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Opening/closing the hood
The hood is released from inside the vehicle .
Fig. 182 Driver footwell: release lever
Fig. 183 Rocker switch under the hood
Make sure the wiper arms a re not raised up from
the windshield . Otherwise the pa int could be
damaged .
Opening the engine compartment lid
.. Wit h the driver's doo r open, pu ll the leve r be-
low the instrument panel in the direct ion of the
arrow c>fig.182 .
Checking and Filling
.. Raise the hood slightly c> ,& .
.. Press the rocker switch under the hood upward
¢ fig. 183. This releases the catch .
.. Open the hood .
Closing the engine compartm ent lid
.. Push the hood down until you over ride 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, t he hood m ust always be
closed securely while driving. Because of
this, a lways check t he hood afte r closing it
t o make sure it is latched correct ly. The
hood is latched if the front corners cannot
be lifted.
- If you no t ice that t he hood is not latched
while you are driving, stop immed iately and
close it, because driving when the hood is
not latched increases the risk of an accident .
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