2001 Saab 9-3 "interior hood latch wont work" Questions

...interior pull handle again. If the hood is completely closed and the pull handle does not pop it open, try to remove the handle slightly from the dash. This involves removing 2 phillips head screws ...

...interior lights working properly and when the doors open the lights come on and go off when closed if not check the wires going to the lock switch and the ground wire for the actual door latch lock ...