Dead battery help
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Cruisin'
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Dead battery help
08 cayman.... tried to start it and the battery is dead...key is now stuck in ignition and the bonnet latch is broke. The plastic piece is gone so there is just a hole there currently. What is the best way to get this back up and running . The key controls won’t work to open it correct ? Can I take the hood off without opening it ?
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Cannot help with advice for that.
But will say that using a maintainer like the CTEK is really helpful for preserving battery life I use mine everytime i expect it to sit for 3 days or longer. Persistent use of a battery maintainer on a lead/acid battery prevents sulfation and greatly prolongs battery life.
But will say that using a maintainer like the CTEK is really helpful for preserving battery life I use mine everytime i expect it to sit for 3 days or longer. Persistent use of a battery maintainer on a lead/acid battery prevents sulfation and greatly prolongs battery life.
Burning Brakes
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I don’t think you can remove the hood with out opening it.
As far as getting the key out of the ignition try this as I believe it’s similar to your car.
http://www.porscheownersmanuals.com/...-ignition-lock
Read this thread - there’s an emergency hood release cable located behind the driver side front wheel. Look at post #5
https://www.planet-9.com/987-cayman-...verything.html
Here’s another helpful thread.
https://rennlist.com/forums/987-981-...-up-creek.html
good Luck.
As far as getting the key out of the ignition try this as I believe it’s similar to your car.
http://www.porscheownersmanuals.com/...-ignition-lock
Read this thread - there’s an emergency hood release cable located behind the driver side front wheel. Look at post #5
https://www.planet-9.com/987-cayman-...verything.html
Here’s another helpful thread.
https://rennlist.com/forums/987-981-...-up-creek.html
good Luck.
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Burning Brakes
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Anyway, I charged it overnight through the cigarette lighter and am glad to say that it started! I promptly unlocked the frunk. These new summer tires don’t work in this icey weather so let it idle for about 45 minutes to get some charge from the alternator.
A new solar trickle charger is now on the dashboard to avoid this happening again. The battery was down to 7 volts, so it might be toast.
Thank you all for your helpful responses.
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Cruisin'
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Nothing has worked yet. I’ve connected to the fuse box terminal and it won’t pop the frunk. I’ll clean the terminal and ground and try again. Is it worth trying to trickle charge through the cigarette lighter ?
Burning Brakes
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Trickle charging through cigarette lighter works!
