How do I backup my iPhone on iCloud without accessing the settings on the actual device?

Last night i dropped my iPhone 4s in some water and it will not turn on at all. In order to get a new handset, Apple have asked me to backup my phone on iCloud and then wipe it to be sent off... However, i've tried and it doesn't seem possible without accessing the iPhone settings which are actually on the iPhone. Is it possible to backup my broken handset without actually accessing the options on the device.
Advice would be amazing as soon as possible as the man is coming to collect the phone tomorrow morning!

Hello Asicopper,
If the iCloud is not alredy setup on your iPhone then you cannot setup without access on your iPhone as it has to be done Manually entering your Apple Id and Password in iPhone Settings>iCloud and then you need to Turn On the Data that needs to be backed up on iCloud and also click on Backup now for the first time. But if you have ever synced your iPhone with iTunes on your computer then you can check on your computer if you have a backup taken there. You can check that by opening iTunes on your Computer in iTunes > Edit> Preferences> Device and under Device see if you have any backup. And there is "No" other way to backup your iPhone if it is completely Dead.

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