Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or swap your car battery, it’s essential to maintain your engine motor in good conditions. But, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Audi A2 doesn’t want to open, in cases like this, what are your options? This is precisely the query we will answer in this article and assist you to get out of this irritating position. To do this, we are going to see what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Audi A2 and then what are the possibilities to solve this problem.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Audi A2? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?
As we described previously, we will alternately see the explanations for a bonnet stuck on your Audi A2, and what possibilities are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Audi A2 bonnet opening cable
First case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Audi A2 resulting from the opening cable. Indeed, with wear and tear, or due to a failure, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your engine may crumble after a while or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Though this is quite rare on newer cars, it is not improbable that you could be the victim of this problem, especially when there is excess humidity in the location where you use your Audi A2. If this is the case, there are couple of possibilities available to you and going to your auto mechanic seems to be the easiest and most practical strategy. You will have to take out the front grille of your Audi A2 to access the lock on your stuck bonnet. Using a large flat screwdriver you will be able to open your car’s bonnet lock by exerting a force on the lock to release it from the spring. Once open, you can try to find the broken portion of the bonnet cable of your Audi A2, remove it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and replace it.
How to open the bonnet of my Audi A2, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second situation which can cause a bonnet stuck on Audi A2. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to finish the procedure of opening the cover of your car. After some time, this lever may break or twist, and thus prevent you from completing the opening of your engine compartment. You should still be able to open the bonnet from inside your car, but not fully open it. In this situation, a treatment is to use multi-function clamps and in the gap between the hood and the grille, grab the rest of the lever or the untwisted section of your lever and pull it with force. This will open the locked hood of your Audi A2. Then if it is twisted, try to straighten it with your pliers. Or replace it with a new one.
Play in the cable to open the stuck bonnet of your Audi A2
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Before last trigger of a bonnet stuck on Audi A2, you may encounter a cable that is starting to have some play. In truth, the bonnet opening system of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Audi A2 to the opening locker. This cable might become loose after a while. To solve this problem once and for all, there is only one solution, replace the hood opening cable of your Audi A2. However, you will need a one-off solution in order to be able to open the cover of your car, you will have to ask a friend or relative to help you. Position the person at the front of your Audi A2 who holds the lever down as if they wanted to finish opening the bonnet. And position yourself in the passenger compartment to pull the hood release handle on your car. If this doesn’t function, you can always try to do as in the case of a broken cable with a pair of clamps. Otherwise go to your mechanic.
Bonnet of my Audi A2 stuck
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Finally, the last situation is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this case, to unlock the hood of your Audi A2, position somebody at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Audi A2, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.
If you need more tutorials on the Audi A2, go to our Audi A2 category.
