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Features of your vehicle
Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatch
the hood. The hood should pop
open slightly.
2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
the hood slightly, pull up the sec-
ondary latch (1) inside of the hood
center and lift the hood (2).
3. Pull out the support rod.
4. Hold the hood opened with the
support rod.
HOOD
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WARNING
Open the hood after turning off
the engine on a flat surface,
shifting the shift lever to the
P(Park) position for automatic
transaxle and to the 1(First)
gear or R(Reverse) for manual
transaxle, and setting the park-
ing brake.
WARNING -
Hot parts
Be very careful not to touch the
support rod when the engine
and parts are hot. You could get
burned or get seriously injured.
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