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Old 03-10-2015, 04:18 PM   #1
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Please help: car battery dead

Please help. i couldnt drive my camaro for 7 months and the battery died (obviously). but my portable jump starter is in my trunk which wont open probably because my battery died. so is there anyway of opening it? i have a 2011 camaro LT
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Old 03-10-2015, 04:19 PM   #2
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Crawl through back seat
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Old 03-10-2015, 04:20 PM   #3
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Easiest is to go in through the back seat and open it manaully
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Old 03-10-2015, 04:23 PM   #4
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^ and there's a manual pull cable on the underside of the deck lid
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Old 03-10-2015, 04:25 PM   #5
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If you can get into the driver's compartment (you should have a key, in addition to your Fob), drop the back seat and crawl into the trunk enough to pull the emergency release lever to open the trunk.
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Old 03-10-2015, 04:58 PM   #6
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If you can get into the driver's compartment (you should have a key, in addition to your Fob), drop the back seat and crawl into the trunk enough to pull the emergency release lever to open the trunk.
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...but after you open it, remember to leap out of the trunk, and run away!
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Old 03-10-2015, 05:04 PM   #7
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Hook up jumper cables under the hood....open trunk normally to Access battery
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Old 03-10-2015, 05:36 PM   #8
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My jumper cables aren't that long
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Old 03-10-2015, 07:27 PM   #9
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What EBM135Driver is talking about is the battery access Pnt. Under the hood underneath that red plastic keeper in the picture pop it off and hook up a charger, jumpstart, + to that post and negative to the chassis and things should come alive. Behind my catch can in this pic.
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Old 03-10-2015, 07:38 PM   #10
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What EBM135Driver is talking about is the battery access Pnt. Under the hood underneath that red plastic keeper in the picture pop it off and hook up a charger, jumpstart, + to that post and negative to the chassis and things should come alive. Behind my catch can in this pic.
The negative/ground is a bare post seen on the right side of the picture barely sticking out from beneath the fender. Hook up the negative cable there. Better than trying to get a hook on the chassis somewhere.
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Old 03-10-2015, 08:13 PM   #11
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Ok so you can jumpstart Camaro from there^
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Old 03-10-2015, 08:18 PM   #12
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Ok so you can jumpstart Camaro from there^
Yep, anywhere with a good power lead and a good ground lead. Also possible from the fusebox but I have no pictures. Ground on the chassis/frame or there's a bolt I usually use near the air box.
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Old 03-10-2015, 08:32 PM   #13
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...but after you open it, remember to leap out of the trunk, and run away!

LOL , I just spit my drink across the room.
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Old 03-10-2015, 08:33 PM   #14
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I have a feeling my battery is nearing its end. I see a lot of posts from 2011 owners similar to this. Fingers crossed for another year!
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