Although we generally try to be attentive, sometimes we forget to turn off our low beam lights, a flashing light, or leave the radio on. Sadly, if this is your case, you may end up in the morning with your Toyota Prius 2 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. In this article we are going to look at how to open a Toyota Prius 2 with a dead battery? To get this done, first of all we are going to discover 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 Toyota Prius 2 with a dead battery.
How to open the trunk of a Toyota Prius 2 with a dead battery?
So let’s begin our content page with the opening of your Toyota Prius 2 trunk with a dead battery . In truth, if you do not have any more battery you will sadly not have the ability 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 possibilities to access the interior of your Toyota Prius 2, open your bonnet, and change or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To achieve this, you will have to check if your Toyota Prius 2 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 have the ability to insert and turn your key. Once this is done, you will have the ability to open the trunk of your Toyota Prius 2 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 Toyota Prius 2, do not think twice to seek advice from our article which will explain how to do this.
How to open the bonnet of a Toyota Prius 2 with a dead battery?
Second possibility to open your Toyota Prius 2 hood with a dead battery . As you cannot access the passenger compartment of your car, you will have just one solution to open the bonnet of your Toyota Prius 2, you will have to, lift the car, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and situate the cables of the bonnet lock. Once based, you will have the ability to activate them to unlock the hood of your Toyota Prius 2 and have access to your battery.
How do I open the door of a Toyota Prius 2 with a dead battery?
Now, we’re really going to focus on opening the door of your Toyota Prius 2 which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most classic ways that will save you from having to call a breakdown service and save you money.
Open the door of your Toyota Prius 2 with the key
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First solution, it may seem evident, but to open your Toyota Prius 2 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 styles you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have probably already based and tried to open your Toyota Prius 2 through these locks, but take note that some locks work a little differently. To open the door of your Toyota Prius 2 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 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 page.
Attempt to recharge the battery of your Toyota Prius 2
This remedy is not feasible on all Toyota Prius 2, in fact, for you to have the ability to realize this technique you must either, have the ability to access the trunk of your Toyota Prius 2 and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or have the ability to put on candles your Toyota Prius 2 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 car.
Break a window of your Toyota Prius 2
Last but not least, but not the most handy or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Toyota Prius 2 with a dead battery. Of course, 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 action, and read your contract, and choose attentively 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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