Chevrolet 1999 Corvette Owner's Manual page 260

Hood Release
NOTICE:
In order to avoid possible contact of the hood to
the headlamp doors, care should be taken in
raising the hood with the headlamps up, or shut
off the headlamps prior to opening the hood.
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To open the hood, first
pull the handle inside
the vehicle.
Then go to the side of the vehicle and pull up on the rear
edge of the hood, near the windshield.
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