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996 can't open front trunk

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YOUR RESEARCH996 can't open front trunk

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Use battery charger plug it

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I think if you used a battery charger plug it to the cigarette lighter will have enough power to activate the hood to open.
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Leading evidence: 'Use battery charger plug it' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Use battery charger plug it' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Use battery charger plug it

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I think if you used a battery charger plug it to the cigarette lighter will have enough power to activate the hood to open.
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996 can't open front trunk

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i think that the latch is jammed because the emergency cable didn't work either.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

i just purchased 1999 996. the battery recently went dead but i wasn't able to change it because i couldn't open the front trunk. all i could do was charge the battery through the engine compartment. i still need to get the trunk open. i think that the latch is jammed because the emergency cable didn't work either. is there any other way to get the trunk open? i don't think i can get the bumper off to drill it out. any suggestions would be helpful. thanks.

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I think if you used a battery charger plug it to the cigarette lighter will have enough power to activate the hood to open.

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i did that and the the hood release lever was unlocked but the latch was still jammed.

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