I thought German engineering was supposed to be superior. I think I have to jack it up and take the wheel off to get at the cable.

Also, now it won't release the key fob and it's stuck in the dash. What group of morons designed this?

Use one of those power supplies that feeds power back through the cigarette lighter.

https://www.amazon.com/Wagan-EL9796-Quick-Jumper-Jumpstarter/dp/B00005OWK2

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I don't think you could ever start the car with this, but maybe pop the hood and get your key out.

Which year/model?

On most newer 911/Boxster/Cayman, with the electronic hood, If you have a portable jump box, the driver side kick panel has a red lead that looks like a fuse you can pull out. Use your yellow tool in the box and pull on it, it should come out a few inches and you'll see the exposed copper.

Hook an alligator clip to that for positive, negative to one of the bolts for the door hinge, and you should be able to pop the hood latch.

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I thought German engineering was supposed to be superior. I think I have to jack it up and take the wheel off to get at the cable.

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My family is full of German car enthusiasts (I'm not one). Based on observing their automotive issues with Audis, BMWs and Porsches since the 80's, I would say German engineering is unnecessarily complicated. People often confuse that with "superior" for some reason.

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Thanks. I tried that with a jump charger and tried a trickle charger overnight. I got nothing. Gonna have to take the wheel off to get at the cable.

2013 Boxster. My jump panel isn't working.

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Use one of those power supplies that feeds power back through the cigarette lighter.

https://www.amazon.com/Wagan-EL9796-Quick-Jumper-Jumpstarter/dp/B00005OWK2

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I don't think you could ever start the car with this, but maybe pop the hood and get your key out.

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I might try this first. The jump panel in the fuse box isn't working.

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2013 Boxster. My jump panel isn't working.

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Triple A or insurance roadside assistance?

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GeorgiAg said:

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Triple A or insurance roadside assistance?

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Nope. But this is an excuse for me to go to Harbor Freight and buy a shiny new floor jack.

I would never trust a Harbor Freight jack.

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I would never trust a Harbor Freight jack.

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They sell Pittsburgh Automotive and Daytona jacks.

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I would never trust a Harbor Freight jack.

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Everybody raves about Harbor Freight floor jacks. It's the jack stands you have to be wary of.

Here's the huge part of the problem:

If this cigarette trickle charger does not work, I can't take the wheel off. The lug nut key is in the trunk.

Oh look at me I have a Porsche!

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in that case you may want to try the video schmendeler posted but with a second battery (like one that's currently in another car) instead of the jump charger/trickle charger you already tried. not sure it will make a difference but sounds like you're going to have to exhaust all options on this one.

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Yeah, I may need to apply more power. Or maybe the trickle charger will do the trick. I left it hooked up all day while I'm at work.

Another wrinkle: It's in my garage with the top down. I don't want to roll it out in case of rain. So it's going to be hard to get a car next to it. May have to get some extra long jumper cables too.

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Oh look at me I have a Porsche!

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I have a very expensive paperweight right now.

GeorgiAg said:

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2013 Boxster. My jump panel isn't working.

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at the end of the video he suggests using another vehicle in place of the battery jumper. maybe it needs MOAR POWER?

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in that case you may want to try the video schmendeler posted but with a second battery (like one that's currently in another car) instead of the jump charger/trickle charger you already tried. not sure it will make a difference but sounds like you're going to have to exhaust all options on this one.

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Yeah, I may need to apply more power. Or maybe the trickle charger will do the trick. I left it hooked up all day while I'm at work.

Another wrinkle: It's in my garage with the top down. I don't want to roll it out in case of rain. So it's going to be hard to get a car next to it. May have to get some extra long jumper cables too.

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Not sure if it'll work on a Porsche, but I had a similar issue with my BMW. Ended up hooking a trickle charger to a license plate light. It provided just enough power to pop the hatch and get to the battery. Might be worth trying that if you have an easily accessible plate light or side marker

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Top is down. Power point/cigarette lighter is easily accessible and probably the most robust wiring easily accessible. There are already products available to charge that way.

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at the end of the video he suggests using another vehicle in place of the battery jumper. maybe it needs MOAR POWER?

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Went home for lunch. I've tried three chargers. They don't even turn on. Might have to try it.

Gonna try the cigarette lighter and jumper cables tonight. If that fails, I'll remove the wheel and pull the cable.

This is ridiculous.

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Top is down. Power point/cigarette lighter is easily accessible and probably the most robust wiring easily accessible. There are already products available to charge that way.

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That had already been suggested by you... I was giving an alternative. Lots of cars have switched power points that run through a BCM or other computer module. You're not going to back feed power through those if that's the case. No idea if Porsche does that.

Also, he doesn't need any special adapter to "jump" it through a light. 2 paperclips stuck in the bulb terminals works fine. No need to track down a charger with a cig adapter.

Tow it to the werkshoppe

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at the end of the video he suggests using another vehicle in place of the battery jumper. maybe it needs MOAR POWER?

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Went home for lunch. I've tried three chargers. They don't even turn on. Might have to try it.

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Newer computer controlled chargers won't output any amps if the battery voltage is too low. My Schumacher has a "force" mode that'll override the computer chip, but I have a couple others that don't provide that option. If you're using something like a battery tender, you may be out of luck.

Maybe it's just me, but taking a bulb out seems like a lot more trouble than the power point. And he can just strip the wires off of one of the many cigarette lighter plugs he now owns.

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I thought German engineering was supposed to be superior. I think I have to jack it up and take the wheel off to get at the cable.

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My family is full of German car enthusiasts (I'm not one). Based on observing their automotive issues with Audis, BMWs and Porsches since the 80's, I would say German engineering is unnecessarily complicated. People often confuse that with "superior" for some reason.

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I'm hoping that not having ICE in the vehicles will make them simple enough to be reliable.

Gonna get to two pages before OP gets the hood open on his Porsche.

The hood.

Two pages.

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Gonna get to two pages before OP gets the hood open on his Porsche.

The hood.

Two pages.

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Gonna get to two pages before OP gets the hood open on his Porsche.

The hood.

Two pages.

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Like this

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Just give the car to me since you can't handle it

Update. Bought charger with a cigarette lighter. Nope. Won't charge.

Lifted car took off wheel. Unscrewed all of wheel well. Exactly as in the YouTube video. Even took off more of wheel well. THERE IS NO CORD. Just electrical wires I don't want to pull on. But still did.

Took off passenger front wheel. There's foam insulation on this side. Took that out. Nothing.

Ok Porsche. A dead battery requires you to rebuild your car? Engineering FAIL.

Gonna look at it again over the weekend with a car handy bro but this is bull crap!