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Che c king and Fill in g
Checking
and Filling
Hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the vehi-
cle.
Fig. 186 Driver footwell: release lever
Fig. 187 Rocker switch under the hood
Make sure the wiper arms are not raised up from
the windshield . Otherwise the paint could be
damaged .
.. Wi t h the driver's door open, pull the lever un-
der the instrument panel in the direction of the
arrow
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fig. 186.
.. Raise the hood slightly
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.. Press the rocker switch under the hood upward
Q
fig. 187.
This releases the catch.
.. Open the hood.
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WARNING
Hot engine coolant can burn you.
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam or
coolant escaping from the engine compa rt-
me nt. Wait until no steam or coolant can be
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seen or heard before carefully open ing the
hood.
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in the
engine compartment.
Whenever you must perform any work in t he
engine compartment , for example checking and
filling diff erent fluid s, the re is a risk of injury,
burns and accidents. To prevent personal injury
alwa ys observe the follow ing WARNING S. The
engi ne compartment of any vehicle is a hazard-
ous area i::> _ 6 .
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WARNING
To help avoid injury, before you check any-
thing under the hood:
- Turn off the engine.
- Switch off the ignition.
- App ly the parking brake.
- Move selector lever to P (Park).
- Always let the engine cool down. Hot com-
ponents wi ll burn skin on contact .
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- To reduce the risk of bei ng burned, never
open t he hood if you see or hear steam or
coolant escaping from the engine compart-
ment . Wait unt il no steam or coolant can be
seen or heard before carefully open ing the
hood.
- Keep chil dren away from the engine com-
partment .
- Never spill fluids on hot engine compo -
nents. They can cause a fire.
- Never touch the radiator fan. The auxiliary
electric f an is temperature cont rolled and
can switch on suddenly.
- Never open the coolant reservoir cap when
the engine is sti ll warm. The coolant system
is pressur ized and hot coolant could spray
out.
- Protect your face, hands and arm from
steam or hot engine coolant by placing a
thick rag over the cap w hen you open the
coolant reservoir.
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