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. Regrettably, if this is your circumstance, you may end up in the morning with your Volkswagen Caddy 3 running out of battery and the central locking system no longer working. Normally you should be able to open it actually quite easily with your key, but this is not always the circumstance. Today we are going to look at how to open a Volkswagen Caddy 3 with a dead battery? To get this done, 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 Volkswagen Caddy 3 with a dead battery.

How to open the trunk of a Volkswagen Caddy 3 with a dead battery?

So let’s begin our content page with the opening of your Volkswagen Caddy 3 trunk with a dead battery . Indeed, if you do not have any more battery you will unfortunately 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 Volkswagen Caddy 3, open your bonnet, and replace or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To get this done, you will have to check if your Volkswagen Caddy 3 is built with the “hidden” trunk lock, some finishes and some years are not built with it. Put yourself in front of your trunk, and check 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 done, you will be able to open the trunk of your Volkswagen Caddy 3 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 Volkswagen Caddy 3, do not think twice to consult our guide which will explain how to achieve this.

How to open the bonnet of a Volkswagen Caddy 3 with a dead battery?

Second possibility to open your Volkswagen Caddy 3 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 Volkswagen Caddy 3, 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 Volkswagen Caddy 3 and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a Volkswagen Caddy 3 with a dead battery?

Now, we’re really going to focus on opening the door of your Volkswagen Caddy 3 which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most classic ways that will save you from having to call a malfunction service and save you money.

Open the door of your Volkswagen Caddy 3 with the key

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First solution, it may seem to be evident, but to open your Volkswagen Caddy 3 which has no more electricity, the key will be your best ally. You will normally 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 found and tried to open your Volkswagen Caddy 3 through these locks, but take note that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Volkswagen Caddy 3 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 content page.

Try to recharge the battery of your Volkswagen Caddy 3

This solution is not feasible on all Volkswagen Caddy 3, in fact, for you to be able to realize this approach you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Volkswagen Caddy 3 and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Volkswagen Caddy 3 and access the electrical cables through the motor shoe of it. .

Whichever solution you select, 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 Volkswagen Caddy 3

Last but not least, but not the most handy or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Volkswagen Caddy 3 with a dead battery. Not surprisingly, 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 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 complicated to install than the largest ones.

If you wish more tutorials on the Volkswagen Caddy 3, go to our Volkswagen Caddy 3 category.