Only key locked in frunk 987.2 Box S

[DereksB]

I’m posting this here because the 997 has the same frunk design.
From the Boxster/Caymen forum:

I am in a real predicament with this car.
The only remaining key was left sitting on the frunk floor while hooking up the battery tender. Closed the with lid, walked in the house. Later realizing I had forgotten the key, I returned to find the fkn car had locked itself. After managing to pop the drivers interior door lever, the parking lights flash for about 5 minutes which I assume means the car is disabled by the alarm system.

The frunk will not open using the regular switch, or using the dead battery procedure from the owners manual.

After some research I found out about the emergency release pull cable located inside the driver side lower wheel well cover (see pics). Pretty exasperating because after all this trouble, the frunk still will not open when this cable is pulled. About 4 inches or so of cable pulls through but then nothing. I’m afraid that pulling any harder will break something.

Has anyone here ever successfully used this emergency opening cable?

[DereksB]

Hey everyone,
I would love to hear from anyone who has personally experienced opening the frunk using the hidden emergency release cable/wire. I pulled it very hard and nothing happened.
It’s hard to believe the engineers of a 75K vehicle would design this.

[911boost]

I had to do this on my 996TT. I took the wheel off and then the plastic wheel well.

Once all of that was off I found the cable and was able to pull it and pop the frunk.

Not sure if the 987/997 is different, but taking the wheel well cover off gave me a lot more access to see where the cable was pulling.

[porschedavid]

Cant see the wire in your photo.In my 986 there's a wire hoop sticking out that you pull.I agree take the wheel cover out that's what i had to do first time to see what i was looking for

[JJK78-951]

I've not done it on a 987, but as PorscheDavid there said, there is no wire in your photo. If you are pulling on that black wire you are definitely pulling the wrong thing! Everything in your picture is wiring harness or brake line related. **EDIT, just noticed that little black button looking thing on the chassis wall about 2 inches left of the nut in the middle of the screen - that might be the correct thing to pull**

On early cars you are looking for a thin exposed metal wire that should look like this picture I stole from the inter webs.


Early boxsters you could reach them from under the front of the car, but doubt they changed the wire style.
Good luck
J

[markp92692]

look for my reply titled 2001 Porsche 996 - Front Hood Won't Open: No Dead Battery
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