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. Sadly, if this is your circumstance, you may find yourself in the morning with your Volkswagen Golf 4 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. In this article we are going to check out how to open a Volkswagen Golf 4 with a dead battery? To achieve this, first of all we are going to find out how to open the trunk of your car with a dead battery, then how to open the bonnet and, finally, how to open a Volkswagen Golf 4 with a dead battery.

How to open the trunk of a Volkswagen Golf 4 with a dead battery?

So let’s start our content page with the opening of your Volkswagen Golf 4 trunk with a dead battery . Obviously, if you do not have any more battery you will regrettably 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 this case, one of the only alternatives to access the interior of your Volkswagen Golf 4, 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 Volkswagen Golf 4 is equipped 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 locate 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 Golf 4 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 Volkswagen Golf 4, do not hesitate to seek advice from our guidebook which will show you how to achieve this.

How to open the bonnet of a Volkswagen Golf 4 with a dead battery?

Second possibility to open your Volkswagen Golf 4 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 Volkswagen Golf 4, you will have to, lift the car, 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 Volkswagen Golf 4 and have access to your battery.

How do I open the door of a Volkswagen Golf 4 with a dead battery?

Now, we’re really going to concentrate on opening the door of your Volkswagen Golf 4 which has no more battery . Here are the 3 most classic solutions that will save you from having to call a breakdown service and save you money.

Open the door of your Volkswagen Golf 4 with the key

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First solution, it may appear to be obvious, but to open your Volkswagen Golf 4 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 likely already based and tried to open your Volkswagen Golf 4 through these locks, but bear in mind that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Volkswagen Golf 4 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 process 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 Golf 4

This solution is not feasible on all Volkswagen Golf 4, in fact, for you to be able to realize this strategy you must either, be able to access the trunk of your Volkswagen Golf 4 and have a cigarette lighter plug in it or be able to put on candles your Volkswagen Golf 4 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 car.

Break a window of your Volkswagen Golf 4

Last but not least, but not the most practical or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Volkswagen Golf 4 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 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.

If you want more tutorials on the Volkswagen Golf 4, go to our Volkswagen Golf 4 category.