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Gentlemen, Thank you all for interest and suggestions concerning the drama I have shared with you on this I3 issue. I will try to briefly list the steps followed that enabled the owner to access the battery compartment. Hint hint, it was a suggestion from one of you. But first: IF YOU OWN A...

Update 2, Sept 30 late PM No offence taken with the "Do you know ..." voice. I understand all of you out there do not know the experience I do or do not have, so I accept all info any of you post with out "rolling my eyes" or saying "Seriously??? lol So suggestions of combo of pressing on...

Update Sept30 Did leave the charge cable plugged into the house over night and the 12v never charged. The only lite on the charger cable that has stayed on is the power lite. I like the above suggestion of being able to possibly connect a charger to the terminals on the engine and the owner...

Good food for thought. The car is not mine but sitting at my house while owner ponders how he will approach this. So, the "connecting the charging unit" for over night sounds like something I could try without trying anything more he may not want me to. But will make him aware of your post...

Thanks for the quick reply. Have tried your suggestion, but the battery is a dead brick. Have searched the WWW using different key words and phrases, but have not found "my situation" anywhere that has been experienced by anyone else. Hoping for an answer from the community before being over...

The car is a 2016 I3. Need to chance the 12 volt battery because it's dead and no electronics are working. However, I can not access the battery compartment because the steel release cable seems to be frozen not matter how hard I pull. At this time I would rather not use leverage force because I...