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Originally Posted by lurky
Hi
I removed the battery from my boxster 2007 and put it in the garage for the winter.
I left hood unlocked but someone must have pressed it down and locked it.
Today I hooked up a jumper cable to an suv, ran it to the porsche, connected it to the red fuse and black to auto frame, and tried to open the hood with the button. The cable is connected and I try the buttons and nothing happens.
But now I'm thinking, is the electrical connection with the battery necessary to complete the circuit to unlock the hood? In most cases, there would be a battery there, even if is dead. Am I correct that the battery needs to be there to unlock hood via fusebox? If so, how do I open hood now? Thanks
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Look at my thread as well:
http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/55886-dead-battery%3B-hood-wont-open.html
I had the exact same issue and it took me a lot of effort & trials to get the hood opened, but eventually running the fuse wire from the cigarette lighter to the red fuse jumper box, and the door handle - AND - connecting a battery charger (you can use jumper cables & another car) to the red jumper and door handle at the same time finally did the trick.
I had no success finding the wheel liner cable, but you should look at that option as well, especially if you have no battery sitting inside.