Z10 crashed and will not restart: manual security swipe

Hi,
The other day my Z10 simply crashed (was not being used at the time). Since then the phone will not restart. The boot process gets to 99% and then stops (waited over 36 hours for something to happen). I have removed the battery, waited a couple of minutes and reinstalled the battery, but no luck. The phone does not restart.
I have to send the phone to my provider and will get a replacment. However I would like to do a security swipe to remove all personal data. Is there a "button", which would allow me to manually swipe the phone's memory/reset the phone to factory settings (OS will not boot, so the standard procedure using Settings/Security... will not work)?
Thank you for any help you may provide.

Hi:
Thank you for your reply.
I backed up my device a few hours before my phone crashed.
I cannot connect my phone to BB Link on my computer, because my phone will not boot. As my computer cannot recognize my phone when connected, a software wipe (via BB Link desktop or Settings/Security & Privacy) will not work.

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