06-01-2007, 06:08 PM
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dead battery how do I open the hood?
grr...... 
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06-01-2007, 06:17 PM
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I recall seeing in my Porsche manual a diagram on how to hook up another car battery to get the hood open. There's a spot in the fuse box to hook it into.
Anyone have their manual close by? I'm at work right now.
You don't happen to have a battery tender that plugs into the cig lighter do you?
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06-01-2007, 06:38 PM
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The hood release is electric? I thought it was just a mechanical cable deal. That's not good. I'm watching this thread now to learn how to myself.
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06-01-2007, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Chills
I recall seeing in my Porsche manual a diagram on how to hook up another car battery to get the hood open. There's a spot in the fuse box to hook it into.
Anyone have their manual close by? I'm at work right now.
You don't happen to have a battery tender that plugs into the cig lighter do you?
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no I don't an apparently neither does the entire New Jersey chapter of triple A.
the window has come down on the passener side and its about to rain.
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06-01-2007, 07:32 PM
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1997-2000 have mechanical levers. 2001-2004 have electric switches. The jumper in the fuse box thing is for cars with electric switches.
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06-01-2007, 07:47 PM
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on the phone with triple a National....
apparently I'm the first triple a member ever to need a jumpstart with a Boxster. 
compounding matters is that the car is parked in a very dark street so I can't see anything. I'm trying to find this cable near the tow hook and using a flat head screw driver to flick open some lever I can't see near the hood latches next to the driver's seat.
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Last edited by Perfectlap; 06-01-2007 at 07:50 PM.
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06-02-2007, 06:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Tool Pants
1997-2000 have mechanical levers. 2001-2004 have electric switches. The jumper in the fuse box thing is for cars with electric switches.
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Ah, I see. I didn't know that. Cool.
Did you get it jumped, Perfectlap?
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06-02-2007, 08:51 AM
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not sure this applies to your '00 because i've got an '01. i hope it does because i'm feeling your situation.
i remember when i 1st bought talking to my salesman getting my car demo before driving out. he told me if i need to jump the battery to do this: if you open the driver side fuse panel, there's a hook point for the positive/red battery cable. the negative/black battery cable goes to that metal latch on the driver side door sill.
maybe this will help all other '01 and later. last hope if triple a doesn't help....maybe call porsche dealer or your mechanic?!?
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