Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or change your car battery, it’s essential to keep your engine motor in good conditions. Nevertheless, it can occurs that the bonnet of your BMW X6 doesn’t want to open, in this case, what are your options? This is precisely the concern we will answer today and help you get out of this irritating situation. To do so, we are going to discover what can be the triggers of a stuck bonnet on your BMW X6 and then what are the possibilities to solve this issue.

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Why is my bonnet stuck on my BMW X6? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?

As we described before, we will alternately see the causes for a bonnet stuck on your BMW X6, and what possibilities are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.

Broken BMW X6 bonnet opening cable

1st case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your BMW X6 as a consequence of the opening cable. Indeed, with wear and tear, or due to a malfunction, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your hood may fall apart after a while or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Although this is quite infrequent on newer cars, it is not impossible that you could be the victim of this issue, especially when there is excessive humidity in the place where you use your BMW X6. If this is the case, there are few solutions existing to you and going to your auto technician appears to be the simplest and most practical solution. You will have to take out the front grille of your BMW X6 to gain access to 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 locate the broken portion of the bonnet cable of your BMW X6, take it off from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and replace it.

How to open the bonnet of my BMW X6, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?

Second situation which can generate a bonnet stuck on BMW X6. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to end the action of opening the cover of your car. Over 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 solution is to use multi-function clamps and in the gap between the bonnet and the grille, grab the rest of the lever or the untwisted portion of your lever and pull it with force. This will open the locked bonnet of your BMW X6. 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 BMW X6

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Before last trigger of a bonnet stuck on BMW X6, you may be victim of a cable that is starting to have some play. Indeed, the bonnet opening system of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your BMW X6 to the opening locker. This cable may possibly become loose after a while. To solve this issue permanently, there is only one option, change the hood opening cable of your BMW X6. 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 somebody to help you. Position the person at the front of your BMW X6 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 garage.

Bonnet of my BMW X6 stuck

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Finally, the last circumstance is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In such a case, to unlock the hood of your BMW X6, position somebody at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the BMW X6, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.

To discover more tips on the BMW X6, take a look at the BMW X6 category.