freightliner 108SD - Hood Opening and Closing; To Return the Hood; To Tilt the Hood

5.
Move your upper hand to a lower position on the
grab handle.
6.
Step to the ground with your upper foot first.
Hood Opening and Closing
The hood can be raised to a full-open position. A
strut helps you to raise the hood, and to lower it to
the operating position. Hood restraint cables prevent
the hood from overtravel. The hood strut limits the
closing speed. In the operating position, the hood is
secured to the cab-mounted cowl by a hold-down
latch on each side of the hood.
To Tilt the Hood
1.
Apply the parking brakes.
2.
Release both hood hold-down latches by pulling
the ends outward. See
Fig. 2.7.
NOTICE
Do not let the hood free-fall to the full-open posi-
tion. To do so could cause damage to the hood
or hood straps.
3.
Standing in front of the hood, raise the rear of
the hood upward until it reaches the over-center
position (45 degrees from vertical). See
Fig. 2.8.
Then slowly bring it to a stop.
To Return the Hood
1.
Push the hood over center.
2.
As the hood goes over center, the strut automati-
cally slows its rate of descent. If needed, you
can also slow its descent with your hand.
3.
Make sure the hood is flush with the cowl, then
secure the hood by engaging both hood hold-
down latches.
IMPORTANT: Make sure that both hold-down
latches are fully engaged before operating the
vehicle.
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1. Fender
2. Latch Hook
3. Latch Handle
4. Cowl
Fig. 2.7, Hood Hold-Down Latch
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Fig. 2.8, Hood Tilting
Vehicle Access
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