Q: My battery is in my truck and I need my key to open truck and my key is stuck in the ignition how do I get it out
My battery is dead and I got my key stuck in the ignition how do I get my key out of the ignition with the battery being dead
My car has 13000 miles.
My car's transmission is unknown to me.
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