GMC 1996 Suburban Owner's Manual page 261

Hood
R
To open the hood,
first pull the handle
inside the vehicle.
Then go to the front of the vehicle and pull up on the
secondary hood release. located just to the passenger
side of the center of the grill.
Lift the hood.
Your vehicle, if it has air conditioning, may have a
auxiliary engine fan in addition to the belt driven fan.
Before closing the hood, be sure all filler caps are on
properly. Pull down the hood and close
it
firmly.
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