I have a 98 porsche boxter with a dead battery and the trunk opener beside the driver seat will not work because no power. How do I get into trunks?

Asked by bakebake Apr 22, 2013 at 12:50 PM about the 1998 Porsche Boxster Base

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I tried pulling release lever to get into  trunks but with no battery power they will not release.

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Just use jumper cables as Tom said above. I just drove a car close to the door of the car.

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you may also be able to power it sufficiently to open the trunk using the cigarette lighter socket and a long cable

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