Hey all, I did something stoopid...
I disconnected my battery before pulling the wiring harness of my passenger seat, and then closed the hood.
A quick google search found the method of attaching a jumper to the "hood-release terminal" in the fuse box. When I did this, it did release the steering wheel lock, however I still could not release the hood. My suspicion is that this isn't working because the battery is disconnected, as opposed to simply dead. Anybody know if this is the case?
I've also seen reference to the cable-release in the front driver's side wheel well, which you need to take the wheel off to access...
... and of course you need the tool kit to get the wheel off...
... which is in the trunk.
Is there something I'm missing here?
Thanks for any ideas.
Jon
You can remove the wheel well without removing the tire. If you jack it up it will give you enough space. Your maybe able to do it without jacking. There is a good solid spot to jack where a typical car manual would suggest.
Let me know what model Porsche YYOU have and what engine if you find the release Cable let us know where.
Could be on either side near the headlight ( two possible places to look)
Could be under the bumper
Could be around the fuse box.
My mistake... anyway... lockout of the car... battery not connected and front closed....
NO latch cord behind the front divers wheel... LHD... 2001 US import... had to use the OT method of direct power in fuse box which did the job... but no freaking latch... strange..
When I had the front bumper cover off to clean my radiators, I re-routed the cable to behind the tow hook cover plug. That has come in handy once so far, when I had a dead battery. I just popped the cover open and pulled the cable to release the hood.
When I had the front bumper cover off to clean my radiators, I re-routed the cable to behind the tow hook cover plug. That has come in handy once so far, when I had a dead battery. I just popped the cover open and pulled the cable to release the hood.
Great idea. Will do this on mine ASAP just in case!
The cable on my 98 is in the passenger fender well, accessible with passenger door open. Seems like they can be and have been routed just about anywhere one desires. Haha.
Putting it under the tow hook cover is a good idea.
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 !
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.
You are not the first and you won't be the last. The nightmare will be over soon. I have a narrow garage and I was physically pin between my wheel and wall to get into the wheel well from the passenger side. Follow the instructions given for the passenger side wheel well. I find that turning the wheel inwards as much as possible to gain more arm access helps. Like others said, you should re-route it to somewhere you find more comfortable to get to in case it happens again.
I believe the emergency trunk release cable on the driver side wheel well and I could be wrong is for UK models.
Last edited by 1PorscheBoxster986; 05-28-2020 at 06:45 AM.
no luck there either. Just wondering, I unhooked the ground wire on the battery, I'm wondering if the "jump" method would work just to open the lid.
If not I smell tow truck.
All this and all I wanted to do was change air filter!!
For future ref...
I have a small, square piece of 2x4 in my garage. If I ever disconnect the battery, the FIRST thing I do is to place that in the are where the latch comes down when the frunk hood is closed. Having the problem once was plenty.
Just out of curiosity, why would you disconnect the battery just to change the air filter?
This happened to me too just the other month! Won't happen again lol. I called AAA and they can connect a jump to the fuse panel for the fuse that governs the front release...
My jumper cables were locked in the frunk too... lol
This method will work regardless of the battery, but it's a lot of work. Take the driver's seat out and remove the blue connector from the security module under the seat. Connect a source of +12 volts to pin #31 on that connector and ground the other end of your power source to the car.
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