I cant find the front hood release lever to open the hood .
Left side where any other cars are,
SOURCE: 1998 xj8 jaguar
I had this exact same problem and the cable was broken. There is a way to get it open by going through the wheel well. Let me know if this is still an issue for you and I can walk you through it. Thanks!
SOURCE: If the hood locking device on the drivers side
Not easy, but then again if it were you'd be replacing batteries daily...lol. You've got to make a long handeled "L" shaped hook. You can purchase a piece of 1/8 inch solid rod from a crafts store or a hardware store.You want this piece to be around two feet long. At the hook end take a pair of vicegrips and bend an "L" shape about the width of the grip teeth. At the handle end just wrap it around your hand so you'll have some control.Grab a good led flashlight also while you're there. Looking up from underneath the bumper at the top of the radiator support, you'll see an opening with the shiny part of your release cable hopefully. You've got to grab a part of that cable and pull it towards the drivers side fender.TRhis should pop your hood.I'm assuming you've already tried the friend pounding on the hood while you pull the release from inside the car routine.Good luck my friend, Dana
SOURCE: Hood latch is jammed on 2000 Stype Jaguar. How do
You can use your ignition key to open the boot, it has a key hole on or under the boot chrome trim
SOURCE: hood (bonnet) latch is not releasing on passenger
sounds like you have a broken cable. Go to the front and using a screwdriver release the catch through the grill.
SOURCE: My 2004 Jaguar xj8 will not release both latches
If your bonnet will not release, there is a rubber plug inside fender located up in
the wheel well under the latch. Remove the plug, stick a screwdriver up and pry the latch
back. The hood / bonnet will open.
3.Look in the center of the hood opening to locate the safety catch lever.
Locate the interior hood-release lever under the dashboard on the driver's side of the interior of the car.
Lift up and toward you on the hood release lever. The lever is connected to a cable that releases the hood. The hood will pop up about 1/2 inch when you pull the lever.
Move to the front of the car and locate the exterior hood-release lever under the front of the hood. It is located near the middle of the vehicle, just beyond where the front edge of the hood meets the body. Lift up on the inner lever.
Lift up on the edge of the hood while holding the inner lever in place. 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.
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