Hood won't open
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Hood won't open
When I pull the hood release it only unlatches the driver side. Has anyone dealt with this? I assume I will have to go through the passenger side wheel well to get it open and then assess the problem and fix. I was just hoping someone had an easier trick to open it. Any advice appreciated.
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Sometimes when I'd pull mine it would sound like it would open but it wouldn't. I'd go back and pull it harder and it would work. Thought it was worth a shot :P
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Have you tried pulling up on the hood on the stuck side to see if you can unstick the latch? The passenger side latch was gummed up on mine and would stick like this and just pulling up on the hood would free it. I sprayed lithium grease on the latches after and they haven't stuck since.
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Try easing the spring load on the catch by pushing down whilst someone else pulls the release. If not try a firm jiggle motion .
Lubricate the hinges & catches if you do get it open. You may have to adjust the wires as they may have stretched.
Lubricate the hinges & catches if you do get it open. You may have to adjust the wires as they may have stretched.
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Just a suggestion; something might break if otherwise, so do not take my advice if you do not want to risk breaking something.
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Can the hood lever be removed under the dash?. You may then be able to create a little more length of "pull" wire .
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So as it turns out, the cable has a small plastic notch were it inserts into the latch to hold it in place so when you pull the cable it moves inside the cable sleeve. This 1/16" piece of plastic is apparently supposed to last the life of the car... Thanks Mercedes, but you failed at engineering on this one.
At least the cable was easy to get to through the wheel well.
At least the cable was easy to get to through the wheel well.
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So as it turns out, the cable has a small plastic notch were it inserts into the latch to hold it in place so when you pull the cable it moves inside the cable sleeve. This 1/16" piece of plastic is apparently supposed to last the life of the car... Thanks Mercedes, but you failed at engineering on this one.
At least the cable was easy to get to through the wheel well.
At least the cable was easy to get to through the wheel well.
So many do not bother ,
thanks.
