2017 Malibu - Can you open the trunk with a dead battery?

Advice needed: The battery is dead, so nothing electronic works. I can unlock the car using the backup key in the driver’s door, but I can not figure out how to open the trunk. It would be useful to get to the jumper cables in the trunk. Am I missing something, or is this just a design flaw?

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To find the car’s secret trunk release lever, see the handbook.

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In the absence of a lever, power the vehicle and electronically unlock the trunk using a portable jump starter on the front “frunk” (hood).

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You will be able to climb through and operate the trunk release latch if your back seats fold down. I have to do it when I am doing auto repair work.

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