Morning
This morning i tried to start the disco2 and nothing... Straight away thought dead battery which is nothing new so i went to pull the bonnet release and NOTHING! feels like its pulled the catch but seems like the catch has seized i have tried taking the headlight out and pulling the cable but nothing works and i can't get past the anti theft casing??? please please any suggestions would be great its getting desperate there must be a way round this issue?

Thanks guys!

 

have you tried hooking jumper cables to the + on the starter and ground this should let you start it.

 

Not tried that yet really need a fix to open the bonnet as batts not holding charge?

 

Try having someone pull the release handle while you bang on the hood right above the latch.

 

tried that for a good 10mins the cable feels slack but i can hear a click when pulled but its not releasing the catch, tried some wd40 through the anti theft cover but still no luck

 

someone needs to sit in the front of the hood as you pull the cable
then you keep the cable pulled and they get off the hood

 

There you go.

 

Had this happen to me over 2,000 miles from home once. I ended up taking a LONG screw driver and a hammer to the plastic piece that covers the latch mechanism from the bottom. Had to lay under it and reach up behind the bumper and grill to break the cover off but once I got it off I was able to work the screw driver into the mechanism and pop it open. After that I have always lubed up the latch every other time I pop the hood and it hasn't happened since.

 

On my D1, If I would pull the release, it wouldn't fully release the latch. I'd have to pull the lever and then push on the lever. I'm not sure why, but it would let the hood open. I never had any issues on either D2, So I don't know if it might behave similarly.

 

Eewwwww... Red Thong on Blue Car? That's just wrong...