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Front trunk (bonnet) won't open

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I have had my 1999 996 in storage for a year and am just now getting around to taking it out of the garage. I took the battery out before I stored it. I tried to open the front hood to put the battery back in. When I try to open the hood with the latch at the drivers side door, it will not even go to full extention. It feels like it is locked. I am not sure what to do. Any ideas on how to open it? Thanks

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Last time that happened to me on my 99, it was out of sequence locks. I cured it by using the key on the door, and lock and unlock twice to bring all back to normal. Since your battery is out, can you open the engine lid? If so, jump the car with a battery from the contact there (keep the battery connected), and unlock with the key on the door. Should be fine after that

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can you open the engine lid? If so, jump the car with a battery from the contact there (keep the battery connected), and unlock with the key on the door. Should be fine after that

Thanks - I can open the engine lid but where is the battery contact point in that compartment? Thanks - I am so close to resolving this. :)

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There is a terminal with a plastic cover and a "+" on it. Connect the positive on that and the negative to a grounded body part. Do you have the owners manual? It is all in there. If you don't, download it from the "quick menu" above, it is there with the location.

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There is a terminal with a plastic cover and a "+" on it. Connect the positive on that and the negative to a grounded body part. Do you have the owners manual? It is all in there. If you don't, download it from the "quick menu" above, it is there with the location.

Thanks - I am going to give it a shot.

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tyman1 Member

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Last time that happened to me on my 99, it was out of sequence locks. I cured it by using the key on the door, and lock and unlock twice to bring all back to normal. Since your battery is out, can you open the engine lid? If so, jump the car with a battery from the contact there (keep the battery connected), and unlock with the key on the door. Should be fine after that

This post saved me. Newby 1999 996 cab. Got 1 key with the car. Falling apart. None of the remotes have ever worked on the key. When I open the drivers door the other dorr opens also. Just went out to dinner, had to let the wife drive! Somehow she pushed aremote button that only opened the drivers door. After that we couldn't open either the trunk or engine cover, like the handles didn't work. Came on here and tried to just open the doors with the key in dorr and like magic everything works! I''m so new i don't have a pic up yet but I got the baddest *** 996 cab in San Diego. Will post soon, thanks so much!

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Does anybody know why above procedure works?

I know you can also free them with a screwdriver, but what normally frees and locks this mechanism for the lid release levers?

Are these lid levers locked by a solenoid underneath the panel?

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Does anybody know why above procedure works?

I know you can also free them with a screwdriver, but what normally frees and locks this mechanism for the lid release levers?

Are these lid levers locked by a solenoid underneath the panel?

Yes, a solenoid locks the levers under the panel.

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