Opening And Closing The Hood; Service Station Procedure - Honda Element 2004 Owner's Manual

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Service Station Procedure

Opening and Closing the Hood

HOOD RELEASE HANDLE
To Open the Hood:
1. Park the vehicle, and set the
parking brake. Pull the hood
release handle located under the
lower left corner of the dashboard.
The hood will pop up slightly.
2. Put your fingers under the front
edge of the hood. The hood latch
handle is above the ''H'' logo. Push
this handle up to release it. Lift up
the hood.
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If the hood latch handle moves
stiffly, or if you can open the hood
without lifting the handle, the
mechanism should be cleaned and
lubricated.
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LATCH
CLIP
Pull the support rod out of its clip
3.
and insert the end into the hole in
the hood.
To Close the Hood:
Lift it up slightly to remove the
support rod from the hole. Put the
support rod back into its holding clip.
Lower the hood to the fender, then
let it drop. Make sure it is securely
latched.
SUPPORT ROD