Same as hard top. You use the sperate handle, (check the glove boxes), that slides into the slot on the 2 round disks that rotate and either tighten or loosens the front of it. The disks have a screw like mechanisim with a prong that aligns it.
It is under the Mercedes Benz star symbol in the front grille
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manual says there is a latch in front of trunk on top.
It should be under the left side of the dash several inches from the door. there is a lever that pulls down from the front to the back. Then a latch under the center front of the hood.
To open the hood on a 1976 Mercedes 450SL, first locate the hood release lever inside the car, typically found on the driver’s side near the footwell. Pull the lever to release the hood latch. Then, go to the front of the car, slide your hand under the center of the hood, and find the secondary latch. Push the latch to the side while lifting the hood to fully open it.
manual says there is a latch in front of trunk on top.
First you have to release the hood, the release nob is on the left hand side on the side panel, just left of your left knee.Second you open the hood by pulling the lever on the right side of the the front crest .
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ARE you wonderig wear the lever is that you pull, or where the hood latches?
The latch is under the front of the hood. The release handle is at the left side of the interior near the driver's door.
release the hood near the parking brake then above the grill on both left and right sides is the latch