Comments on: Porsche Carrera 911 996 “Dead Battery & Locked Hood” Solution https://perryandcoblog.com/2009/11/17/porsche-carrera-911-996-dead-battery-locked-hood-solution/ Denver Luxury Homes - Denver Real Estate - Perry & Co - (303) 399-7777 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:55:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Perry & Co. Real Estate Professionals https://perryandcoblog.com/2009/11/17/porsche-carrera-911-996-dead-battery-locked-hood-solution/#comment-1022 Perry & Co. Real Estate Professionals Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:12:16 +0000 https://perryandcoblog.com/?p=1621#comment-1022 <em>I think this was covered earlier but probably hard to find by now...</em> With the earlier Porsche 996s you must lock and unlock the car using the key in the drivers door after you have connected the power source to the fuse panel (as the remote goes into standby mode). As long as everything is connected properly the lever for the front trunk will unlock once the key is turned to unlock the doors. Let me know if that doesn't work and we'll have to do it the hard way. I think this was covered earlier but probably hard to find by now…
With the earlier Porsche 996s you must lock and unlock the car using the key in the drivers door after you have connected the power source to the fuse panel (as the remote goes into standby mode). As long as everything is connected properly the lever for the front trunk will unlock once the key is turned to unlock the doors.

Let me know if that doesn’t work and we’ll have to do it the hard way.

]]> By: James https://perryandcoblog.com/2009/11/17/porsche-carrera-911-996-dead-battery-locked-hood-solution/#comment-1019 James Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:01:39 +0000 https://perryandcoblog.com/?p=1621#comment-1019 I have a very early 1999 911 and had previously opened the front trunk via hooking up jumper cables to the door lock post and to the C3 fuse as the mechanics at the Porsche dealer showed me this trick several years ago. However, this time when I have tried, it is not releasing the front trunk lever so, I am still locked out of the front trunk. Am I not getting enough energy to release the lever or, is there an alarm cycle that the car must go through to permit the release?? I have a very early 1999 911 and had previously opened the front trunk via hooking up jumper cables to the door lock post and to the C3 fuse as the mechanics at the Porsche dealer showed me this trick several years ago.

However, this time when I have tried, it is not releasing the front trunk lever so, I am still locked out of the front trunk. Am I not getting enough energy to release the lever or, is there an alarm cycle that the car must go through to permit the release??

]]> By: Perry & Co. Real Estate Professionals https://perryandcoblog.com/2009/11/17/porsche-carrera-911-996-dead-battery-locked-hood-solution/#comment-969 Perry & Co. Real Estate Professionals Mon, 24 May 2010 19:35:05 +0000 https://perryandcoblog.com/?p=1621#comment-969 <em>This answer comes from Justin Underwood - Porsche Service Advisor / Technician - <a href="http://www.stevinsonimports.com/parts-service-specials/" rel="nofollow">Stevinson Imports</a> - Littleton, CO</em> Is the latch itself bad or just the lever to open the latch? Either way, if you pry up slightly on the passenger side headlight and look between the headlight housing and the bumper cover there will be a metal cable coming from the center of the car where the front trunk latch sits. Reach in with a wire coat hanger to grab this cable and pull the wire hanger out. What you will have is a metal cable with a loop on the end of it hanging out of the front bumper. Pull the cable perpendicular to the car and the front latch should release. The most difficult part is finding the cable between the passenger headlight and bumper cover. If you can find the cable and reach it you are already 98% of the way there. This answer comes from Justin Underwood – Porsche Service Advisor / Technician – Stevinson Imports – Littleton, CO

Is the latch itself bad or just the lever to open the latch? Either way, if you pry up slightly on the passenger side headlight and look between the headlight housing and the bumper cover there will be a metal cable coming from the center of the car where the front trunk latch sits. Reach in with a wire coat hanger to grab this cable and pull the wire hanger out. What you will have is a metal cable with a loop on the end of it hanging out of the front bumper. Pull the cable perpendicular to the car and the front latch should release.

The most difficult part is finding the cable between the passenger headlight and bumper cover. If you can find the cable and reach it you are already 98% of the way there.

]]> By: Wolfgang https://perryandcoblog.com/2009/11/17/porsche-carrera-911-996-dead-battery-locked-hood-solution/#comment-966 Wolfgang Mon, 24 May 2010 02:27:40 +0000 https://perryandcoblog.com/?p=1621#comment-966 I appreciate how to open the trunk when the battery goes dead, but how do you get into the trunk when the trunk latch goes bad? I had/have all my clothes in the trunk. Please advise ... I have a 1999 911 - and there is only a mechanical opening.... I appreciate how to open the trunk when the battery goes dead, but how do you get into the trunk when the trunk latch goes bad? I had/have all my clothes in the trunk. Please advise …
I have a 1999 911 – and there is only a mechanical opening….

]]> By: Perry & Co. Real Estate Professionals https://perryandcoblog.com/2009/11/17/porsche-carrera-911-996-dead-battery-locked-hood-solution/#comment-935 Perry & Co. Real Estate Professionals Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:06:15 +0000 https://perryandcoblog.com/?p=1621#comment-935 Nearing 10,000 reads, this blog post is Porsche Club of America's <strong>Fifth Most Popular Story</strong>: http://multibriefs.com/briefs/pca/index.php Thanks <a href="http://www.pca.org" rel="nofollow">PCA</a> members! <a href="https://perryandcoblog.com/tag/jon-larrance/" rel="nofollow">Jon</a> Nearing 10,000 reads, this blog post is Porsche Club of America’s Fifth Most Popular Story: http://multibriefs.com/briefs/pca/index.php
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