Battery help!! Can't start car.
- Thread starter BanginLS
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From the factory, there is an emergency trunk release in the trunk. It should have a glow-in-the-dark T handle, unless someone removed it, and it should be hanging from the inside of the trunk lid. It is true that it's a cable-pull, not a lever, though, so someone may have clipped the cable, or it may have gotten stuck behind the interior trim.
I don't remember if it's Federally-mandated, but it's standard equipment on all cars with trunks, and has been for a decade or so. It's included as a safety feature, to prevent people from being trapped inside the trunk. (That's also why the handle is glow-in-the-dark.)
n8bachelor
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I know exactly what you speak of. I have seen them before. But I do not believe that they are yet required by law. I am certain I have seen cars (built within the last 10 years) that do not have them. Not to say they didnt at one time but not when I looked.
My LS does not have this, It must have been removed or it is tucked away never to be seen again. I thought perhaps the LS was one of those cars without this safety feature (although I could not imagine why). Glad to see FML got this thing right.
I still cant believe that Lincoln discontinued the LS... it was in my opinion the best car they have made (in my lifetime at least). Followed closely by the Mark viii
mharrison
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Well, that only helps if you're stuck in the trunk. Kind of hard to pull from outside the trunk.