<select id="selId" class="pos_fixed">
<option value="volvo">Option1</option>
<option value="saab">Option2</option>
<option value="mercedes">Option3</option>
<option value="audi">Option4</option>
</select>
<span class ="xxx">open</span>
jQuery(document).ready(function($) {
$(".xxx").on('click', function () {
openSelect($('#selId'));
});
var openSelect = function(selector){
var element = selector[0], worked = false;
if (document.createEvent) { // all browsers
var e = document.createEvent("MouseEvents");
e.initMouseEvent("mousedown", true, true, window, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, false, false, false, false, 0, null);
worked = element.dispatchEvent(e);
} else if (element.fireEvent) { // ie
worked = element.fireEvent("onmousedown");
}
if (!worked) { // unknown browser / error
alert("It didn't worked in your browser.");
}
}
});
DEMO - http://jsfiddle.net/uhYxf/