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With your hand flat, push down the active
X
bonnet : in the area around the hinges on
both sides (arrows).
Do so until you feel the active bonnet :
engage.
If you can raise the active bonnet slightly at the
rear in the area around the hinges, it is not
engaged correctly. Repeat the step.
Opening the bonnet
G
WARNING
Certain components in the engine compart-
ment could be very hot, e.g. the engine, the
radiator and parts of the exhaust system.
There is a risk of injury when accessing the
engine compartment.
As far as possible, allow the engine to cool
down and only touch the components descri-
bed in the following.
G
WARNING
When the bonnet is open, and the windscreen
wipers are set in motion, you can be injured by
the wiper linkage. There is a risk of injury.
Always switch off the windscreen wipers and
the ignition before opening the bonnet.
!
Make sure that the windscreen wipers are
not folded away from the windscreen. Other-
wise, you could damage the windscreen wip-
ers or the bonnet.
Engine compartment
Make sure that the windscreen wipers are
X
switched off.
Pull release lever : on the bonnet.
X
The bonnet is released.
Reach into the gap, pull bonnet catch han-
X
dle ; up and lift the bonnet.
If you lift the bonnet by approximately 40 cm,
the bonnet is opened and held open automat-
ically by the gas-filled struts.
Closing the bonnet
Lower the bonnet and let it fall from a height
X
of approximately 20 cm.
Check that the bonnet has engaged properly.
X
If the bonnet can be raised slightly, it is not
properly engaged. Open it again and close it
with a little more force.
Radiator
Do not cover up the radiator. Do not use thermal
mats, insect protection covers or anything sim-
ilar. Otherwise, the values of the European on-
board diagnostics may be affected. Some of
these values are required by law and must
always be correct.
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