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Whilst giving the car a good clean today I noticed a ring pull which is attached to a cable that lives between the drivers side door and the inner wing.
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On the 996 if flat battery unlock car with key you can use slave battery to release frunk and engine cover, jump leads to footwell fuse box special connecter in there that you pull out ,and other jump cable to drivers door frame latch.then elec release buttons will work as normal
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Whilst giving the car a good clean today I noticed a ring pull which is attached to a cable that lives between the drivers side door and the inner wing.
Purpose of ring pull by drivers side door and inner wing
Use slave battery
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On the 996 if flat battery unlock car with key you can use slave battery to release frunk and engine cover, jump leads to footwell fuse box special connecter in there that you pull out ,and other jump cable to drivers door frame latch.then elec release buttons will work as normal
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Dear all,
Whilst giving the car a good clean today I noticed a ring pull which is attached to a cable that lives between the drivers side door and the inner wing.
Can anyone tell me its purpose, there's no mention of it in the manual.
I think I have attached a photograph to show it.
Kind regards
Gerry
I’ve got one of those. I think it let’s you open the frunk if the battery is flat but hopefully Richard or a n other expert will be along soon to confirm or deny.
There is one at the rear, behind the rear lights, for the engine compartment to be open in case of flat battery (but you have to have the engine open, to get to the screws to remover the lights, but hey), so would assume, as above, this is the same thing for the front
Hi all,
My fuel filler cover locks and unlocks with the central locking.
I'm assuming that this lever allows you to override that if the central locking packs up or the battery dies?
Cheers
Gerry
Cheers Andy,
Are there any other levers etc hidden away on a 996 that perform similar functions?
Are there pull levers to release the bonnet and boot in the event that the central locking fails?
So many questions but I do appreciate your help.
Regards
Gerry
The emergency engine compartment cable pull is located under the nearside rear light cluster, you should be able to hook it out through the small gap under the rear light.
If you have electric release on the front lid, the emergency pull is on the driver's side. If it is has mechanical release, it is on the passenger side. In both cases, the rear lid emergency pull is on the passenger side behind the rear light. (RHD).
There, that's told everyone how to break in to a 996! Of course, the alarm will go off if it is locked.
Not forgetting that if the battery is flat and the car is unlocked you can release the front bonnet by detaching the internal aluminium lever release unit by the drivers side door by undoing the screws which gains access to manually release the bonnet. This saves jacking the car up, releasing the wheel and removing the wheel arch lining.
On the 996 if flat battery unlock car with key you can use slave battery to release frunk and engine cover, jump leads to footwell fuse box special connecter in there that you pull out ,and other jump cable to drivers door frame latch.then elec release buttons will work as normal
