How to open door with dead battery?

[TGGT]

anyone know how to do this? I see a key slot in the bottom of the door handle but the key doesn’t seem to fit. Any help would be appreciated

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[Nagare]

That should be how, to make sure you took the key out of the fob, right? And popped the cover off the door handle too?

 

[Zrussian13]

The slot is there to pop the cover off. Then the key will fit in the cylinder it exposes.

 

[lacanteen]

here you go.

 

[18usc371]

And here's the opposite:

How to start your car with a dead fob:

https://www.sherwoodford.ca/blog/what-to-do-after-your-car-key-fob-battery-dies/

 

[TGGT]

Good looking out. Thanks everyone

 

[Ed M]

Throw the dead battery through the window.

Gotta love dangling participles.

 

[3star2nr]

anyone know how to do this? I see a key slot in the bottom of the door handle but the key doesn’t seem to fit. Any help would be appreciated

Yes there is a physical key in your key fob. And the handle has a cover that pops off to reveal a regular key slot

 

[CycloneRy]

Interestingly enough this pop-off cover is not in the owners manual... at least on a 2016 owners manual.

 

[Rod Schneider]

Interestingly enough this pop-off cover is not in the owners manual... at least on a 2016 owners manual.

Hmmmmm..... it's covered on page 44 in my 2016 owners manual.......

 

[CycloneRy]

Hmmmmm..... it's covered on page 44 in my 2016 owners manual.......

I'll have to look again.. I tore that thing apart and didn't see it.

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Hmmmmm..... it's covered on page 44 in my 2016 owners manual.......

Same here (below) but manufacturers often revise manuals, so could be missing from an earlier/later one if @CycloneRy didn't miss it in the 2016 manual he has. His profile says he has a 2018, so not sure why he's referring to a 2016 manual unless to help out.

 

[CycloneRy]

Same here (below) but manufacturers often revise manuals, so could be missing from an earlier/later one if @CycloneRy didn't miss it in the 2016 manual he has. His profile says he has a 2018, so not sure why he's referring to a 2016 manual unless to help out.

Mostly venting frustrations with the manual as I went through the exact situation as OP.

I found it, pg 44 under Remotes. My mistake was thinking 'How do I access the lock barrels on this car?' and then 'mistakenly' checking out the section Locks.

Technical writing is hard work (I work in mfg), but this manual is crap. I also have beef with the Home Link Transmitter instructions but that's entirely off topic.

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