2015 V40 (D4) - Dreaded 'Bonnet Open' Message

[SebV40]

Hi,



I have recently had a constant warning appear on the dash indicating that the bonnet is open but is very much firmly closed and locked. (the usual graphic of the car but showing the bonnet in white indicating it is open)



Having had a search around on the forum, others have had the same issue but no one seems to have found the exact cause of this or a proper fix other than spraying copious amounts of WD40 into the catch mechanism which sometimes works (didn't for me) and sometimes this is only a temp fix.



Has anyone experienced this and found out a good way of curing the problem without the need of a dealer visit?



I've also noticed that whilst the car thinks the bonnet is open, it disables the start/stop functionality which is irritating.



Thanks in advance!