Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, do the service, add windshield washer fluid, or swap your auto battery, it’s necessary to keep your engine in good conditions. Although, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Citroen C4 Picasso doesn’t want to open, in such a case, what can you do? This is exactly the query we will answer today and assist you to get out of this frustrating situation. To accomplish this, we are going to see what can be the triggers of a stuck bonnet on your Citroen C4 Picasso and then what are the possibilities to remedy this issue.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Citroen C4 Picasso? What are the possibilities to open my bonnet?
As we described earlier, we will alternately see the causes for a bonnet stuck on your Citroen C4 Picasso, and what possibilities are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Citroen C4 Picasso bonnet opening cable
First case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Citroen C4 Picasso because of the opening cable. In fact, with wear and tear, or due to a malfunction, the cable that goes from your passenger compartment to your bonnet may crumble with time or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Although this is quite uncommon on newer vehicles, it is not unimaginable that you could be the victim of this issue, specifically when there is excess humidity in the region where you use your Citroen C4 Picasso. If this is the case, there are couple of choices existing to you and going to your auto mechanic seems the most effective and most practical strategy. You will have to take out the front grille of your Citroen C4 Picasso 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 find out the broken portion of the bonnet cable of your Citroen C4 Picasso, get rid of it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and replace it.
How to open the bonnet of my Citroen C4 Picasso, even if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second possibility which can provoke a bonnet stuck on Citroen C4 Picasso. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to complete the action 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 portion of your lever and pull it with force. This will open the locked hood of your Citroen C4 Picasso. 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 Citroen C4 Picasso
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Before last cause of a bonnet stuck on Citroen C4 Picasso, you may encounter a cable that is starting to have some play. Indeed, the bonnet opening mechanism of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Citroen C4 Picasso to the opening locker. This cable may become loose with time. To remedy this issue permanently, there is only one option, replace the hood opening cable of your Citroen C4 Picasso. However, you will need a one-off solution in order to be able to open the cover of your car, you will have to request someone to help you. Position the person at the front of your Citroen C4 Picasso 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 Citroen C4 Picasso stuck
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Finally, the last case is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In such a case, to unlock the hood of your Citroen C4 Picasso, position someone at the front of your motor vehicle. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Citroen C4 Picasso, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.
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