How do you open the hood on a 2014 Mercedes ML350?
Pull the hood release handle under the lower-left corner of the dashboard. The hood will pop up slightly. Push the hood latch lever (located under the front edge of the hood to the center) to the side and raise the hood. Once You have raised the hood slightly, You can release the lever.
How do you pop a hood without a button?
For this, you would need a long thin screwdriver and then start poking from under the hood to find the latch. If there is no way to insert a screwdriver then use a wire coat hanger. Once you locate the latch tug on it and the hood should open. You can open up your grille to have better access to the latch.
How to open the hood on a Mercedes-Benz ML350?
Popping the hood on your ML350 is a two step process, you need to release the hood latch inside your ML350 and then you need to release the safety latch under your hood in the front of your ML350. The video above shows you the location of both hood latches.
Why does the hood on my Mercedes not pop up?
Sometimes, the hood on Mercedes-Benzs gets stuck and won’t pop up after the interior latch is released. If this occurs on your ML350, simply pull up on the hood and it should pop up for you to release the second latch. Sometimes, especially on older ML350s, you may have difficulty getting your hood to latch when you close it.
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.
Popping the hood on your ML350 is a two step process, you need to release the hood latch inside your ML350 and then you need to release the safety latch under your hood in the front of your ML350. The video above shows you the location of both hood latches.
Sometimes, the hood on Mercedes-Benzs gets stuck and won’t pop up after the interior latch is released. If this occurs on your ML350, simply pull up on the hood and it should pop up for you to release the second latch. Sometimes, especially on older ML350s, you may have difficulty getting your hood to latch when you close it.
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 do you open the hood on a W204?
A few models such as the C-Class W204 don’t have the release come through the grill, instead you have to put your hand under the hood and move the release. To open hood lift by grabbing the hood on the metal part. Do not lift the hood by the hood latch release. The triangle shaped hood release will break if you use it to lift the hood.