Opening rear hatch when battery is completely dead?

[Eric2016LTZ]

I don't currently have this problem, but it just occurred to me. Can you open the rear hatch in the absence of battery power?

 

[sumo]

Unless there an access cover on the rear panel so you can access the latch, I don’t think so. You could however put a portable jump pack on the terminals and operate it that way

 

[Eric2016LTZ]

Unless there an access cover on the rear panel so you can access the latch, I don’t think so. You could however put a portable jump pack on the terminals and operate it that way

Thanks for your reply. I was afraid of that. I store "emergency supplies" in a locker in the rear. Ironically, a jump pack is one of those items. Guess I need to keep one in the forward cabin from now on.

 

[dbbd1]

Can't you just turn the knob to manual and open it by hand? I always open mine manually.


Edit-you must mean unlocking it

 

[Eric2016LTZ]

Can't you just turn the knob to manual and open it by hand? I always open mine manually.


Edit-you must mean unlocking it

I guess I mean both unlock and open. However, I don't have a knob, just the button on the inside of the hatch handle, which I believe takes power to actuate.

 

[Doubeleive]

only option I can think of is to take the inside panel off and attach some kind of emergency pull cable, drill a hole in the panel push the cable thru the hole and attach a pull ring to it, at least that way you could open it from the inside if necessary, similar to what they put inside car trunks now.

 

[dbbd1]

I guess I mean both unlock and open. However, I don't have a knob, just the button on the inside of the hatch handle, which I believe takes power to actuate.

Okay, are you talking about the glass panel or the whole hatch? I have a switch on my overhead console that I can select between manual-3/4 open-full open for the whole hatch.

Yeah, unlocking would be a bee-yatch with a dead battery. I'd be curious to see at what voltage it quits working. The cable thing to unlatch it is about the only thing, that I can see. Short of keeping a little "battery jumper" battery up front, as said previously.

 

[Eric2016LTZ]

Okay, are you talking about the glass panel or the whole hatch? I have a switch on my overhead console that I can select between manual-3/4 open-full open for the whole hatch.

Yeah, unlocking would be a bee-yatch with a dead battery. I'd be curious to see at what voltage it quits working. The cable thing to unlatch it is about the only thing, that I can see. Short of keeping a little "battery jumper" battery up front, as said previously.

I was referring to the whole hatch. I like Doubeleive's idea of the DIY cable release. I know it may seem paranoid, but I hate being at the mercy of electronics to gain access to my gear.

 

[Floep]

If you look at the inside panel in the location of the latch, you will see a little bump in the plastic panel. care fully DRILL A 1/8 LOCATING HOLE in the bump, enlarge it to 5/8" and you will find the lever rod that unlocks it, get a 5/8 plug to close the hole. Use your ingenuity to make a pull attached to the link or leave it plugged.

 

[dbbd1]

If you look at the inside panel in the location of the latch, you will see a little bump in the plastic panel. care fully DRILL A 1/8 LOCATING HOLE in the bump, enlarge it to 5/8" and you will find the lever rod that unlocks it, get a 5/8 plug to close the hole. Use your ingenuity to make a pull attached to the link or leave it plugged.

Nice! I'll have to check that out.
Thanks.