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murv69

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Hi all

Been away for a few weeks just been to start the car & take it for a drive & have a completely flat battery.

My question is how do you get into a 944 with a flat battery, the drivers door key just turned & the boot would not open, the passenger door lock opened but the car was parked too close to the wall for me to get in. Is there a way to get into the boot where the battery is as I have now taken tha battery out to charrge. had to get my neighbour kid to squeeze in on the passenger side to release the hanhdbrake. the boot I know is released via the micro switch

Any help much appreciated

Simon
 
Try looking + reading this thread... [link=http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=430627]http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=430627[/link] It is for a 968, but if you can get into the car via the doors then its an easy fix.... Im not too sure if there is a bonnet release cable on the 944,s as there is on a 968.. BUT i suspect there will be...
 
I had to do exactly the same thing yesterday on my 968, battery is kaput, accumate couldn't save it so the one from the S2 is in instead (I have a race battery for the S2). Both cars will require some amount of climbing into the boot from the one of the doors. The 968 has a cable under the carpet in the back near the lock to make things a tad easier, in 44 probably need to turn the linkage in the middle by the lock by hand. I have done this many times in my S2. Then you find of course that after fitting a battery the alarm goes of as soon as you open a door. Apparently the 968 CS and some 944's have a cable boot release nearer to the driver, the 968 PET shows this, its something I will likely need on my S2 race car project in the very near future i.e. before access to the rear is made impossible by the cage.
 
Thanks I did try looking for items related to flat batteries but could not find anything that anwered my question hence the post. I will have a look in my engine bay tonight Cheers Simon
 
The key should open the drivers or the passenger door so you might have a broken bit on your door lock. on pre 87?? cars the boot could also be opened with the key (my oval dash 86 would). Cars with the electronic boot release with a microswitch (87 on? - why did they change?) have a terminal under the bonnet in the scuttle area on the drivers side near the vacuum resovoir (black cylinder) Unscrew the blue plastic cover and attach a jump lead (+ve) and a negative lead to the engine somewhere you will have plenty of power to open the boot. You can then jump start in the usual way at the battery end - never tried doing it from the front as the cables seem a bit thin but it might be possible. Tony
 
Said live terminal usually has a blue screw on cap,stick the negative lead on the engine lifting eye,open the boot with the key or button saves crawling through the car mine has non tilting Recaro Club Sports seats so is a major PITA. [&o]
 
Hi Guys Found the live terminal in the bonnet connected to a jump pack & hey presto Cheers for that
 
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