Battery Hood Locking Device; Damper Stay; Side Hoods - Toyota 7FBEF 15 Service Manual

I Battery hood locking device
• To fix the battery hood securely for operation, a locking device and a catch are provided on the front end
of the hood.
• The locking device automatically locks the hood when closed as a fail safe locking mechanism. The
catch prevents looseness of the hood by means of cushion rubber.
Locking device

Damper stay

1. Damper stay is adopted as a standard part to reduce the hood opening/closing force.
2. When fully open, the stay is automatically locked. To close the hood, release the lock with a finger.

Side hoods

1. Stamped side hoods are adopted to create a simple and clean product image.
2. Simply open the battery hood only for daily inspection and battery fluid addition.
3. For battery replacement, the side hoods on both sides can be removed or installed in one-touch action
without using a tool.
Push this and
release the lock
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Catch
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