Stuck Bonnet, No Tools? No Problem!

How to free your stuck bonnet on your car. The car featured is a Mercedes Benz CLS 250! However, it dose not matter as most bonnets open the same! Please leave a comment if you freed your bonnet this way and also if you get stuck at any point and I will get back to you! Thanks again for watching

[@geethatsaswellmap]

Excellent advice, thanks. Saved me a trip to a garage for what turned out to be a simple job.

[@russellharwood2377]

In words of simple English and easy to understand. Thanks. Oh yes, the bonnet catch mechanism will cost about £175 plus fitting from my local garage.

[@galodoidousarenato5504]

I have the same problem,on the same car … the inside part broke and now I'm going to try to do as you showed, thank you

[@TheTriumphGuy101]

Good luck! I posted this video a few years ago, however, I used this technique on a friends car at the weekend and it worked :~D

[@galodoidousarenato5504]

@@TheTriumphGuy101 work here too , you save me , now I can go work … thanks buddy

[@19298701]

thank you very much..this worked..all other you tube videos had me taking the car apart

[@pad3233]

Thank you it worked. But I tied a sting to the bonnet release and steering wheel to keep it pulled because I was on my own. Thanks again it saved me money.

[@pad3233]

@@TheTriumphGuy101 much obliged, I'm indebted to you.

[@pad3233]

@@TheTriumphGuy101 I used kitchen cleaner to melt the grease and use cooking oil to lubricant the latch. That's all I had to hand. Later I'll buy some grease and re grease it. Thanks again, I can't help walking around with a smile on my face thanks to your good self.

[@HoleForRabbits]

Good video, very common problem evidently. Mine isn't stuck shut but is definitely causing my bonnet not to sit flush on the drivers side. Tried wd40 which loosened it up slightly, will try degreaser instead next

[@emmanuelmbanugo1682]

Worked for me, thank you!

[@crowmanfps]

Hasn't worked yet on my CLS W218 but will keep trying.

[@crowmanfps]

@@TheTriumphGuy101 Thanks for the reply. I won't pull it. It is stuck on the passenger side. I must have banged it by the latch a good fifty times while my son pulled the lever. I've even tried spraying 3-in-one Silicone Lubricant but there isn't any real gap on the side that is stuck.

[@creative_by_nature]

Just hit it on the top till it opens and then put wd40 on the latch after you open the bonnet

[@herjotbuttar2570]

How did you attach the level that you snapped off, back on? thanks

[@Rastamanas]

M'cay . Thanks

[@FJB-522]

We shall see.

[@Nathan-vw9du]

Hi, any advice for an 180?

[@Nathan-vw9du]

@@TheTriumphGuy101 hi chief it is a 2015 a176

[@Nathan-vw9du]

A180 yes. Sorry

[@Nathan-vw9du]

@@TheTriumphGuy101 thanks bud. Seems like my cable is disconnected. Maybe needs to go up on ramps?

[@Nathan-vw9du]

Can’t see any access from grill. Thanks for replies

[@antonio.derosas]

What if you don’t have a girlfriend handy to bang on the bonnet ?

[@user-ex1ls3vi4c]

get a girlfriend