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Che ck ing and filling
Checking
and filling
Engine
hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the
vehicle.
Fig. 135
Driver's s ide footwe ll: engin e hood release
lever
.. Open the driver's door .
.. Pull the release lever on the left under the
inst rument panel
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fig . 135
in the direction
of the arrow .
The hood pops up s light ly under spring pres-
sure.
Opening the engine hood
Fig. 136
Release lever under the eng ine hood
Before
opening the eng ine hood, make s ure
that the windshie ld wipers are flat against the
windshie ld. Otherwise, they could damage the
pa int on the hood.
.. Lift the hood slight ly
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.. Pull up on the re lease under the hood
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fig . 136.
This releases the catch .
.. Open the hood all the way.
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WARNING
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Hot eng ine coolant can burn you.
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam
or coo la nt escaping from the eng ine
compa rtment . Wait unt il no steam or
coo lant can be seen o r heard before care-
fu lly openi ng the hood.
Closing the engine hood
.. Pull the hood down until the pressu re from
the struts is reduced .
.. Let t he hood
drop down
and latch in place .
Do not try to push it shut;
it may fail to en -
gage
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WARNING
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A hood that is not completely latched
could fly up and b lock your view while dr iv-
ing.
- W hen you close the engine hood, check it
to make sure the safety catch has proper-
ly engaged . The hood sho uld be flush
wit h the surrou nding vehicle body parts.
- If you notice while dr iving that the hood
is not secured properly, stop at once and
close it .
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in
the engine compartment!
Whenever you must perform any work in the
engine compartment, for example checking
and filling the different fluids, there is a risk
of injury, burns and accidents. To prevent
personal injury always observe the following
WARNINGS. The engin e compartm ent of any
vehicle is a hazardous area! c>
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WARNING
To he lp avoid injury, before yo u check any-
thing under the hoo d :
- Switch off t he engi ne .
- Remove the ignit ion key.
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