Hood won't open battery dead Help please!!
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Hood won't open battery dead Help please!!
Hi guys, I usually hang out in the 928 Forum but today I need help with my 2007 Boxster S. Upon returning from vacation I found the battery completely dead. I cannot pop the hood to get to the battery to charge it. I tried what the manual says first. No luck, Then I tried a portable cigarette lighter charger-nope. I called Porsche and they sent out roadside assist. He put a portable charger on the fuse according to the manual with a spare battery -no. I looked in the wheel wells for manual release cables, no luck.
Any other suggestions?
Brad
Any other suggestions?
Brad
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Same thing happened to me on my 997S. I used a portable 12V battery booster/inverter box. It has a 12V accessory socket and came with a cable to charge it from a 12V socket on a car (eg male - male).
So I briefly plugged this cable into the cigarette lighter socket - just long enough to pop the frunk latch (and get my key out of the ignition where it was stuck as well).
I had tried a wall-wart charger in the cig lighter without success but this worked. So see if you can get access to something similar.
So I briefly plugged this cable into the cigarette lighter socket - just long enough to pop the frunk latch (and get my key out of the ignition where it was stuck as well).
I had tried a wall-wart charger in the cig lighter without success but this worked. So see if you can get access to something similar.
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The exact same thing is happening to me. Which portable 12V battery booster did you use? I assume it has to have a cigarette lighter connection as you can't get to the battery to get the jumper cables that most boosters come with.