[tomc88]

When your battery goes flat and you can't open the frunk - this is the time you learn that it's not easy to do if you've never done it before.

Most likely it will be getting dark, you'll be far from home or it will be raining. You won't have the parts handy, and you'll be in a bad mood!

Just as I found out.

After some googling here's what I did;


I had a cigarette plug in may parts bin, so I stripped the two wires.
I plugged in my optimate charger to the mains.
I plugged the cigarette plug into the cigarette socket,

then stuffed the two wires into the battery charger (I knew mine had reverse polarity protection, but I advise you check correct polarity!)

The dash sparked into life, and I could open the frunk with the push button.

So all is good! Battery now on charge.


So for NEXT time,
I will have prepared (and stored in the storage compartment) a cigarette plug to plug, with a long lead so I can connect to another car - to get some power in the future if this happens.
I will probably keep another spare with bare wires too.

Also bare in mind that if you need to be towed - your towed loop will be trapped in the frunk!

So you may wish to store that inside the car too.


There are other methods to get into the frunk when you battery is flat - but I advise you to think about this now if it's something that hasn't happened to you!
Have a practise and be prepared!