Whether it’s to check your car’s fluid levels, change your oil, add windshield washer fluid, or swap your auto battery, it’s necessary to maintain your engine unit in good conditions. Although, it can appear that the bonnet of your seat leon doesn’t want to open, in this instance, what are your options? This is exactly the concern we will answer in this article and assist you to get out of this irritating situation. To do so, we are going to discover what can be the causes of a stuck bonnet on your seat leon and then what are the solutions to solve this trouble.
Why is my bonnet stuck on my seat leon? What are the solutions to open my bonnet?
As we explained previously, we will alternately see the explanations for a bonnet stuck on your seat leon, and what solutions are available to you to get your bonnet open and repaired.
Broken seat leon bonnet opening cable
First case situation. You may not be able to open the bonnet of your seat leon 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 bonnet 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 trouble, especially when there is excessive humidity in the area where you use your seat leon. If this is the case, there are couple of possibilities existing to you and going to your auto mechanic appears to be the most simple and most practical approach. You will have to remove the front grille of your seat leon 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 seat leon, take it off from the passenger compartment and engine compartment side and swap it.
How to open the bonnet of my seat leon, regardless if I have a twisted opening lever?
Second situation which can cause a bonnet stuck on seat leon. 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. 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 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 portion of your lever and pull it with strength. This will open the locked bonnet of your seat leon. 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 seat leon
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Before last trigger of a bonnet stuck on seat leon, you may be victim of a cable that is starting to have some play. In fact, the bonnet opening mechanism of your car is equipped with a cable that goes from the passenger compartment of your seat leon to the opening locker. This cable may become loose after a while. To remedy this trouble forever, there is only one alternative, replace the hood opening cable of your seat leon. 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 seat leon 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 seat leon 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 seat leon, position someone at the front of your car. And whoever presses moderately on the bonnet of the seat leon, it will have the consequence of releasing some play so that the lock will be unlocked when you activate the interior handle.
Whenever you have any additional questions about the seat leon, do not hesitate to consult our seat leon category.
