I believe it was this, but it isn't easy, as mentioned, it takes a second or 2 for the car to recognise the button press, so you have to pre-empt the behaviour and press the button early or you miss the window.


The procedure to reset Pop-Up Hood light manually is:


1) Press twice the Start Button (Do not start the Engine, only instrumentation!)
2) wait about 7 sec, the Pop-Up light goes off ---> Press Start Button immediatly (Switch Off)
3) Press twice the Start Button (Do not start the Engine, only instrumentation!)
4) wait about 7 sec, the Pop-Up light goes off, Flashes 3 times, when goes off press Start Button immediatly (Switch Off)
5) Repeat steps 1-2-3-4
6) Press twice the Start Button (Do not start the Engine, only instrumentation!)
7) The Pop-Up light blinks slowly
8) Turn Off

 

The auto electrician ran a lot of checks, or rather his computer did, and examined the actuators that fire the pop-up bonnet, they’re by the bonnet hinges. The actuators hadn’t fired, fortunately. He cleared all the codes and it looks like there was an issue with a sensor from when I’d had a minor bump. Haseebch’s advice matches my experience, so an OBD scanner could be the best way forward. Though how you find a reliable one I don’t know. The ones on EBay for under £10 look a bit dubious to me.

Good luck

 

I have the same issue on my infiniti q50 2.2d 2016 but in my case when i bought it on the passenger side was a little bump on the corner I assume was hit the curb and my hood I'm struggling to get it close beacuse and sometimes when I'm getting the bums the hood pop up its obviously is something wrong and also Is missing the left front sensor but I'm not sure exactly the piece I need to look for any advice?

 

i found a good auto-electrician in Bristol, he cleared the code for the pop-up warning light within a few seconds. Not returned after 900 miles.

 

Get a quote for repair, hopefully it will contain the details of the part required, you can then search online for that part number. Unlikely to be a Mercedes part. The 2.0T and 2.2D engines are Mercedes, but that is about all the parts any Q50 shares.
I you can get the genuine parts cheaper, buy them and take them to the shop to install and clear the error code.

 

I’m not sufficiently competent of my ability to do that, unfortunately. I’m ok with topping up fluids but that my limit. Especially where electronics are concerned.

 

Does anyone know of a garage between Bristol and Birmingham (UK) that has experience of fixing this type of issue with the pop up bonnet warning light? I’ve just been told it’s a £800 part that needs replacing.

 

if its a defective electronic part - then i guess you can try and search it on ebay and replace yourself.
if you have part number i'm sure there will be a generic nissan or mercedes part (my MAF replacement was a mercedes part i got off ebay for like <£50 whereas garage quoted something crazy)

i would get a cheap obd scanner and the carscanner app (i think its still free for a few uses), and check what error code you get.

 

Get your downpipes now.

 

Why don't euros just not jump into traffic?

 

Unhappy with life?

When I first heard of this regulation years ago, I had to reread the article as I thought "this must be California".

 

This seems overdone and ridiculous. But I'm never a pedestrian so I guess it's not for me. And also, don't hit people, really drives up your insurance. In fact I would say the threat of legal action and insurance costs does more to protect walkers than anything else ever could. What would be cool and much more effective, an air mattress blowing onto the hood.

 

The peeve for me is 'holiday'. A holiday is not a vacation! A holiday is a specific celebration of a particular event and is marked on all calendars and happens at/around the same date every year. A vacation is your own planned personal time off work! lol!

 

 

Yep, all in good humor!

 

Humour! Tee hee.

What's a windshield called?

Windscreen.. although I have a feeling I am going to regret starting this!

A holiday is a specific celebration of a particular event and is marked on all calendars and happens at/around the same date every year.

Fair enough, we would call those events by their name.. Christmas, Easter, show day, Australia Day, etc. A holiday is something you during that time off. Eg, we might say 'I went on holidays at Christmas'.
Interesting difference though, I hadn't considered that one.

 

How does this process help a pedestrian you are actively running over? Does the hood jump up to meet them and keep them from falling over the hood?

 

How does this process help a pedestrian you are actively running over?

It will give him the rest...

 

And thanks for coming back to post your outcome. It truly is a service to others and we appreciate it. Glad you got it sorted.

