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How to open the front hood of a Volkswagen Golf V if the cable is broken

Model: Volkswagen Golf MK 5, Golf 5, Golf V - Years 2003-2008
Part: Body

In this video, we can see how to open the front hood of a Volkswagen Golf V when the opening cable is broken. In this case, the YouTuber is trying to retrieve it from the front grille of the car using a long screwdriver, pushing it into the cable support. To show us exactly where to press, he doesn't hesitate to remove the front grille (something he couldn't have done with the hood closed anyway) in order to pull out the locking mechanism. We can see that the cable had come loose and we also see the movement the YouTuber made with the screwdriver; in practice, he manually released the lock by pushing it downwards.

Posted on 6 February 2025 by ScegliAuto

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