Opening And Closing The Bonnet - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Note
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ŠKODA Partner.
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Opening and closing the bonnet

Fig. 146 Bonnet/radiator grille release lever: Release lever
Fig. 147 Securing the bonnet
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 169.
When the front door is closed, the bonnet cannot be unlocked with lever
Opening
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Open the front left door.
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Pull the release lever under the dash panel in the direction of the arrow
» Fig. 146.
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Before opening the bonnet, ensure that the arms of the windscreen wipers are
correctly in place against the windscreen otherwise the paintwork could be dam-
aged.
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Press the release lever in the direction of the arrow
locked.
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Grab hold of the bonnet and lift.
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Take the bonnet support out of its holder
secure the opened bonnet by inserting the end of the support in the opening
designed for it.
Closing
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Lift the bonnet slightly and unhook the bonnet support. Insert the bonnet sup-
port into the holder
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Let the bonnet drop into the lock carrier lock from a height of around 20 cm – do
not push it in!
Check whether the bonnet has been closed properly. Also make sure a vehicle
with an opened bonnet does not appear in the instrument cluster dis-
play » page 21.
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and the bonnet is un-
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in the direction of the arrow and
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designed to hold it.
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Inspecting and replenishing
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