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Checking
and Filling
Hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the vehi-
cle.
Fig. 19 4
Driver's s ide footwell: engine hood re lease lever
"' Wit h the driver's door open, pu ll t he leve r un-
der t he instrument panel in the direction of the
arrow ¢ fig.194 .
The hood pops up s light ly unde r spri ng pressure.
Opening the engine hood
Fig. 19 5
Release lever under the eng ine hood
Before
opening the engine hood, make sure tha t
the windshield wipe rs are fla t against the w ind-
shie ld. Otherwise, they could da mage t he paint
on the hood .
"' Pull up on the release under the hood
~fig . 195.
This releases the cat ch.
"' Open t he hood all the way ¢ &,, .
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WARNING
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Hot engine coo lant can burn you.
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Checking
and Filling
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam or
coo lant escaping from the engine compart-
ment. Wa it until no steam or coolant can be
seen or hea rd before carefully ope ning t he
hood.
Closing the engine hood
"' Pull the hood down until the press ure from the
st ruts is red uced.
"' Let the hood
drop down
and latch in place.
Do
not try to push it shut ;
it may fail to engage
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WARNING
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A hood that is not completely latched could
f ly up and block your view while dr iving.
- When you close the engine hood, check it to
make sure the safety catch has prope rly en-
gaged . The hood should be flush with the
sur rounding vehicle body parts .
- If you notice while driving that the hood is
not secured prope rly, stop at once and close
it .
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in the
engine compartment.
Whenever you must perfo rm any work in the
engine compartment , for example checking and
fill ing diffe rent fluids, the re is a risk of injury,
burns and accident s. To prevent personal injury
always observe the following WARNINGS . The
engine compartment of any vehicle is a hazard-
ous area
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WARNING
To he lp avoid injury, befo re you check any-
t h ing under t he hood:
- Turn off the engine.
- Remove the ignit io n key.
- Apply the parking brake.
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- Move selector lever of automatic t ransm is-
sion to P (Park).
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