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Velar not locking because bonnet open alarm

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#1 ·
Hello. Please help! My 2017 velar is not locking because the system thinks that the bonnet is open. I must have opened and closed it at least 15 times to try and press down where the two latches are. The dealer cannot book my car in until mid June! Cannot take it to a local garage until Thursday. The car is in the driveway as I do not have a lockable garage and last night the car had to be left open all night.

any advice appreciated
 
#2 ·
If you can locate the switch for the bonnet find a way to put it in the closed position then try locking the car. There are also 3 latches one may not be catching, left, center, right.
 
#3 ·
Just had a look whilst cleaning. There is no center latch just left and right. On the drivers side where the U shaped latch engages with the clamping mechanism there is a switch on the engine side. perhaps some WD40 May fix it short term or try removing the switch…
 
#4 ·
I put wd40 just on the latches, hoping that it would lubricate the locking mechanisms. After two hours, it had done the trick! The car is now locked!
Thanks for your help🙏🏽🙏🏽

But I am not happy with the main dealers lack of response.
 
#5 ·
This is a common issue with all ranges . I have a YouTube video on it for an old evoque . But i doubt it’s the micro switch that’s gone . It’s more likely the Bonnet catch part ( bit that goes into lock ) needs adjusting to push microswitch zz sfter repeated open and closes this sometimes goes out of alignment . You can easily adjust Bolts on it . Temp fix if this not your issue is to pull out switch from lock ( normally on side of car the bonnet release is on ) and stick a paper clip to bridge connection and tape up this will simulate microswitch closed . The lock is cheap to buy off eBay . Has lots of models numbers but there all the same . Have a look inside lock first to check microswitch gone or or