Access to trunk with dead battery?

JimR · 2012-07-11T02:14:50+00:00

2010 Altima 2.5S. Push-button start (as I imagine most Nissan are by now). The other day, I killed the battery (inadvertently left the ignition switch "on" for a few hours).Jumper cables in the trunk. I tried to open the trunk using the dashboard button, but nothing happened. I guess this must be an electrical switch connected to a solenoid which unlatches the trunk.I didn't try the button the the fob, since I figured if the battery was flat, it wasn't going to work anyway.I eventually folded down the right-rear seat, which let me reach into the trunk to retrieve my jumper cables.Was I missing something obvious? Is there some other way to access the trunk when the battery is flat?JimR