Even though automobiles are tending to become more and more compact, one is happy to enjoy a significant volume of transport on most modern vehicles. If you’re going on holiday, shopping or moving house, the trunk of your Audi Tt is a large and very valuable space. So, what to do if the trunk of your Audi Tt is stuck? This is precisely what we will try to answer in this article. We will mainly concentrate on closing a blocked safe, but you might find this content page useful if you can’t close your trunk anymore. In a first step, we will try to find the motives of a trunk locker stuck, and in a second step, how to open the stuck trunck locker from a Audi Tt.
Trunk lock Audi Tt stuck, why?
So let’s commence our article content with the origins of an Audi Tt trunk that get stuck . They can be multiple, although in most instances it will be the same complications that will be concerned.
Audi Tt trunk lock connection wires cut
First reason for a trunk stuck on Audi Tt. It is possible that the wires or wiring harness of your trunk lock might have been severed by force, or due to shocks. This issue causes the outside trunk release handle to not respond and might also bring about complications with your rear lights, which might be caused by similar wiring harness. If you have these two complications and your bulbs are not burnt out (please refer to our content page on changing the bulbs of the rear lights on Audi Tt if you don’t know how to check their condition), there is a good chance that the tailgate of your Audi Tt is blocked due to an electrical issue.
Audi Tt trunk broken lock
The second opportunity of a blocked trunk is that it is the lock of the trunk of your Audi Tt that is the cause of your issue . In reality, it is possible, with time, that it might become blocked or that internal mechanisms may break. In this case, the action of the trunk handle no longer triggers the system. You might still notice the activation noise, but not the mechanisms turning.
Something’s jammed in the lock of my Audi Tt trunk
At last, a last possibility, even though the source of the problem is generally already established. It is possible that you have something (a bag for example, a jacket, leaves… ) stuck in the lock of your trunk and that this foreign body keeps it in the closed position.
How to open a stuck trunk Audi Tt?
Now that we have discovered the different reasons for a trunk stuck on Audi Tt , we will concentrate on the solutions to open a blocked trunk.
Opening a stuck trunk Audi Tt with the inner lock
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First opportunity, the trunk lock of your Audi Tt is completely blocked, the external handle may be broken, or you may have an electrical issue. In this case, a remedy is offered to you, go through the interior of the vehicle use the internal trunk handle . Obviously, not everyone is aware of it, but there is an internal mechanism in the trunk that enables you to open it from the inside, you will need to find a hole (sometimes hidden behind a plastic cover) in the centre of your tailgate in which you can insert a screwdriver and press on the sides to unlock the trunk lock of your Audi Tt .
Open trunk stuck Audi Tt with a lubricant spray
Second solution. It is possible that, over time, dust, the trunk closure of your Audi Tt may have jammed , to get rid of it, from inside your motor vehicle, use degreaser to come clean and lubricate the lock of your Audi Tt. This solution might give you the opportunity to reoperate your locked trunk.
Open blocked tailgate Audi Tt, try to take out the foreign object
Finally, last possibility, it is possible that the trunk of your Audi Tt is blocked due to a foreign object that got into the lock. In this case, there are few solutions. It is up to you to take out as many plastic covers as possible from the inside of your motor vehicle in order to have the most open access possible to the lock and try to remove as many foreign objects as possible from the trunk closure using pliers. If you are unable to open the locked trunk of your Audi Tt , we suggest you to go to your technician who will have the tools and more advanced knowledge to unlock the trunk of your motor vehicle .
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