Nevertheless we generally try to be attentive, often 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 find yourself in the morning with your Suzuki Jimny 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 Suzuki Jimny with a dead battery? To do this, first of all we are going to see 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 Suzuki Jimny with a dead battery.
How to open the trunk of a Suzuki Jimny with a dead battery?
So let’s commence our content page with the opening of your Suzuki Jimny trunk with a dead battery . Obviously, 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 such a case, one of the only solutions to access the interior of your Suzuki Jimny, open your bonnet, and replace or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To accomplish this, you will have to check if your Suzuki Jimny 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 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 done, you will be able to open the trunk of your Suzuki Jimny 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 Suzuki Jimny, do not think twice to consult our guidebook which will show you how to do this.
How to open the bonnet of a Suzuki Jimny with a dead battery?
Second possibility to open your Suzuki Jimny hood with a dead battery . As you cannot access the passenger compartment of your car, you will have only one solution to open the bonnet of your Suzuki Jimny, 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 Suzuki Jimny and have access to your battery.
How do I open the door of a Suzuki Jimny with a dead battery?
Now, we’re really going to focus on opening the door of your Suzuki Jimny which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most traditional solutions that will save you from having to call a breakdown service and save you money.
Open the door of your Suzuki Jimny with the key
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First solution, it may appear to be evident, but to open your Suzuki Jimny 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 versions you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have almost certainly already based and tried to open your Suzuki Jimny through these locks, but take note that some locks work a little differently. To open the door of your Suzuki Jimny 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 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 content page.
Attempt to recharge the battery of your Suzuki Jimny
This remedy is not feasible on all Suzuki Jimny, in fact, for you to be able to realize this technique you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Suzuki Jimny and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Suzuki Jimny 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 Suzuki Jimny
Last but not least, but not the most handy or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Suzuki Jimny 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 read your contract, and choose carefully the glass you want to break because quite often the smallest windows are more expensive and more difficult to install than the largest ones.
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