Vehicle hood latch release system and method

A hood latch release system, comprising:

• a release member within a compartment covered by a hood;
• a hood latch assembly having a primary latch and a secondary latch that are each movable between a latched position and an unlatched position;
• a release assembly having a first actuator and a second actuator, each configured to move the primary latch, the secondary latch, or both from the latched position to the unlatched position;
• and
• a selector assembly having a first lever, a second lever, and a coupling member, the coupling member configured to transition between a decoupling position and a coupling position;
• wherein, when the coupling member is in the decoupling position, actuating the release member pivots the first lever relative to the second lever, the pivoting of the first lever causes the first actuator to actuate a first time to unlatch one of the primary latch or the secondary latch, and further causing the first actuator to actuate a second time to unlatch the other of the primary latch or the secondary latch,
• wherein, when the coupling member is in the coupling position, actuating the release member pivots the first lever to pivot the second lever, the pivoting of the second lever causes the second actuator to unlatch the primary latch, the secondary latch, or both,
• wherein the first and second lever are pivotally coupled when the coupling member is in the coupling position such that the pivoting the first lever causes the second lever to pivot, and wherein the first and second lever are pivotally decoupled when the coupling member is in the decoupling position such that pivoting of the first lever causes the first lever to pivot relative to the second lever.