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
this handle until it releases the
hood, then 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 once. If you
do not properly tighten the cap,
the malf unction indicator lamp
maycomeon(seepage ).You
will also see a ‘‘CHECK FUEL
CAP’’ message on the odometer/
trip meter display (LX, EX and
EX-L models) or ‘‘TIGHTEN
FUEL CAP’’ message on the multi-
inf ormation display (Touring
models).
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
