Maintenance; Hood Opening; Hood Closing; Maintaining Your Vehicle - Jeep 2015 Renegade User Manual

MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE

HOOD
Opening
Two latches must be released to open the hood.
Pull the hood release lever located under the drivers side of the instrument panel.
Move to the outside of the vehicle and push the safety latch release lever toward the
passenger side of the vehicle. The hood release lever is located behind the center
front edge of the hood.
Remove the support rod from the locking tab and insert it into the seat located on the
underside of the hood.
Closing
Hold up the hood with one hand and with the other hand remove the support rod from
its seat and reinsert it into the locking tab.
Lower the hood to approximately 6 inches (15 cm) from the engine compartment and
drop it. Make sure that the hood is completely closed.
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