[Vwdiesel] a3 Jetta hood won't open

[James Hansen]

usually for me, the cable outer jacket gets loose from the tabs that 
hold it in place around the battery area.  That gives it some slack, and 
just enough to not get the latch open.

you can get at it from below after getting a plastic air dam piece out 
of the way.  One of the ultra long needle nose pliers works.  I also 
carry a piece of coat hanger bent in the right shape to snag the thing 
from the front, but since you have the aluminum satelite dish mesh 
grill, that prolly will not work.
-james

David Cook wrote:
> Check and make sure the cable is still attached to the
> handle inside the car too.  
> 
> I've seen a car or two where for whatever reason, it
> kept coming unhooked from the handle.  
> 
> Whether or not it is unhooked, you might also be able
> to get enough pull on the cable from inside the car
> (if say the cable is stretched and the swing of the
> handle isn't quite enough) with a pair of pliers
> inside the car.
> 
> Just something else to look at.
> 
> David
> 
> 
> --- LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> 
>>   A1 an A2 can generally be opened with a longish
>> screwdriver 
>> or other probe and pushing/prying on the lever the
>> cable pulls.
>> Sometimes takes 5 minutes or so to catch it right
>> and get it 
>> far enough. 
>>   Release cable either slipped or got pinched and
>> the housing 
>> accordianed up shorter.
>>      Loren
>>
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