Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, do the service, add windshield washer fluid, or swap your auto battery, it’s fundamental to keep your engine in good conditions. Although, it can occurs that the bonnet of your Renault Vel Satis doesn’t want to open, in such a case, what can you do? This is exactly the question we will answer in this article and help you to 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 Renault Vel Satis and then what are the solutions to remedy this problem.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my Renault Vel Satis? What are the solutions to open my bonnet?
As we described earlier, we will alternately see the reasons for a bonnet stuck on your Renault Vel Satis, and what solutions you can execute to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken Renault Vel Satis bonnet opening cable
First case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your Renault Vel Satis as a consequence 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 as time passes or get stuck in the shell that protects it. Though this is quite infrequent on newer automobiles, it is not impossible that you could be the victim of this problem, especially when there is excessive humidity in the location where you use your Renault Vel Satis. If this is the case, there are few choices available to you and going to your motor mechanic appears to be the easiest and most practical strategy. You will have to take off the front grille of your Renault Vel Satis 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 out the broken portion of the bonnet cable of your Renault Vel Satis, take it off from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and change it.
How to open the bonnet of my Renault Vel Satis, even if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second situation which can generate a bonnet stuck on Renault Vel Satis. 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. As time passes, 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 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 section of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked bonnet of your Renault Vel Satis. 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 Renault Vel Satis
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Before last cause of a bonnet stuck on Renault Vel Satis, you may encounter a cable that is starting to have some play. In truth, the bonnet opening mechanism of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your Renault Vel Satis to the opening locker. This cable might become loose as time passes. To fix this problem permanently, there is only one option, replace the hood opening cable of your Renault Vel Satis. 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 Renault Vel Satis 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 service garage.
Bonnet of my Renault Vel Satis 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 Renault Vel Satis, position someone at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the Renault Vel Satis, 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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