Nevertheless we generally try to be attentive, sometimes 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 Toyota Sequoia running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. Normally you should be able to open it quite easily with your key, but this is not constantly the case. Today we are going to check out how to open a Toyota Sequoia with a dead battery? To do this, first of all we are going to see 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 Toyota Sequoia with a dead battery.

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How to open the trunk of a Toyota Sequoia with a dead battery?

So let’s begin our article with the opening of your Toyota Sequoia trunk with a dead battery . Indeed, if you do not have any more battery you will regrettably 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 alternatives to access the interior of your Toyota Sequoia, 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 Toyota Sequoia is equipped 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 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 Toyota Sequoia 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 Toyota Sequoia, do not think twice to consult our article which will show you how to achieve this.

How to open the bonnet of a Toyota Sequoia with a dead battery?

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

How do I open the door of a Toyota Sequoia with a dead battery?

Now, we’re really going to focus on opening the door of your Toyota Sequoia 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 Toyota Sequoia with the key

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First remedy, it may appear to be obvious, but to open your Toyota Sequoia 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 styles you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have most certainly already found and tried to open your Toyota Sequoia through these locks, but bear in mind that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Toyota Sequoia 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 article.

Attempt to recharge the battery of your Toyota Sequoia

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

Whichever remedy 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 Toyota Sequoia

Last but not least, but not the most practical or least expensive remedy, you can break a window to open your Toyota Sequoia with a dead battery. Of course, 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. However, take into consideration 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 complicated to install than the largest ones.

If you wish more tutorials on the Toyota Sequoia, go to our Toyota Sequoia category.