Last night I noticed it was hard to close the hood on my '98 E320. Looking at it this morning, I saw that just one side caught. I pushed down and the other side caught.

Now, I can't open it at all. I have pulled as hard as I dare on the under dash plastic lever, but although there is tension, there is no movement of the wire and the hood does not pop.

Seems like something is jammed and I will somehow have to release it from the front, but latch does not seem accessible.

Anyone have any ideas?

How would the dealer do it?

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Graham
85 300D,72 350SL, 98 E320, Outback 2.5