Although we generally try to be attentive, often we forget to switch 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 Subaru Outback 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 case. In this article we are going to look at how to open a Subaru Outback with a dead battery? To get this done, 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 Subaru Outback with a dead battery.

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How to open the trunk of a Subaru Outback with a dead battery?

So let’s commence our article with the opening of your Subaru Outback trunk with a dead battery . Indeed, 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 such a case, one of the only solutions to access the interior of your Subaru Outback, open your bonnet, and replace or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To do this, you will have to check if your Subaru Outback is pre-loaded 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 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 Subaru Outback 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 Subaru Outback, do not think twice to consult our article which will show you how to do this.

How to open the bonnet of a Subaru Outback with a dead battery?

Second opportunity to open your Subaru Outback 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 Subaru Outback, you will have to, lift the vehicle, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and situate the cables of the bonnet lock. Once found, you will be able to activate them to unlock the hood of your Subaru Outback and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a Subaru Outback with a dead battery?

Now, we’re really going to concentrate on opening the door of your Subaru Outback which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most traditional ways that will save you from having to call a breakdown service and save you money.

Open the door of your Subaru Outback with the key

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First solution, it may appear to be evident, but to open your Subaru Outback 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 likely already found and tried to open your Subaru Outback through these locks, but take note that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Subaru Outback 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 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 article.

Try to recharge the battery of your Subaru Outback

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

Break a window of your Subaru Outback

Last but not least, but not the most handy or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Subaru Outback 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, think about your insurance before you work, and browse 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.

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