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Where's the battery? Behind/under the back seat? The battery is dead. 3 doors and the glove compartment are locked and the key won't even unlock them. Help! Thx

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In the trunk. you will need to get under the hood if the trunk wont open to charge the battery. There is a post on top of the intake manifild

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The battery is in under the rear passenger seat, normally behind driver grip rear seat and give it a sharp tug, slide seat forward; other models (BMW 540i) the battery is located under the back seat along with a few other things.

Hope helped with this (remember rated this help) Good luck.

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