How To Open a Bonnet On a Nissan Micra

So you've just bought a Nissan Micra and want, or need to know how to open the bonnet. This post is about opening the bonnet (Hood) on the older Nissan Micra's not the newer ones. I don't think the newer ones will be much different though. OK, lets say you are sitting in the drivers seat, on the side nearest to the accelerator pedal look down to where your thigh / knee would be located.

Then look to the side of the plastic panel surround and you should see a little lever that has a tiny picture on of a car with it's bonnet (Hood) open. Put your fingers underneath it and you will feel a lip / groove. Get a grip underneath the lever and pull the lever forward towards you and the bonnet will pop onto it's latch. See the picture below (Click the image for a close look) for the correct location of the lever if your baffled.

Nissan Micra Bonnet (Hood) Release Lever
Nissan Micra Bonnet (Hood) Release Lever
Then go to the front of the car and feel under the gap that has just been created by you pulling the bonnet lever. You need to locate the latch and push it to the left in order to fully open the bonnet. This latch is located slightly off the middle to the left. See the pictures below. Click any of the images to enlarge if you need a closer look.

Micra Bonnet latch


Micra open bonnet
Push to the left

instructions guide

And that's it. Just push the lever to the left hand side and the bonnet will be opened. Have fun under there. Hope this quick guide helped you out.

3 comments:

Unknown said...

cheers. but how can u keep bonnet up, keeps falling shut. is there a bar or something somewhere?

PMF said...
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Anonymous said...

Hello. Yes, there is a thin bar located at the front of the engine. The frame in between the two lights. Unclip that, lift it up and put it in the hole located on the left side of the bonnet that's in the air (being held up). See a picture at the following link if you are unsure. Enlarge the first pic.

https://www.carauto.co.uk/2015/08/what-to-check-when-buying-used-car.html Thanks.

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