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996 Luggage Compartment Lock

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YOUR RESEARCH996 Luggage Compartment Lock

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Use does lock some things down

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Leaving the car a few days without use does lock some things down
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Use small flat headed screwdriver

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However, apparently you can use a small flat headed screwdriver to slide between the two levers on the driver's door sill to manually unlock them.
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Use does lock some things down

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Leaving the car a few days without use does lock some things down
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Use small flat headed screwdriver

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However, apparently you can use a small flat headed screwdriver to slide between the two levers on the driver's door sill to manually unlock them.
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As the remote key didn't work I manually opened the door .
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hello all I have recently become the new owner of a 996 Carrera 2, Yr 2000. Lovely car and I intend to keep it in top notch condition. It has been as good as gold but suddenly I cannot open the luggage compartment, the lever not lifting more than half an inch. Anyone know of a quick fix, or is it complicated ? Thanks

POST 2Original post

Hi Tony Is the engine compartment lever also the same?

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi Andy Thanks for replying. No, the engine one works fine ..

POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi Andy Further to this it seems to have been resolved. The central locking had been on and the car not driven for five days , so i think the battery saving system had come on? As the remote key didn't work I manually opened the door . I presume the system still had everything in shutdown until I relocked it and opened it later with the remote. Dos that make sense ? It's a voyage of discovery .. Tony

POST 5Original post

Hi Tony That's good news, Why I asked the question is, there is a 'lock out' plate to prevent them from being release when the car is locked or the driver's door is closed, perhaps this got stuck? However, apparently you can use a small flat headed screwdriver to slide between the two levers on the driver's door sill to manually unlock them. (Not tried it myself). all the best Andy

POST 6 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Ok thanks. another bit of knowledge! Regards

POST 7Original post

Leaving the car a few days without use does lock some things down Presume yours is cable release Unlocking the Car manually after the Alarm turn off should get everything working again - as you have found

POST 8 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Yes, got it sorted now, thanks.

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