Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual page 220

Opening and closing the bonnet
Fig. 180 Bonnet release lever/release lever
Fig. 181 Securing the bonnet
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 215.
When the front door is closed, the bonnet cannot be unlocked with lever
» Fig. 180.
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Opening
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Open the front door.
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Pull the release lever underneath the dash panel in the direction of the arrow
» Fig. 180.
1
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
arrow and secure the opened bonnet by inserting the end of the support into
the opening 4 .
Closing
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Lift the bonnet slightly and unhook the bonnet support. Insert the bonnet sup-
port into the holder designed to hold it.
3
›
Let the bonnet drop into the lock carrier lock from a height of around 20 cm – do
not push it in!
WARNING
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 28.
CAUTION
Never open the bonnet using the release lever
and the bonnet is un-
2
» Fig. 181 in the direction of the
3
» Fig. 180.
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Inspecting and replenishing
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