How To Manually Open Trunk Hatch Toyota Prius Gen II 2004-2009 When Battery Is Dead or Disconnected
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- How would you open the trunk of a Toyota Prius when the auxiliary 12V battery is dead, disconnected or inoperative. You can't use the key to unlock because there is no keyhole in the rear door also known as hatch or boot.
It is actually quite easy. In this video, young mechanic Aiman will show you how to manually open the trunk of Toyota Prius Gen II I4 1.5L Hybrid Synergy Drive. Second generation 2 Toyota Prius include model years 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009.
Here's a step-by-step guide:
Step 1: Flip Down the Rear Seats
Step 2: Pull Back the Carpet to Expose the Tool Box
Step 3: Pull Back the Tool Box Lid
Step 4: Remove the Cover
Step 5: Pull the Door Lever a.k.a manual release lever
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Recording Date: November 29, 2018
Video URL: • How To Manually Open T...
Thanks a bunch I'm 6' 4" Not sure what torture mechanic decided this was a viable way to open the hatch
I’m only 5’8.5 and 70 yo female that still enjoys camping. I’m thinking the same thing with a few more mutterings under my breath.
Ah mate ,thanks so much just bought a Prius and its been standing for eighteen months hence couldnt open the the rear trunk batteries are out of action,your a star tomorrow i will attempt to open it cheers.
It's funny to me that people are complaining about how hard this is. Try it in a Porsche where you'll need to build, or buy their wiring thingy to power the vehicle and unlock your "frunk" to get to the dead battery. This is so simple. Thanks for the video!
It’s a stupid design
Thanks! I also disconected my 12V battery and clossed the hatch door distractedly and was able to open it thanks to your video👍
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Just did the same myself, great video, now It won’t take me longer to re open the boot than it would be to replace the battery
Thank you so much for this very informative and clear video!
Not sure what the toyota engineers thought when they designed that “feature”, maybe it was a disgruntled employee, who’s revenge is felt across the globe by all prius owners…
Your video about how to replace the 12V battery is next on my list! 😊
Very helpful. Just the detail and info needed Thank you for posting this!
Wow!! I had watched two other CZcams videos before I watched yours! I love your step by step method. Great job! Time for me to go try it!
I knew there had to be a way to open it! Thanks.
Skip to the end of this video this guys making it as long as possible
No need to open the hatch back to jump start the car. Use an 8-foot jumping cable to get to the battery through the back door. We tried to open the hatch back unsuccessfully, then tried the cable through the car back door without any problems.
Also possible from under the Prius hood
You are a literal lifesaver
GREAT JOB DUDE! I’m going through this right now 😭😭😭
Awesome job man! It helped me out big time I had a customer getting mad because I couldn’t open his trunk. Opened his trunk and he wanted to be best friends! 🤦🏽♂️
I’m glad to have been of service! Thanks for watching!
Read Prius Use Manual people! It saves s lot of frustration!
Thank you men. Opened the back of my Toyota prius plug-in! The battery was dead!
Thank you. That worked. The first go at it fight find it. Fingers in all the sharp holes. Then I came back watched this video and had to pull out more of the bottom deck till I could see in the spare tire (full sized) in the tire well. I found that little square hole. Like in the video. Had to push inside then outside then inside and upwards while releasing the little lever till it opened. All in all less than 15 minutes. No guess work.
Thank you so much Aiman! 🎉
Now that I have ready access to the rear small battery I've removed it and it's charging. Also needed to remove corrosion from negative post and clamp.
I'm hoping this fixes the red triangle of death issue that ended up where there is no power at all for locks, boot up, nothing.
We'll find out tomorrow. Trickle charge.
And I want to find a replacement for the negative bartering body ground cable. About 6"
Over 300k miles. 2007. Family hand me down Prius.
I needed it today. Thanks for the help.
Thank you soooo much! This was super helpful! We actually got the back open!!
Short and sweet. Good job.
Had this issue today. Trunk door locked when I removed the old battery. Thank you for your help! Great job!
Thanks man, you saved me a trip to the mechanic!
Glad it worked out for you, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and thanks for watching...
You are a lifesaver!
Thanks so much man. Saved me a bunch of time figuring this out on my own. Great, easy to follow instructions. Keep up the great work!
Just read the user manual. No need to spend bunch of time figuring this out.
Thank god for this young Asian man
Great. Very clear and helpful, with no unrelated chat.
Excellent description. Thanks so much!
Hi Aiman. Outstanding video. I salute you. Great explanations.
Thank you so much! My Prius was completely dead when I came out of a supermarket in the middle of a snowstorm. It probably would have taken hours for AAA to show up. I was able to open the trunk, get to the battery and finger-tighten the loose connection to get it started again. Excellent work!
Thanks mate, you are a legend ❤
Another COOL video on the Prius! I was trying to see how to open mine because of outside latch failure. Thanks again!
Useful video. Thank You
Thank you very much, this information was useful to me
Thank you VERY much for the outstanding information!!
