Can you open the hood on a Mercedes-Benz C230?
Sometimes, the hood on Mercedes-Benzs gets stuck and won’t pop up after the interior latch is released. If this occurs on your C230, simply pull up on the hood and it should pop up for you to release the second latch. Sometimes, especially on older C230s, you may have difficulty getting your hood…
Why is the hood of my Mercedes Benz closed?
Your Mercedes-Benz may also show a open hood / close hood error message on your instrument cluster but the hood is closed. This is most typically caused by the hood latch micro switch. Part of the hood latch is a small on/off switch known as the microswitch this could be defective.
How can I get my Mercedes Benz hood to release?
The second method to get the hood to release is to access the hood latch release from underneath. This is more tricky and a bit more difficult. Before you do that use a flashlight to check if the hood cable is in the right slot. Very often the cable falls off the slot and no longer can release the hood.
How to replace the hood latch on a Mercedes Benz?
How to replace the hood latch mechanism on a Mercedes-Benz. Replacing the hood release mechanism is very easy once you get the hood to open. The hood latch is held in place with two bolt. You will need a 10 mm open ended wrench or a socket. Remove the two bolts. You should be able to pull up the latch.
Sometimes, the hood on Mercedes-Benzs gets stuck and won’t pop up after the interior latch is released. If this occurs on your C230, simply pull up on the hood and it should pop up for you to release the second latch. Sometimes, especially on older C230s, you may have difficulty getting your hood…
Your Mercedes-Benz may also show a open hood / close hood error message on your instrument cluster but the hood is closed. This is most typically caused by the hood latch micro switch. Part of the hood latch is a small on/off switch known as the microswitch this could be defective.
The second method to get the hood to release is to access the hood latch release from underneath. This is more tricky and a bit more difficult. Before you do that use a flashlight to check if the hood cable is in the right slot. Very often the cable falls off the slot and no longer can release the hood.
How to replace the hood latch mechanism on a Mercedes-Benz. Replacing the hood release mechanism is very easy once you get the hood to open. The hood latch is held in place with two bolt. You will need a 10 mm open ended wrench or a socket. Remove the two bolts. You should be able to pull up the latch.