What should I do if I get an open hood warning?
If you are getting the open hood warning in your instrument cluster you should open and try to close the hood again. Try pushing it down a little hard this time. Check and adjust the hood latches. Check the hood micro-switch especially to make sure it is not loose. Open hood warning in dash.
How do you open the hood of a Mercedes Benz?
Open the driver door and look under the dash, right above the parking brake. You should see the hood release handle. Pull on the hood release and you will hear the hood pop up. Pull a couple of times on the release to make sure that the latches are released.
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.
Open the driver door and look under the dash, right above the parking brake. You should see the hood release handle. Pull on the hood release and you will hear the hood pop up. Pull a couple of times on the release to make sure that the latches are released.
Is there a way to open the hood?
Body shops are always posed with this problem and usually have to sacrifice a hood attachment part to get it open. In this case it would be the grille in order to gain access to the latch bolts. I removed the interior handle mechanism as someone was inquiring about buying it from me but never did.
When does the open hood warning come on?
Everytime I drive the car the open hood warning comes on. You can turn it off while driving but once you stop at a light and start again the light comes back on. I have opened the hood and closed it several times with no success.
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.