How do I get the hood latch unjammed on my VW Jetta?

I can not operate the hood latch release, it seems jammed/stuck. Is there another way to unlatch the hood? It is a 1998 VW Jetta TDI.How do I get the hood latch unjammed on my VW Jetta?i dont deal with vw's but, you can try two people. one to pry it open, and the other person to pull the hood. its worked on alot of vehicles. sometimes, its got a lever, in which it cant get over. thats why you need one person to try to open it , and the other to keep pulling the hood release...How do I get the hood latch unjammed on my VW Jetta?Im not sure if itll work on your VW but my Honda Civic hood gets stuck sometimes. I have someone push down on the hood while i pull the release.