Park the vehicle, and set the
parking brake. Pull the hood
release handle located under the
lower lef t corner of the dashboard.
The hood will pop up slightly.Put your f ingers under the f ront
edge of the hood. The hood latch
handle is above the ‘‘H’’ logo. Pull
up on this handle until it releases
the hood. Lif t the hood.
If the hood latch handle moves stif f ly,
or you can open the hood without
lifting the handle, the mechanism
should be cleaned and lubricated.
Screw the fuel fill cap back on
until it clicks at least three times.
If you do not properly tighten the
cap, the malf unction indicator
lampmaycomeon(seepage ).
On the Touring model, you will
also see a ‘‘CHECK FUEL CAP’’
message on the multi-inf ormation
display.
Push the f uel f ill door closed until
it latches.
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Service Station Procedures
Opening and Closing the Hood
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HOOD RELEASE HANDLE
LATCH
