Maintaining Your Vehicle; Opening The Hood - Jeep wrangler User Manual

MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE

OPENING THE HOOD

Be sure the hood is fully latched before driving your vehicle. If the hood is not fully
latched, it could open when the vehicle is in motion and block your vision. Failure
to follow this warning could result in serious injury or death.
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• Release the two hood latches
located on the left and right side of
the hood.
• Raise the hood and locate the safety
latch, in the middle of the hood
opening.
• Push the latch to the left side of the
vehicle, to open the hood. You may
have to push down slightly on the
hood before pushing the safety latch.
• Insert the support rod into the slot on
the hood.
• To close the hood, remove the
support rod and place it in the
retaining clip, then lower the hood
slowly.
• Secure both of the hood latches.
WARNING!