A professional would use a tool called a "slim jim". This tool, which resembles a hack saw blade, is inserted between the glass and the door frame. It is used to snag the lock mechanism forcing it open.
Best bet though is to call a professional.
There is not release. The fuel door has a lock. When the doors are locked, the fuel door is locked. When the doors are unlocked the fuel door is unlocked. When the doors are unlocked, press on the front of the fuel door (the side closest to the front of the car). It should pivot open.
The lock for the access door for the gas cap is part of the lock system for the doors. If the car doors are locked the fuel door is locked also. Unlock the doors and the fuel door is unlocked also.
The lock for the access door for the gas cap is part of the lock system for the doors. If the car doors are locked the fuel door is locked also. Unlock the doors and the fuel door is unlocked also.
There's no fuel unlock switch/button. As long as the doors are unlocked you simply push in on the right side of the fuel door. When the doors are locked the fuel door is locked too.
On the 2000 LS, the fuel door is tied to the door locks. When the doors are locked, so is the fuel door. When the doors are UNLOCKED, so is the fuel door. When the fuel door is unlocked you can easily open it.
replace/recharge the battery. either that or wrap you hand in a jacket and hulk smash the window.
If you own the house of the locked door you will automatically get through it. But if it's someone else's house with the locked door than you are not allowed to get through.
The fuel door should open as long as the doors are unlocked. It locks once the doors are locked.
FIRST MAKE SURE YOUR DOORS ARE UNLOCKED! WHEN DOORS ARE LOCKED, GASTANK DOOR IS LOCKED TOO Manually push IN on the RIGHT SIDE EDGE of GASTANK DOOR. SHOULD SWING OPEN.
The gas door is locked or unlocked with the other doors on the car. If the car doors are locked the gas door will not open. If the car is stopped with engine off and the doors unlocked you should be able to open the gas door by pushing on one side of it. If this doesn't work, you have an electrical or mechanical problem with the gas door.
to remove the doors you un-bolt the door then you lift the door up and off of the hinge.
The alarm will sound on a 2000 Pathfinder if all the doors get locked, but the key is still in the ignition. Many automobiles built from 2000 to 2014 have a feature that will not let a person lock all four doors with the key in the ignition. It is possible that the ignition is getting worn out if the alarm goes off without the presence of the key.