The emergency cable is actually not so easy to use.
It is a very thin braided s/s wire. It is usually trapped between the reaf fender and the inner heat shield behind the rear tire, near the rear lights .
You need to remove all the nearby screws that clamp the fender lip to the heat shield .Then fish around to find it.
But before you do this - the trunk release button on the door sill - push it really hard. The release noises are in 2 stages, a soft thunk and then a deeper note. My guess is that you are missing the second note?
Extend or move the cable to a more accessible location?
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