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Old Oct 14, 2014 | 10:46 AM
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Default Battery died/Door handle bad

Not sure if this is the right place for this. But need help on what to do.
I parked my car a couple days ago since some work will done to it.
My driver door handle doesn't function and to make things worse my battery died. How can i access my car ? Would I need to call AAA or something like that ? Any tips or tricks ?
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Old Oct 14, 2014 | 10:59 AM
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...maybe you should get that door handle fixed...
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Old Oct 14, 2014 | 11:36 AM
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Sounds like you're SOL.

Jack the car up and hook jumper cables to the battery cable running to the starter. Make sure it's to the correct cable and you don't spin the starter.

That way you can get power to either roll the windows down to reach in and open the door or unlock the doors to go in the passenger side.
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Old Mar 14, 2015 | 01:05 AM
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Default Battery disconnect and Bad handle

Would like to know how you were able to get in? I'm having a similar issue only my battery terminals are bad, sometimes I have to give it a little shake to get the battery to make contact. Three days ago I guess the battery disconnected, my driver side door handle doesn't work, and obviously I cant go through the hatch. Any advice on what to do?
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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 06:10 AM
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Did you even read the thread? I posted about the only option you got. If you hook power to the battery cable going to the starter it will send power to the whole car. Just make sure you don't hook it to the wrong post and crank the engine. Especially if you're one of those that park the car in gear.

It's either that or bust a window.
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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by 92K1500
Did you even read the thread? I posted about the only option you got. If you hook power to the battery cable going to the starter it will send power to the whole car. Just make sure you don't hook it to the wrong post and crank the engine. Especially if you're one of those that park the car in gear.

It's either that or bust a window.
try a brick.
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Old Mar 15, 2015 | 04:19 PM
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It is probably a little late for this advice....................but when something breaks you should fix it. Fixing one thing at a time is much easier than multiple problems.
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