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How to open the locked hood latch by yourself

Model: Nissan Sentra B17, MK 7 - Years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Part: Body

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In this video, we can see how to open the hood of a car that is stuck. In this specific case, it is a Nissan Sentra, but the procedure is valid for all cars: if we try to pull the handle, we can feel the spring moving but the hood does not open.

This is a situation that can be easily solved if we are two people, but if we are alone, it is necessary to have a plastic spatula with us, which we position in a point where it exerts some pressure; we pull the hood release lever again and feel that now the spring has opened and going in front of the car, we can lift the hood without any problems.


Posted on 26 January 2025 by ScegliAuto


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