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Old 03-02-2014, 06:35 PM
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Difficult Battery Removal

I've got a dead battery I need to replace. All doors are unlocked except the rear hatchback. Is there any manual way from the inside to pop the rear hatch?
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Well, you could use the manual release from the luggage compartment. I recall a rubber plug, and a lever that you pull.

It is in your owner's manual, available in PDF format in the Online References above if you have misplaced it.

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Will try. Thanks
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You can also connect a jump starter on the terminals under the hood then pop the trunk open.
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You can also connect a jump starter on the terminals under the hood then pop the trunk open.


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Just an FYI to those who seem to not know this bit of info: both the upper lift gate and lower tail gate can be opened manually when there's no electrical power.




And as mentioned above, if you have access to the engine bay and there's no electrical power, you can connect jumper cables or a battery charger or battery pack to the positive & negative jump start terminals in the engine bay...which will provide enough "juice" to actuate the central locking system:

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Great info!!! never knew, thanks a ton!
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