Although 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. Regrettably, if this is your circumstance, you may find yourself in the morning with your Opel Astra 5 running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. In any other case you should be able to open it quite easily with your key, but this is not constantly the circumstance. In this article we are going to look at how to open a Opel Astra 5 with a dead battery? To do 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, finally, how to open a Opel Astra 5 with a dead battery.
How to open the trunk of a Opel Astra 5 with a dead battery?
So let’s begin our content with the opening of your Opel Astra 5 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 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 Opel Astra 5, 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 Opel Astra 5 is pre-loaded with the “hidden” trunk lock, some finishes and some years are not furnished 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 be able to insert and turn your key. Once this is carried out, you will be able to open the trunk of your Opel Astra 5 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 Opel Astra 5, do not think twice to seek advice from our guide which will describe how to achieve this.
How to open the bonnet of a Opel Astra 5 with a dead battery?
Second possibility to open your Opel Astra 5 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 Opel Astra 5, you will have to, lift the vehicle, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and find the cables of the bonnet lock. Once based, you will be able to activate them to unlock the hood of your Opel Astra 5 and have access to your battery.
How do I open the door of a Opel Astra 5 with a dead battery?
Now, we’re really going to concentrate on opening the door of your Opel Astra 5 which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most classic techniques that will save you from having to call a malfunction service and save you money.
Open the door of your Opel Astra 5 with the key
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First solution, it may appear to be obvious, but to open your Opel Astra 5 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 motor vehicle, on some models you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have almost certainly already based and tried to open your Opel Astra 5 through these locks, but take note that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Opel Astra 5 that has no more battery, you will have to turn the key in the lock and simultaneously 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.
Attempt to recharge the battery of your Opel Astra 5
This solution is not feasible on all Opel Astra 5, in fact, for you to be able to realize this approach you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Opel Astra 5 and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Opel Astra 5 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 vehicle.
Break a window of your Opel Astra 5
Last but not least, but not the most useful or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Opel Astra 5 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, take into consideration your insurance before you act, and go through your contract, and choose attentively the glass you want to break because often the smallest windows are more expensive and more difficult to install than the largest ones.
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