Battery disconnected and emergency hood release not working
#17
Whoa! You're doing way too much work here, no need to disassemble anything!
Had my negative terminal pop off as well. Got a lighter plug with lugs on it, hooked it up to another car with jumper cables, popped the hatch - NO PROBLEM! Obviously do not start the car this way as the load will blow a fuse but this will open the hatches easily and in fact I've done it about ten times but only once with a ground cable completely disconnected. I keep one of these lighter plugs in my glovebox and another in my toolbox I've used them so many times...
P.S. In case it's not obvious, our lighter plugs are powered all the time. We can power the electrics or trickle charge the battery via the plug as a result.
Had my negative terminal pop off as well. Got a lighter plug with lugs on it, hooked it up to another car with jumper cables, popped the hatch - NO PROBLEM! Obviously do not start the car this way as the load will blow a fuse but this will open the hatches easily and in fact I've done it about ten times but only once with a ground cable completely disconnected. I keep one of these lighter plugs in my glovebox and another in my toolbox I've used them so many times...
P.S. In case it's not obvious, our lighter plugs are powered all the time. We can power the electrics or trickle charge the battery via the plug as a result.
#20
Whoa! You're doing way too much work here, no need to disassemble anything!
Had my negative terminal pop off as well. Got a lighter plug with lugs on it, hooked it up to another car with jumper cables, popped the hatch - NO PROBLEM! Obviously do not start the car this way as the load will blow a fuse but this will open the hatches easily and in fact I've done it about ten times but only once with a ground cable completely disconnected. I keep one of these lighter plugs in my glovebox and another in my toolbox I've used them so many times...
P.S. In case it's not obvious, our lighter plugs are powered all the time. We can power the electrics or trickle charge the battery via the plug as a result.
Had my negative terminal pop off as well. Got a lighter plug with lugs on it, hooked it up to another car with jumper cables, popped the hatch - NO PROBLEM! Obviously do not start the car this way as the load will blow a fuse but this will open the hatches easily and in fact I've done it about ten times but only once with a ground cable completely disconnected. I keep one of these lighter plugs in my glovebox and another in my toolbox I've used them so many times...
P.S. In case it's not obvious, our lighter plugs are powered all the time. We can power the electrics or trickle charge the battery via the plug as a result.
#21
Got it to work! I bought an emergency charger with a cigarette lighter attachment. I hooked it all up and nothing happened, but the charger was also acting as if it wasn't connected to anything. So, I checked the fuses, and sure enough, the fuse for the cigarette lighter was blown. I had no clue because I have literally never used it in this car. Replaced that, and it worked immediately. Thanks for the help!
#22
Check your work... I have an 01 - power to the cigarette lighter is always on...
#26
Will I be able to jump it if the negative terminal of the battery upfront is disconnected? I can't get the decklid open, but maybe I'll search for a way to manually do that so that I can access the manual line under the tail light (might be easier than accessing the cable under the bumper)
#27
If the front negative terminal is disconnected, as far as your car is concerned - there is no battery. If you jump from the rear and connect the negative terminal, you are providing the ground that the car requires and everything will proceed as "Normal". There are many ground connections within the car's wiring that well ensure the ground is good.
#29
The car will run just fine with the ground at the battery disconnected, mine came loose driving and I found out in a friend's driveway. Plugged into the lighter, popped the hood, fixed it! I thought something serious had occurred when turning the key produced ZERO electrical response but a friend told me it was likely the ground terminal and was right - whew!
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