The lever is connected to a cable that releases the hood. Sometimes, the hood on Fords gets stuck and won't pop up after the interior latch is released. Raise hood, insert prop rod into hood if so equipped. When the hood is up, find the hood prop and raise it, setting its tip in the hood-prop mount on the hood, to hold the hood up while you work in the engine bay. . Jul 31, 2014 Might just be stuck.
Posted on Nov 20, 2009 Small handle on drivers side near the doorway jamb inside vehicle , usually has a picture of a car with the hood opening,. Pull that, then feel around in the slot created at the front hood by releasing the initial latch for the secondary safety handle. If that doesn't work, then take a long flat screw driver and press it against the catch gently hit the screw driver with a hammer you should be trying to push the catch towards the driver's side of the car You may need someone to be pulling on the T handle as you hit the catch with a hammer. If this occurs on your Focus, simply pull up on the hood and it should pop up for you to release the second latch. It is located near the middle of the , just beyond where the front of the hood meets the body. Lift up on the inner lever.
If the cable has broken. Try pulling on the T handle some more after a few minutes of the grease soaking in and see of that releases. The video above shows you the location of both hood latches. Read more: Nov 26, 2010 there should be a lever that is on the bottom edge of dash that is under the steering wheel along the trim. This video shows you how to open the hood in your 2005 Ford Focus. Sometimes, especially on older Focuss, you may have difficulty getting your hood to latch when you close it.
. I actually had to do this with a jetta before. Popping the hood on your Focus is a two step process, you need to release the hood latch inside your Focus and then you need to release the safety latch under your hood in the front of your Focus. I'm betting it is just stuck. . . .
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