OPENING BONNET

[johntywino]

My Son in Law's gone to Thailand for a few weeks. I want to charge his car battery. How do I open the bonnet of a VW GTI 02 model? Sitting in the car is a lever just below the right knee,which I imagine is the one to open the bonnet, but I have tried lifting it (not too hard in case it breaks) and nothing happens...Have I got to be really HARD lifting it or does it turn or twist or something? Thanks in advance, John.

[friedgreentomato]

They are normally either in the glove box below the glove box, on the floor next to drivers seat or on the dashboard low down near the steering wheel

[Tom Braider]

Give that lever a good yank and you'll find you can get your fingers under the centre of the bonnet, where there's a T shaped catch. Pull it toward you to release. It's a bit fiddly!

[johntywino]

Thanks both, I'll give it another go...