Che cking and Filling
Opening/closing the hood
The hood is released from inside the vehicle.
Fig. 265 Sect ion from t he driver's side footwell: release
lever
Fig. 266 Rocker switch under the hood
Read and foll ow all WARNINGS before checking
anyth ing in the eng ine compartment
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page 318, Working in the engine comport-
ment .
Make sure the wiper arms are not raised up from
the windshield . Otherwise the pa int could be
damaged .
Opening the hood
Applies to vehicles with plug-in hybrid dr ive:
switch the ignition off before re leasing the hood
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so that the gasoline engine does not start auto-
matically .
.,. With the drive r's door open, pull t he lever be-
low the instrument pane l in the d irec t ion of t he
arrow ~
fig. 265 .
... Raise the hood slightly c:> .&, .
... Press the rocker switch under the hood upward
<=:> fig. 266. This releases the catch .
... Open the hood .
Closing the hood
... Push the hood down unti l you override the
force of the strut.
... Let the hood fall lightly into the latch .
Do not
press it in.
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A WARNING
- Never open the hood when there is steam or
coolant escaping from the engine compart-
ment, because there is a risk that you could
be burned. Wait unt il no steam or coolant is
escaping.
- For safety reasons, the hood must always be
closed securely while driv ing. Because of
this, always chec k t he hood after closing it
to make sure it is latched correctly. The
hood is latched if the front corners cannot
be lifted.
- If you no t ice that the hood is not latched
while you are driving, stop immediate ly and
close it, because driving when the hood is
not latched increases the risk of an accident .
- If the hood is not latched comp letely, it
could f ly up wh ile you are driving and ob-
struct your vision.
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