The hood release cable in your BMW car, as the wire connector, is used to allow you to open the hood when you pull on the hood release lever. A functioning hood release cable is necessary for every car, and no exception for your BMW. You cannot drive your car with the hood open or closed all the time, you need to open it to check the engine bay, and you also need to close the hood to protect every part inside. Therefore, it is easy to check if the hood release cable is working. You need to change it either it cannot open the hood or close it. Once you decide to change, we are glad to offer you all BMW genuine OEM hood release cable with the cheapest price.