Much appreciated!!
[ tip: please get BRIGHTER 🔦]
You are my hero bro!
Thanks so much! The manual was poorly written, and had inadequate pictures. The key point for me was that I had to pull the little lever OUT, not up or down.
thanks - it helped even though I do not have ine-tuition because I have a large school loan because of all the tuition I paid.
Thank you so much. I can't believe how poorly these things are designed. Who would design a car that fails to operate normally without power? Mine has a dead batter and I can't even roll it off the driveway without watching dozens of tutorials. My normal car just shifts to neutral and is ready to push. No fan of electric cars here!
But thank you so much for helping!!!!!
Very well explained!!!
Thank you! Saved me 500$ for now.
Very succinct explanation! Thanks.
You did a wonderful job explaining how to do this! Thank you !! Hope to see more from you!
👍 Thank you, good simple explanation without wasting time! Is this similar with the 2011 prius? It appears to be similar? 😊
I’ve got a 2003 prius and the battery is dead. I gotta open the trunk hatch to get to the battery and this really helped. Had to use my intuition which surprised me how easily I got it done
Thanks. This helped a lot
I'm subscribing just after watching this one video. Thank you so much.
❤muchísimas gracias, ya estaba enloquecida 😊
I have Lexus CT200H but its the same stupid system. Thank you sir very much you really helped me out today in a big way!
Thank god for youtube
Have a great day!Thank you!
Thanks, Aiman! Well done and very clear.
Thanks helped me alot 😊
That was very useful... thnx
Thank you! You are awesome!
thank you! this info still useful!!!
Thank you! Not easy to find if you don't know what you are looking for...
Wow thank you so much
My pleasure!
Great job. A big help.
Thanks.That close-up of the latch let me know what to look for.
In my 2009 Prius, there is no plastic cover, you access the release lever from up under the edge of the trim plastic. The lever is yellow chrome compared to everything else that is black. It has a slot in the middle for grabbing it with a screwdriver tip. There is not enough room for two fingers to get behind it, as was suggested on another page.
While lying on my belly across the car from the rear side door to above the spare tire, holding myself up with my left arm while trying to manipulate the lever with my right hand, I couldn't tell that I had released anything. There was no obvious click or pop. I had to push up on the trunk with my head to see that it had released, and a soon as I relaxed, it latched again. I stuck my screwdriver into the upper part of the latch to keep it from closing when I let go.
Thanks again for clear instructions. You got me there.
Thanks. Great video
I found this very helpful..my battery went flat because the ABS system pump would not turn off.
Thank you
Nice presentation. Great vid!
Awesome!!! Thank you!!!!!❤
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Great and simple video !! Thanks!!
Thanks much! Saved me on that one.
Thank you so much for this! It’s super helpful
Hi ,nice and helpful vid thks. Can you make a vid on locking out the car problem issue please
Thank you; we’ll done..!!
Bro 😎 you’re really good, simple and neat instructions. Keep up the good work
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Tq vry much
Very usefull
Thank you! Great Video!!😀😀
Happy to help! Thank you so much!
thank you bro! you save my life! thank you:)
Video worked thanks
Thank you sooo much appreciate the info. I had this happen to me last year.
Thank you kid
Thank you!
Me too I was closing the door while thinking if I was going to be able to open it thank you
Thanks
Thank you!!
You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
Thank you SO MUCH for this. I love my Prius when it works, but every time something goes wrong, I see more and more terrible Toyota design choices, and I'd have no idea how to do anything if I didn't come across videos like yours. Thank you!
It sure would be nice if there were some old fashioned manual release down by the driver's seat on the floor that opened the rear hatch. So many times I've wanted to pop it open while staying in the driver's seat, but I can't, at least on my 2006.
Thankyou very much
Thanks for the info
Thank you for sharing blessings
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I'm like number 999. 😁
THANK YOU
Thank you 😊
Thank you!!!
I have a question. I’m not sure if you’ll be able to help. Hello, I’m a new subscriber to your channel. I have a 2005 Toyota Prius. We installed a new battery to the car and the car won’t start. Is there anyway you can publish a video on this? Thank you. Love your videos!
Thanks 😊
Thank you, exactly what I needed!
thank you
excellent video! any feedback on a 3rd generation Prius?
Very helpful and detailed 👌
Brilliant video thx 😎
That's same as my 2008 Avensis, have you got a video of replacing the lock and actuator😀
Kids just keep getting smarter all the time.
Thanks bro
You are awesome
Well doing this only the way the young man said didn’t quite work for me. It clicked like it had come open but I still couldn’t open it. So after pondering on it for a while I thought it might work to push outward on the just visible trunk latch while I pulled on the switch he shows and with a good bit of effort (I’m a 5’3” 70 year old lady) I was able to open the trunk. Now to see if I can use my son’s tools ( He’s out of state) to remove the 12v battery with the help of another video. I wish big don’t I.