Sorted.

Turns out the under the hood portion was a bit out of alignment so I lubed everything up and set it right. Probably not long for this world so i’ll put that set of cables etc on my todo list.

I opened it after putting a light on it to see the mechanism. I thought the hook wasn’t moving with the lever, but it was just staying caught - so I pushed it aside with a tool and it slipped out of the guide. Then once open used a bit of bending to adjust it.

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Mike

2005 e53 X5 4.8is 169k miles
2018 f90 M5
2018 Volvo XC60