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help please ! dead battery door will not open !

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YOUR RESEARCHhelp please ! dead battery door will not open !

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Use emergency cable pull

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so now i opened the engine cover using the emergency cable pull under the passenger side rear light (easier than trying to access the front bonnet one) and now charging the battery from there - everything went haywire for a while but settling down now - so we will see

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Use small 12v

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my battery went dead and i was attempting the process of opening the front bonnet using a small 12v

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so now i opened the engine cover using the emergency cable pull under the passenger side rear light (easier than trying to access the front bonnet one) and now charging the battery from there - everything went haywire for a while but settling down now - so we will see

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help please ! dead battery door will not open !

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my battery went dead and i was attempting the process of opening the front bonnet using a small 12v

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

help please ! my battery went dead and i was attempting the process of opening the front bonnet using a small 12v i closed the door and now it will not open - i hear the physical lock opening and closing when i turn the key but the door is stuck closed and i cannot open it ! any ideas ? thanks Dominic 996 2002 Targa

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Battery Dead, Can't Open Bonnet, No Remote Fob - Help! | Porsche Forum from Porsche Club GB

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

thanks but this is not my problem - it is the drivers door which will not open this should still be possible with the key even with a dead or no battery

POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

its probably this problem https://www.porscheclubgb.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=955236&high=door+handle but combined with the dead battery which means passenger door doesnt unlock (which allowed access in the case above) so now i opened the engine cover using the emergency cable pull under the passenger side rear light (easier than trying to access the front bonnet one) and now charging the battery from there - everything went haywire for a while but settling down now - so we will see

POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

update - bizarrely but helpfully when everything went haywire the drivers window opened very slowly and i was able to lean in and open the door from the inside - which points to the door latch problem above or in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVhjdZv5jjg

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