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YOUR RESEARCH1999 996 Can not access either hood nor trunk?
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Disconnect battery and closed the hood figuring
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As a new owner of my '99 996 I parked it for the winter and disconnected the battery AND closed the hood figuring that I would be able to just pop the release lever later on.
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Open the engine lid and use the jumper points in the engine bay to power up the car.
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If u use the key to unlock the door with a dead battery the plunger does not retract.
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Suggestion · Original poster
As a new owner of my '99 996 I parked it for the winter and disconnected the battery AND closed the hood figuring that I would be able to just pop the release lever later on.
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As a new owner of my '99 996 I parked it for the winter and disconnected the battery AND closed the hood figuring that I would be able to just pop the release lever later on.
No such luck as I am sure you seasoned owners know.
A quick google search showed that later 996 models have a positive terminal that can be pulled out on the fuse box (to connect a jumper pack) for just such an event. Sadly my version does not.
Another google search showed that there was a "hidden" positive terminal in the engine however neither my front nor back levers will budge. I thought that the back engine lever did not need power to release the engine cover?
I've heard that there is a "hidden" release cable located somewhere in the front by the passenger wheel well?
I cannot believe that such a simple oversight by myself has turned into such a massive headache.
Suggestions?
Okay, rookie mistake. Put some painters tape under the left rear taillight on the bumper. Use a small plastic wedge and make some space between the bumper and taillight. Fish under the taillight with a hook (coat hangar bent just right works) and you will find the engine lid emergency release cable. Open the engine lid and use the jumper points in the engine bay to power up the car. The negative jumper point is the bolt holding down the air box. The positive connection point is just to the right of the power steering pump, in a black plastic box that flips open. It will take a really good battery, or some jumper cables to get things powered up.
Then follow up with relocating the frunk lid emergency release cable to the inside of the front tow hook plug. It is a simple thing to do and can save hours of frustration. Pop the tow hook cover and viola, there is the frunk emergency release cable.
There is but there is a plunger that locks the levers when u lock the doors. If u use the key to unlock the door with a dead battery the plunger does not retract.
I know this is a problem on older BMWs, and those guys somehow power up the license plate lamps with a jumper pack. Has anyone tried that on a 996 ? Might be simpler than prying the tail lamp
