R56 Cannot open bonnet
#1
Cannot open bonnet
Hello,
I am really frustrated here.. trying to open the hood (bonnet), without any luck.
I pull the lever inside the car, the hood goes up, good.
Then I find the lever under the hood and push it up all the way. it's all the way up for sure, I can feel that it's already stuck to the top, but nothing happens. It simply does not open.
I tried to push it to some other directions, move it around a bit, nothing there else you can do except pushing it up.
I checked youtube clips where its done by simply pushing it up and that's it.
How hard can it be to open the hood in this car?? Anything else I can try?
The car is pretty new, it's the 2011 model.
Thanks
I am really frustrated here.. trying to open the hood (bonnet), without any luck.
I pull the lever inside the car, the hood goes up, good.
Then I find the lever under the hood and push it up all the way. it's all the way up for sure, I can feel that it's already stuck to the top, but nothing happens. It simply does not open.
I tried to push it to some other directions, move it around a bit, nothing there else you can do except pushing it up.
I checked youtube clips where its done by simply pushing it up and that's it.
How hard can it be to open the hood in this car?? Anything else I can try?
The car is pretty new, it's the 2011 model.
Thanks
#2
Hopefully by now you've figured it out. If you haven't, tried pushing the lever/paddle up and wiggle the hood left to right while pulling upwards. May be a tolerance thing. If you don't feel you've pushed the paddle all the way to the top, you may want to use a tool (e.g. screwdriver wrapped in a cloth) to be sure you've pushed it all the way up.
Once the cable release has been activated, it's only a mechanical level system which holds the catch in place. Not a whole lot of rocket-science here. So, if it doesn't work, may be a tolerance issue or bent component.
Once the cable release has been activated, it's only a mechanical level system which holds the catch in place. Not a whole lot of rocket-science here. So, if it doesn't work, may be a tolerance issue or bent component.
#4
#6
Possible the latch is out of adjustment. Or a stuck component in that front latch system, they can get the abuse from road salt and rust.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/51232751378/
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