How To Open The Bonnet On A Ford Focus
Opening the bonnet on a Ford Focus turns out to be a remarkably difficult thing to do. In case you don’t have the manual to hand (or can’t be bothered to find it), this is what you do…
- Swivel the Blue Oval Ford badge on the front of the car anti-clockwise. It pivots about a point on the left hand side of the badge, so push the right side of the badge upwards. This reveals a key-hole.
- Use the ignition key to turn the lock fully to the left. The bonnet should pop up slightly.
- Whilst lifting the bonnet itself, turn the lock fully to the right. This should release the bonnet.
Unfortunately there are no gas struts to hold the bonnet up, you need to deploy the bonnet stay, just like to you used to on old cars 
Goodness only knows why this is so tricky to do. Perhaps Ford thought that something valuable or important would be kept under the bonnet. Surely if that was the case, anyone with nefarious intentions could gain access from the bottom of the car, up into the engine compartment?
This has been a Public Service Announcement from Dr Jan.