Can you open the bonnet with a flat battery?
Vocational, Technical or Tra… Vocational, Technical or Tra… Vocational, Technical or Tra… The battery is flat on Ford Fiesta Mk 2 but the bonnet catch will not work and so I can’t open the bonnet to get at the battery. The bonnet catch is … read more
What kind of cable does the bonnet use?
The bonnet uses a bowden cable and has nothing to do with the flat battery. You need another pair of hands, one person pull and hold the bonnet catch and one chap to yank the bonnet. ERIC.
What to do if your car battery is flat?
The bonnet uses a bowden cable and has nothing to do with the flat battery. You need another pair of hands, one person pull and hold the bonnet catch and one chap to yank the bonnet. My car (98′ SLK230K) was off the road for a little while and the battery unfortunately gave up much faster than I had anticipated.
How to get the bonnet open on a 172 / 182?
You don’t need to smash anything to get the bonnet open even on the 172/182. You need to remove the bumper. The grill unclips from it and stays on the car. Once the bumper is off you can lift the grill up and see the bonnet catch.
Vocational, Technical or Tra… Vocational, Technical or Tra… Vocational, Technical or Tra… The battery is flat on Ford Fiesta Mk 2 but the bonnet catch will not work and so I can’t open the bonnet to get at the battery. The bonnet catch is … read more
The bonnet uses a bowden cable and has nothing to do with the flat battery. You need another pair of hands, one person pull and hold the bonnet catch and one chap to yank the bonnet. ERIC.
The bonnet uses a bowden cable and has nothing to do with the flat battery. You need another pair of hands, one person pull and hold the bonnet catch and one chap to yank the bonnet. My car (98′ SLK230K) was off the road for a little while and the battery unfortunately gave up much faster than I had anticipated.
How do you get the battery out of a Porsche bonnet?
Reach under the piece of plastic until you locate a thin piece of cable about 3 mm (1/8 inch) in diameter. Pull the cable out from the behind the piece of plastic.
How do you open the front bonnet of a Porsche?
This should provide enough power to pop the front bonnet open. Locate the fuse panel cover on the left side of the driver’s foot well. Connect the black (negative) clamp to the metal door post on one end and the other end to the negative terminal on the battery.
Can a car boot be opened when the battery is dead?
This is usually not a problem, unless the battery goes dead, in which case the button that releases the boot will not work. Fortunately Porsche designed a method of opening the bonnet and boot on vehicles that have a dead battery.
This should provide enough power to pop the front bonnet open. Locate the fuse panel cover on the left side of the driver’s foot well. Connect the black (negative) clamp to the metal door post on one end and the other end to the negative terminal on the battery.
This is usually not a problem, unless the battery goes dead, in which case the button that releases the boot will not work. Fortunately Porsche designed a method of opening the bonnet and boot on vehicles that have a dead battery.