opening hood when car battery is dead

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Asked by roycohen Dec 28, 2018 at 09:45 PM about the 2017 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Ho do I open the hood of my 2017 Outback when the car battery is stone dead?

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There is no hood release under the steering wheel?

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there is no hood release under the steering wheel. None anywhere under the dash. Who would design a car that the hood can't be manually opened???

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You really need to read your owners manual!!!!!!! The release is where I said it was. Under the steering wheel and to the left. Owners manual section 11,7.

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I’m not seeing a lever/pull under the dash or steering wheel either. Read your manual was not helpful.

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it's small, far to the left, well under the dash...I had to get down on my knees and use a flashlight, but there it was...

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Is there a way to release the hood latch from outside? My battery is stone dead. I can not open the driver's door to unlatch the hood latch Any ideas?

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Have you ever had a situation where the key latch fell apart. My key will not open the door. The battery is stone dead and I have no way of releasing the hood latch Any ideas?

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Please start a new thread. This one is two years old and can't be seen by everyone. Thanks

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