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Opening/closing the hood
The hood is released from inside the vehicle.
Fig. 138 Driver footwell: release lever
Fig. 139 Rocker switch under the hood
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Make sure the wiper arms are not raised up from
the windshield. Otherwise the pa int could be
damaged .
Opening the hood
.. Wit h the driver's doo r open, pu ll the leve r be-
low the instrument panel in the direct io n of the
arrow¢fig.138 .
Checking and Filling
.. Raise the hood slightly ¢ ,& .
.. Press the rocker switch under the hood upward
¢fig . 139. This releases the catch .
.. Open the hood.
Closing the hood
.. Push the hood down until you over ride the
force of t he str ut .
.. Let the hood fall lightly into the latch.
Do not
press it in.
c> ,& .
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 coolan t is
escaping.
- If the hood is not latched completely, it
could fly up while you are dr iving and ob-
st ruct your visio n.
- For safety reasons, the hood must always be
closed secu rely while dr iving. Because of
this, always che ck 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 notice th at the hood is not latched
while you are driving, stop immediately and
close it, because d riving when the hoo d is
not latched increases the risk of an accident .
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