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. Unfortunately, if this is your case, you may end up in the morning with your Nissan Frontier running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. In any other case you should have the ability to open it actually quite easily with your key, but this is not always the case. Today we are going to look at how to open a Nissan Frontier with a dead battery? To achieve this, first of all we are going to find out how to open the trunk of your motor vehicle with a dead battery, then how to open the bonnet and, at last, how to open a Nissan Frontier with a dead battery.

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

So let’s commence our content with the opening of your Nissan Frontier trunk with a dead battery . Obviously, if you do not have any more battery you will sadly not have the ability 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 just alternatives to access the interior of your Nissan Frontier, open your bonnet, and change or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To accomplish this, you will have to check if your Nissan Frontier is pre-loaded 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 discover a small trap door behind which hides the mechanical lock in which you will have the ability to insert and turn your key. Once this is completed, you will have the ability to open the trunk of your Nissan Frontier 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 Frontier, do not think twice to seek advice from our guide which will describe how to do this.

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

Second opportunity to open your Nissan Frontier hood with a dead battery . As you cannot access the passenger compartment of your motor vehicle, you will have just one remedy to open the bonnet of your Nissan Frontier, you will have to, lift the car, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and find the cables of the bonnet lock. Once found, you will have the ability to activate them to unlock the hood of your Nissan Frontier and have access to your battery.

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

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

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First remedy, it may appear to be obvious, but to open your Nissan Frontier which has no more electricity, the key will be your best ally. You will mostly 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 probably already found and tried to open your Nissan Frontier through these locks, but take note that some locks work a little differently. To open the door of your Nissan Frontier 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.

Attempt to recharge the battery of your Nissan Frontier

This solution is not feasible on all Nissan Frontier, in fact, for you to have the ability to realize this technique you must either, have the ability to access the trunk of your Nissan Frontier and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or have the ability to put on candles your Nissan Frontier and access the electrical cables through the motor shoe of it. .

Whichever remedy 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 Frontier

Last but not least, but not the most practical or least expensive remedy, you can break a window to open your Nissan Frontier with a dead battery. Obviously, 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 go through your contract, and choose carefully the glass you want to break because quite often the smallest windows are more expensive and more complicated to install than the largest ones.

If you want more guides on the Nissan Frontier, go to our Nissan Frontier category.