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Originally Posted by Heavydee
Hi --
I am a new owner of a 1999 Boxster, and the battery has drained. Because of this, it seems as thought the security system has locked the car down, and I cannot use the levers to open either trunk. I tried to use the emergency release on the front, but it will not budge. Any ideas on how to open the front lid so that I can charge the battery?
Thanks for your help.
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There should be a power tapper in the fuse panel near the driver its a red pull out tab that will power up the system and allow you to unlock and open the trunk. If an earlier car you will need to get power in to your Boxster another way. I like to use the cigarette lighter - you can buy an adapter for this. It is important that you power the car up through the lighter, with the door closed, and the ignition key OFF. You don't want to run too much amperage through the cigarette lighter.
After you apply power to the car, press the unlock button on the key fob, then you should be able to pull the release lever to the front trunk. Sometimes the car alarm system gets confused when being woken up this way and you may have to lock and unlock the car a few times to let it know that you are the owner. It is important not to turn on the key, so that the fuse for the cigarette lighter doesn't blow.