Help! Disconnected battery, closed hood - jumper method doesn't work!

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Originally Posted by eplato

2002 Boxster S, played it safe and unhooked battery before working on engine, then closed hood, never got around working on engine, this is a nightmare, I cannot find emergency cable anywhere. I've been fighting with wheel well on driver's side, unable to take off wheels because lug adapter is under hood. Any ideas how to open my hood??
Thanks !

Okay, number one, the emergency release cable is on the right side, passenger side, not driver side. If you aren’t the original owner the cable may have been rerouted to behind the front bumper toe hook access. Check there. If it isn’t then crank your wheels as far to the right as you can and you should get some access to the wheel well liners and remove some of the plastic retainers. The cable should be tucked up inside the fender below the headlight assembly.

Once you get things back up and running, reroute the cable to behind the toe hook and keep your tool kit, with the lug nut lock, behind your seat where you can get at it if the battery fails.

Also, this issue has been discussed many many times so further searches may yield some other suggestions. Good luck.