Convenient features of your vehicle
HOOD
Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatch
the hood. The hood should pop
open slightly.
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2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
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the hood slightly, pull the second-
ary latch (1) inside of the hood
center and lift the hood (2).
WARNING
Open the hood after turning off
the engine on a flat surface,
shifting the shift lever to the
P(Park) position for automatic
transaxle and to the 1(First)
gear or R(Reverse) for manual
transaxle, and setting the park-
ing brake.
Closing the hood
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1. Before closing the hood, check the
following:
• All filler caps in engine compart-
ment must be correctly installed.
• Gloves, rags or any other com-
bustible
removed from the engine com-
partment.
2. Lower the hood halfway and push
it down. Make sure the hood is
locked securely
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