FrankieWill

My E220 CDi (2013) Facelift (W212) bonnet (Hood) will not open. When pulling the red bonnet release lever beneath the parking brake release lever the bonnet should pop up allowing me to reach in and open the bonnet fully. It won’t even popup. I could take it to a Mercedes Dealer but can only imagine their high charges so that’s a last resort. I’m certain there must be an emergency release procedure. Can anyone help?

vettebk

Yes, this exact same thing happened to my S600. The internal cable came off and wasn't exerting any force on the locks. Took it several places and no one, Indy or body shop, wanted to touch it. I was forced to take it to the dealer and I waited so I could "watch" what they did. They put the car on a lift, removed the American passenger side front wheel liner. Took a 4 foot long screw driver and went up from the bottom of the car up to the lock (you can clearly see the access from below) to pop the lock. Once they popped the lock, the hood opened in the normal manner. Then re-threaded a new set of hood cables. Took about two hours total and they clipped me $450. I felt really stupid but I never would have figured it out by myself. I call this tuition at the S600 education center.

TimC300

May just be stuck, try pulling up on the hood while someone pulls the lever. Happened on my W204, I pulled the opener and the hood didnt pop up but it was unlocked.

Since then I am always adding a little oil to the locks.

ygmn

wrong section.