The battery has nothing whatsoever to do with the bonnet on a Ranger. There is either a hood release inside the truck under the dash drivers side or the hood release in located outside under the front edge of the hood.
Can you not unlock your door with the key and then pull your inside release etc. ?
Open the door with your key and pull the bonnet release.
Yes.
battery cable connection , dead battery
On a UK model it is under the bonnet next to the battery.
Motorcraft BXT - 59 ( is Fords " top of the line " battery for a 2002 Ford Ranger )
www.motorcraft.com ( one of Fords websites ) shows Motorcraft BXT56 ( top of the line ) or BXL56A , as the Motorcraft battery choices for the 1984 Ford Ranger
Motorcraft BXT - 59 for all available engines in a 2001 Ford Ranger
The owner's manual shows that the 2000 Ford Ranger , all available engines , came with Ford Motorcraft BXT - 59 batteries
because its out of gas
If you are looking under the bonnet it is in the top right hand corner...
Your battery isn't being charged or accepting a charge