 

update should someone else find this

i found a really old obd2 scanner i had in the boot that obviously is better than the new one i bought

as after connecting it i downloaded Carista that found lots of error codes (carista did not work with my other obd2 Bluetooth dongle) ... BUT asked to pay to clear them
so then i went back to Torque Pro.... No errors!!! confused i continued search on Google Play Store and found Car Scanner (com.ovz.carscanner) that has a Infiniti mode - scanned and found lots of inactive/archived errors... one of which was:

U1000(00)
Raw code: D00000
ECU: Pop-up engine hood for pedestrian protection[Archive (inactive)]
Status: Confirmed
OBDII: Class 2 Communication Malfunction
Infiniti: SCP (J1850) Invalid or Missing Data for Primary Id

cleared code and the light turned off immediately....

went for a drive, nothing reappeared!!

happy days, will probably pay for that app to keep it as very handy!

 

I have the same problem. Can you let me know what obd2 dongle you have and what app worked. My MOT is coming up and I can't get this warning off the dash and don't want to pay extortionate rates to a garage as I'm sure there is like only 1 authorised infiniti garage in the UK

 

I have the Benny Hill theme running through my head now. Thanks @SilveRS

 

Okay! Then Consult and/or dealer...

 

no luck! the battery removal trick only reset some random stuff like my unit settings but did not get rid of that error.... i guess i continue my investigation until i have to eventually go to a garage

 

Whoa. So when you're driving through an open air market and score 50 points, assuming the point awards are the same there, when you hit a walker...then the "hood" blows off and smacks the target on the head? Are bonus points awarded for the head shot? Is everything a Benny Hill episode there?

 

Try this.

http://www.uprev.com/documentation/Popup%20Hood%20Reset.png

It worked on mine, this light was on when I bought the car because the previous owner had a front bumper repair and I suspect it was started without the front bumper, and therefore the impact sensors connected.
On my hybrid it seems to take a while to action a button press, so you have to press it about 1 sec before the specified time period so the ignition actually turns off when you need it to. not sure if the 2.2d is the same though.
Otherwise you need consult or a diag tool that can access the SRS system.

 

Hi, the page is not valid anymore. Do you remember what was the process on fixing this error?

 

Did anyone ask the OP if he has hit a pedestrian?

 

This ^^. How many pedestrians were injured in this bonnet scandal?!

 

I agree with Avedis as to the warning light's purpose. The pictogram shows the hood, sorry bonnet, "opening" at the rear edge which it doesn't, it opens at the front of the car so it is not a simple "bonnet open" indicator.

 

Did anyone ask the OP if he has hit a pedestrian?

so... as i indicated - this message was not there when i drove home from the shop where i bought my auxiliary battery -
i then spent about 30min changing the battery - and realised i had the wrong battery size.... so i thought why bother to but the origianl one back, i will just drive back to the shop without the auxiliary battery and change it.... that is where i was presented with a load bunch of errors as i tried to start the car - and it would not start.
so i put back the original battery, car started but with that "open bonnet" error light.... went to the shop fine, picked up the new battery fine, came home and installed the new battery fine.... and now the start stop function works perfectly fine.... but, that "open bonnet" error is not going

i did look in the user manual and it is exactly what everyone is saying it is - i.e. there has been an impact somewhere, but i know there hasn't, as i know exactly when the error appeared!

so i have just taken the main battery positive terminal out and will confirm in about 1-2h after i reconnect it to see if the message has gone.... otherwise i guess i will have to pay up @ the nissan garage! sigh!
i might just wait until its due a service and try and therefore get them to do it at the same time without charging me

 

I just checked my bonnet and boot, and all is good.

 

it can't be a collusion related message - as it appeared as i worked on the battery in the boot lol
and on the idle car

i know i created it myself by trying to turn on the car with the back battery missing - however, i was very cautious to cover the wires with plastic to avoid any short circuit

i will try and disconnect the battery tomorrow for an hour or so to see fi that works....

any other risks of disconnecting the battery for long duration? like any risk of the keys not being recognised anymore etc
the car drives fine so don't want to make things worse just for the light

 

If you would have activated it, you'd notice it immediately. The rear of the bonnet has an explosive charge that raises it when the sensors detect frontal impact. If disconnecting the battery doesn't reset it, a shop with a CONSULT probably can.

 

What you always can do is to disconnect the 12V battery (–) for an hour or so and hope the error light is gone then...