I guess, Mercedes forgot to invent an emergency opening of the hood like the gas door!

Man, I feel for you. I cross my fingers every time I pop the hood on the 126in cold weather; it gets kinda sticky at low temps, even though I lube it religiously. That baby has two latches, and it's gonna be a bear when it finally breaks a cable.
I think I may go out and take some photos, or better yet devise some kind of attached cable thingy that can be accessed when the inevitable happens.

DG

Thanks, for the all the help on the hood. Never was in that situation before. I got it open after a search. It was several years ago by some lady on the site. She mentioned about using vise grips etc. to do it. It saved me, and there was no damage to deal with. The cable can get off under the cross member putting it back on very easily, and that's what happened to me. It's not the first time this forum has got me out of the barrel...really have appreciated the help!