Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or change your auto battery, it’s important to maintain your engine in good conditions. Nevertheless, it can appear that the bonnet of your Citroen C5 doesn’t want to open, in this instance, what can you do? This is exactly the query we will answer in this article and help you get out of this frustrating situation. To do so, we are going to discover what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Citroen C5 and then what are the solutions to cure this issue.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Citroen C5? What are the solutions to open my bonnet?
As we described earlier, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Citroen C5, and what solutions you can execute to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Citroen C5 bonnet opening cable
First case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Citroen C5 because of the opening cable. In fact, with wear and tear, or as a result of a failure, 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 infrequent on newer vehicles, it is not inconceivable that you could be the victim of this issue, specifically when there is excessive humidity in the region where you use your Citroen C5. If this is the case, there are couple of possibilities existing to you and going to your motor mechanic seems to be the simplest and most practical approach. You will have to remove the front grille of your Citroen C5 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 locate the broken part of the bonnet cable of your Citroen C5, get rid of it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and change it.
How to open the bonnet of my Citroen C5, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second possibility which can cause a bonnet stuck on Citroen C5. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to complete the procedure of opening the cover of your car. With 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 hood and the grille, grab the rest of the lever or the untwisted section of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked hood of your Citroen C5. Then if it is twisted, try to straighten it with your pliers. Or change it with a new one.
Play in the cable to open the stuck bonnet of your Citroen C5
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Before last justification of a bonnet stuck on Citroen C5, you may be victim of 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 C5 to the opening locker. This cable may become loose with time. To resolve this issue permanently, there is only one option, replace the hood opening cable of your Citroen C5. 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 Citroen C5 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 C5 stuck
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Finally, the last situation is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this instance, to unlock the hood of your Citroen C5, position somebody at the front of your motor vehicle. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Citroen C5, 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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