Hood - Saab 9-5 Owner's Manual

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188 Car care and technical information

Hood

The hood release handle is located under-
neath the instrument panel. To open the
hood:
1 Pull the release handle.
2 The front of the hood will now spring up,
providing access to the secondary
safety catch.
3 Push the catch upwards, pushing the
hood downward a little bit at the same
time. The hood can now be lifted right
up.
To close the hood, release it from a height
of about 8 - 16 in (20-40 cm). Do not press
down on it.
WARNING
Never hold your fingers between the hood
and safety catch if lowering but not clos-
ing the hood.
Check that the hood is now closed securely.
Hood release handle Hood secondary safety catch