Active Hood System - MoT exempt?

[valhalla]

I have a Hyundai Tuscon 2017 in for a pre-service and checks tomorrow morning. I know from the dashboard that there is a fault with the Active Hood System, which is shown as a yellow triangle and an advisory message. I have further scanned this car before loading it into the workshop tonight (fore-warned is fore-armed.....) and I know it has an active fault (i.e. current and present) on the sensor for the Active Hood System - code B1809.

This AHS is a Hyundai and Kia patented system to raise the bonnet a few inches should a pedestrian impact be detected. It relies upon a sensor in or near the front bumper to detect an impact, and the method of raising is by leverage against the hinges and by deployment of a mechanical release mechanism - no pyrotechnics are involved, and it is user-resettable by pressing down on the bonnet, so I believe.

I have checked the latest and greatest Class_IV Testers Manual, and I don't believe there is any provision to test the AHS or its warning systems, and therefore it is exempt from testing full-stop? Is this assumption correct, or will this Beast from the East fail its first MoT in a week's time?

Cheers and TIA, as always.....

[studabear]

Pass.....

Worst case pass and advise.

[remmington]

Mar 19, 2020 7:50:18 GMT 1 studabear said:

Pass.....

Worst case pass and advise.

+1 PASS

[givusaclue]

pass the roof & advise you presented a hyundai tucson 

[valhalla]

Rest of the car looks pretty good, not much to report, just a new set of brake pads and discs at the front ASAP (with the main service) and that's about it.

[magnus]

Might be worth checking to see if it's been recalled ?
www.caradvice.com.au/459398/hyundai-tucson-recalled-bonnet-latch-fix/

[valhalla]

Mar 20, 2020 0:59:13 GMT 1 magnus said:

Might be worth checking to see if it's been recalled ?
www.caradvice.com.au/459398/hyundai-tucson-recalled-bonnet-latch-fix/

Not sure if the recall applies to the UK - no information on a recall for this particular car. I did check the latch mechanism yesterday whilst it was on the ramps, and the safety catch is definitely working, albeit a bit sticky - a consequence of main-dealer servicing for the previous two years of visits, as there is nothing specific to say that the catch should be lubricated with silicon grease. Monkey See. Monkey Do.