joeycannoli

Here is a simple but important DIY for several Porsche models. I have seen numerous cases where the cars sit for a long period of time and the battery fully drains. No problem, just charge the battery. Well, how can you do that with an electric latch mechanism? Don't freak out! There is a way to get it open.

Tools Required:
Battery Charger / Tender

First step is to find the fuse panel located on the driver side foot well. Review the image below



Pop the fuse panel cover off by gently pulling outward from the hole at the top to reveal the fuse panel. The positive terminal is highlight in red



Pull the tab outward to expose the terminal as shown below



Connect the positive cable to the terminal as shown below



Grab the negative cable and attach it to the strike plate on the driver door jamb as shown below.



Turn on your battery charger to 12 volt trickle charge. No need for a lot of juice. This will be enough to give the hood mechanism enough juice to function.

Hit the hood release switch on the driver door sill.



VICTORY!



If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to ask. Hope this has helped! Enjoy

joeycannoli

Something simple as i was bored today. Saw a lot of people had this issue but no pictures to go by in explanation. So, here it is. I can't seem to post it in the DIY section?

BealeAss

+1 used this when I made an idiotic mistake when storing the car

Crazy Canuck

Get a battery tender.

SH || NC

+1

Nice pictures though. See p. 154 of the OM

FFaust

Oh, I thought it was all "hypothetical"