If you are faced with a situation when it is necessary to open the hood of your car, and the cable that actuates the mechanism for unlocking the hood lock is cut off, do not despair! After all, you can always find a way out.
Instructions
Step 1
First of all, determine by the length of the broken piece of the cable how far the break occurred. To do this, separate the plastic plug to which the cable is attached (which you pull when you want to open the hood) and pull out the broken end. From the length of the broken piece, determine how far the break has occurred. If you cannot reach the broken piece and pull on it to open the hood of the car, you will not be able to open the hood in this way. In this case, try the following recommendation.
Step 2
You need to know that in any car emergency opening of the hood and gas tank flap is provided in the event of a break or loosening of the tension of the driving cables. Study your vehicle manual carefully and in detail. It should indicate how to find a spare cable provided by the car manufacturer for emergency opening of the car hood. Usually such a spare cable is located in one of the rapids of your four-wheeled friend. In the absence of a datasheet, you will have to find a spare cable yourself. Separate the front sill bezel cover and push back the trim that is at the driver's feet. Feel the floor with your hand, and if there is no cable, try to push the trim further back. The cable may be hidden in the depths, and you simply cannot reach it. If your search was unsuccessful, follow the same sequence of actions, only from the passenger side. So the cable should be there.
Step 3
After finding the cable, be sure to make a loop at its end and insert a screwdriver or some flat object into it to make it easier to pull the cable to open the hood. Gently but firmly pull the end of the cable about 10-15 cm. Do not pull sharply or jerkily. You can break the cable, and then you have to take your car to a car service. If you managed to open the hood, remember that the damage must never be left unpatched. To repair the hood lock of the machine, go to a vehicle service point and replace the broken cable.
