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Battery dead on car, so door wont unlock now...so how do ya get in truck to charge?? anyway to get into hood or open it with dead battery or at least get to the thingy to chance under the hood

Need to get battery changed to op[en doors...

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100% use the ignition key in the drivers side door and turn it hard and keep turning towards the rear of the car while pulling up on the handle at the same time. It will eventually pop the door open . I've done several times on different Chevys ..

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    100% use the ignition key in the drivers side door and turn it hard and keep turning towards the rear of the car while pulling up on the handle at the same time. It will eventually pop the door open . I've done several times on different Chevys ..

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    100% use the ignition key in the drivers side door and turn it hard and keep turning towards the rear of the car while pulling up on the handle at the same time. It will eventually pop the door open . I've done several times on different Chevys ..

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Not familiar with that vehicle, but sometimes if u can jack up the vehicle n get underneath u can manually open the hood by pushing on the locking latch...also if you have jumper cables u can run them from another battery to yours under the hood while ur underneath...b careful!! n always hook up positive FIRST!!...

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SOURCE: Battery is dead. Doors are locked. Can't get into car.

I m a locksmith and had the same problem

What you do is:

HOld The handle up while you turn the key to the opening direction, it will feel as though it may bend the key but it will not.

keep pulling the handle until the button pops up it works I did it

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SOURCE: Locked out

Connect jumper cables to the starter connection which should be visible under the car, hot to the bolted battery cable connection, negative to any ground. Connect the other end to a battery after you have crawled out from under the car.  Also consider; my BMW had the battery in the trunk, which should open with a key.

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SOURCE: 1994 BMW 740il - Doors will not unlock, battery is dead

try this, put the key in the drivers side door then turn the key to open position as th same time lift up the door handle . if this does not work then jack up the car , and with jumper cables hooked them to the starter--red to solinod of starter and the ground to any good ground.then hook the other end to another vehicle.keep in mind all the safety precautions!Then try the door with the key in normal operation.Your battwery is dead.!

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