Already knew about it, but here's the SD's hood up. Made R&R'ing the Monovalve + Aux H2O pump MUCH easier.

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'85 300SD 245k
'87 300SDL 251k
'90 300SEL 326k

Six others from BMW, GM, and Ford.

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One of the first things I did whenwe bought our 380SL was check for this hood feature. No such luck. Now I did notice that there is a clip in the middle of the hinge, that can be removed. The only problem is that with the hood opend normally, the edge of the hood is close to the wipers. So trying to go vertical isn't possible without running into the wipers.

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2004 Volvo V70 2.5T (220,000 mi)
2014 Tesla Model S 85 (136,000 mi)
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My 240.and 740 volvo opened with a tab like the mercedes