Automotive vehicle hood latch release system

A hood latch release system for an automotive vehicle having a hood covering an underhood area in a front portion of the vehicle and a vehicle body defining a passenger compartment therein, the system comprising:

• a striker mounted on an underside of the hood;
• a latch mounting plate mounted in the underhood area;
• a primary latch mounted to the latch mounting plate and movable to a latch position in which the striker is retained by the primary latch and biased to an unlatch position in which the striker is unlatched therefrom;
• a secondary latch mounted to the latch mounting plate and having a lock position in which the striker is obstructed from movement out of the latch mounting plate and an unlock position in which movement of the striker from the mounting plate is not obstructed by the secondary latch;
• a release lever pivotably mounted to the latch mounting plate for movement between a primary latch hold position maintaining the primary latch in the latch position, a primary latch release position releasing the primary latch to move to the unlatch position, and a secondary latch release position in which the secondary latch is moved to the unlock position;
• a release handle adapted to be, located in a depression in a surface of the passenger compartment coverable by the driver's door when in a closed position, the release handle movable between a first position substantially contained in the depression so that the release lever is maintained in the primary latch position, a second position in which the release handle projects from the depression and the release lever is moved to the secondary latch position, and a third position in which the release handle projects from the depression and the release lever is moved to the secondary latch release position;
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• a cable having a first end connected to the release lever and a second end connected to the release handle.