Although we generally try to be attentive, sometimes 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 Polo 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 circumstance. In this article we are going to check out how to open a Volkswagen Polo 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, finally, how to open a Volkswagen Polo with a dead battery.

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

So let’s commence our article with the opening of your Volkswagen Polo 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 such a case, one of the only solutions to access the interior of your Volkswagen Polo, open your bonnet, and replace or recharge your battery, will be to go through the trunk. To do this, you will have to verify if your Volkswagen Polo is built with the “hidden” trunk lock, some finishes and some years are not equipped with it. Put yourself in front of your trunk, and look 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 Polo 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 Polo, do not hesitate to seek advice from our article which will explain how to achieve this.

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

Second opportunity to open your Volkswagen Polo 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 Polo, you will have to, lift the car, possibly remove the front bumper of the car and identify the cables of the bonnet lock. Once found, you will be able to activate them to unlock the hood of your Volkswagen Polo and have access to your battery.

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

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

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First solution, it may seem to be evident, but to open your Volkswagen Polo 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 models you will have a second one on the passenger’s side. You have most certainly already found and tried to open your Volkswagen Polo through these locks, but bear in mind that some locks function a little differently. To open the door of your Volkswagen Polo 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 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 article.

Attempt to recharge the battery of your Volkswagen Polo

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

Break a window of your Volkswagen Polo

Last but not least, but not the most useful or least expensive solution, you can break a window to open your Volkswagen Polo 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, take into consideration your insurance before you action, and browse 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 need more tutorials on the Volkswagen Polo, go to our Volkswagen Polo category.