Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, do the service, add windshield washer fluid, or change your battery, it’s essential to maintain your engine motor in good conditions. But, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Kia Rio doesn’t want to open, in cases like this, what are your options? This is exactly the query we will answer in this article and help you to get out of this annoying situation. To accomplish this, we are going to discover what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your Kia Rio and then what are the solutions to cure this problem.

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Why is my bonnet stuck on my Kia Rio? What are the solutions to open my bonnet?

As we explained earlier, we will alternately see the explanations for a bonnet stuck on your Kia Rio, and what solutions you can execute to get your bonnet open and repaired.

Broken Kia Rio bonnet opening cable

First case scenario. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Kia Rio resulting from 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 fall apart after a while or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Even though this is quite uncommon on newer cars, it is not inconceivable that you could be the victim of this problem, specifically when there is extra humidity in the place where you use your Kia Rio. If this is the case, there are few choices available to you and going to your motor mechanic seems to be the simplest and most practical solution. You will have to remove the front grille of your Kia Rio 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 identify the broken part of the bonnet cable of your Kia Rio, remove it from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and swap it.

How to open the bonnet of my Kia Rio, even if I have a twisted opening lever?

Second possibility which can cause a bonnet stuck on Kia Rio. It is this time at the level of the secondary lever which is used to end 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 unlock the bonnet from inside your car, but not fully open it. In this scenario, a treatment 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 part of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked bonnet of your Kia Rio. Then if it is twisted, try to straighten it with your pliers. Or swap it with a new one.

Play in the cable to open the stuck bonnet of your Kia Rio

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Before last justification of a bonnet stuck on Kia Rio, you may encounter 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 Kia Rio to the opening locker. This cable might become loose after a while. To solve this problem once and for all, there is only one option, change the hood opening cable of your Kia Rio. 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 someone to help you. Position the person at the front of your Kia Rio 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 work, 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 Kia Rio stuck

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Finally, the last circumstance is when the bonnet gets stuck when the passenger compartment handle is operated. In this instance, to unlock the hood of your Kia Rio, position somebody at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Kia Rio, 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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