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Old 10-23-2016, 07:53 AM   #1
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If your car is near enough to an electrical socket, you can use a trickle charger that plugs into your cigarette lighter socket to get enough power to open the frunk.
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Maintainer won't work if fully discharged battery. Don't try to start using the charge thru the lighter charger as wires will fry. .

Just get the frunk open via the charger thru the lighter.. Then charge the battery.

If that fails, use the techniques here. And relocate the emergency cord to behind the bumper access panel so it is easier next time.

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Old 10-23-2016, 06:46 PM   #3
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If that fails, use the techniques here. And relocate the emergency cord to behind the bumper access panel so it is easier next time.
SUCCESS! We used Third Method (Eric adds) to open the frunk. From there it was just replacing the dead battery with a new one.

Thanks eveyone!

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