan Altima with a dead battery?

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

How do I open the door of a Nissan Altima with a dead battery?

Now, we’re really going to focus on opening the door of your Nissan Altima 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 Nissan Altima with the key

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First remedy, it may seem to be obvious, but to open your Nissan Altima 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 car, on some models you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have most likely already located and tried to open your Nissan Altima through these locks, but remember that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Nissan Altima 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 Altima

This remedy is not feasible on all Nissan Altima, in reality, for you to be able to realize this approach you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Nissan Altima and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Nissan Altima and access the electrical cables through the motor shoe of it. .

Whichever remedy 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 Nissan Altima

Last but not least, but not the most useful or least expensive remedy, you can break a window to open your Nissan Altima with a dead battery. Not surprisingly, this remedy 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 cautiously the glass you want to break because often the smallest windows are more expensive and more difficult to install than the largest ones.

If you need more tutorials on the Nissan Altima, go to our Nissan Altima category.