2006 HONDA RIDGELINE hood release

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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Your Vehicle at a Glance
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POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE
PARKING BRAKE
PEDAL GLOVE BOX
AUDIO SYSTEM
MIRROR CONTROLS
CENTER CONSOLEACCESSORY POWER SOCKETSHEATING/COOLING
CONTROLS
CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
FRONT PASSENGER’S
AIRBAG
DRIVER’S FRONT
AIRBAG
GAUGES INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS
FUEL FILL DOOR
RELEASE HANDLE
Vehicle with navigation system is shown. (P.9,23)
(P.9,23)
(P.131)
(P.120)
(P.112)
(P.113)
(P.110)
(P.106)
(P.67)
PARKING BRAKE
RELEASE HANDLE
(P.106)
(P.108)
(P.80)
(P.102)
(P.177)
(P.175) (P.126)
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH AUXILIARY INPUT
JACK
(P.57)
(P.159)
REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH
COMPASS
(P.166)
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Control L ocations
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HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE
PARKING BRAKE
PEDAL GLOVE BOX
AUDIO SYSTEM
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS
GAUGES
HEATING/COOLING
CONTROLS
CENTER CONSOLE
POWER DOOR LOCK
MASTER SWITCH MIRROR CONTROLS
Vehicle with navigation system is shown. CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
ACCESSORY POWER SOCKETS
PARKING BRAKE
RELEASE HANDLE
FUEL FILL DOOR
RELEASE HANDLE(P.67)
(P.106)
(P.108)
(P.80)
(P.102)
(P.177) (P.175)(P.106) (P.110) (P.113) (P.131)
(P.120)
(P.126)
(P.112)
AUXILIARY INPUT
JACK
REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH
COMPASS
(P.159)
(P.57)
(P.166)
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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
lif ting the handle, the mechanism
should be cleaned and lubricated. Pull the support rod out of its clip,
and insert the end into either of
the designated holes pointed to by
an arrow.
To close the hood, lif t it up slightly to
remove the support rod f rom the
hole. Put the support rod back into
its holding clip. Lower the hood to
about a f oot (30 cm) above the
f ender, then let it drop. Make sure it
is securely latched.
1. 2. 3.
Service Station Procedures
Opening and Closing the Hood
Bef ore Driving
177
HOOD RELEASE HANDLE
LATCH SUPPORT ROD
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