HELP! Battery died and can't open front hood!

[rubberduckie]

So last week i was going to drive the Boxster for the first time this season. Unsuprisingly, the battery was almost dead, as I haven't driven it for several months, but I was going out of town the next day so i decided to deal with it when i got back. Just to be safe i locked everything and set the alarm and left. when i got back the battery was completly dead, but the problem is that the front hood where the batery is located is still locked. i can get into the car by actually putting the key into the lock, but i still can't open either trunk or the gas cap. I called my guy at Porsche and he told me there was nothing I could do and it would have to be towed, but before i hand over the big bucks to the dealership and there any ideas out there? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[xclusivecar]

Search...lots of info...in short though, there is a wire pull in your passenger(?) front wheel well.

[rubberduckie]

Thanks for the info. I ran a search and found somthing about a battery maintainer. Would this work to charge it, or will it just cause the battery to keep its charge??

[ralegen]

Can't get into the hood? I thought the latches were all non-electrical. Unfortunately I have nothing to offer.

[Uncle Bob]

What year is yours?
My '05 has a set of terminals next to the deappedal on drivers side just for applying enough voltage fro outside source to operate latch to access battery! kind of goofy way to go about having a battery that seems to die if left alone for too long. Hopefully yours has that...

A battery maintainer is very handy if yours isn't a daily driver. Well worth the money, IMHO.

[xclusivecar]

Depending on your year...find the little access panel in your passenger wheelwell and grab ahold of the wire behind it...pull hard. The front trunk will pop and the alarm may/may not go off...so grab a wrench and disconnect the battery. Now your in! I'd buy a new battery to be on the safe side.