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In a dilema and need help! Dead battery and trunk won't open.

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Default In a dilema and need help! Dead battery and trunk won't open.

I have a dead battery and my trunk is currently stuck closed (GS 450H has battery in trunk). It has been stuck for about 3 months. This happened after I was rear ended. When I got the car back from the shop the trunk worked fine. About a month later the trunk was stuck closed, and the "trunk open" light has been on. I ignored this since the car still drives like normal and I haven't made the time to take it back to the body shop. Now, after I left town for a week and I returned the battery was ok and I turned on the car for a second. Fast forward 2 days later, the car will not turn on. No lights at all. Nothing happens when I press the power button. Also the door remote is not working either which is indication of a dead battery.
I have a 2007 GS450H which has the battery in the trunk, so now I cannot get to the battery to jump it.
Is there a way to jump the car without accessing the battery in the trunk? I would like to avoid having it towed to the shop. Maybe a fuse has gone? I'm not sure.
Any and all advise welcome.
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1) Use the keyslot w/the key.
2) use the engine post to jumpstart.

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Thank you for the response. I should have mentioned that the keyslot is also not working. No matter how much I try it will turn, but not open the trunk.
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Originally Posted by Champstar
Thank you for the response. I should have mentioned that the keyslot is also not working. No matter how much I try it will turn, but not open the trunk.
Let us know if the engine-bay post works.

I have an older Audi V8 with that feature (battery was under the back seat), and it was not always reliable.
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