1 78 Che cking and filling
Checking and filling
Engine hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the
vehicle .
Fig . 135 Dr iver's side footwe ll: e ngin e hood re lease
lever
.. Open the driver's door .
.. Pull the release lever on the left under the
inst rument panel
c> fig . 135 in the direction
of the arrow .
The hood pops up s light ly under spring pres
sure.
Opening the engine hood
Fi g. 136 Release lever under the eng ine hood
Before opening the engine hood, make s ure
that the windshie ld wipers are flat against the
windshie ld. Otherwise, they co uld damage the
pa in t on the hood.
.. Lift the hood slight ly
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.. Pul l up on the release under the hood
c> fig . 136. This releases the catch .
.. Open the hood all the way.
A WARNING
-Hot eng ine coolant can burn you.
- To reduce the risk of being b urned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam
or coo la nt escaping from the eng ine
compa rtment . Wait unt il no steam or
coo lant can be seen o r heard before care
fu lly openi ng the hood.
Closing the engine hood
.. Pull the hood down until the pressu re from
the struts is reduced .
.. Le t t he hood
drop down and latch in p lace .
Do not try to push it shut; it may fail to en
gage
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A WARNING
--
A hood that is not completely latched
could fly up and b lock your view while dr iv
i ng.
- W hen you close the engine hood, check it
to make sure the safety catch has p roper
ly engaged . The hood sho uld be flush
wit h the surrou nding vehicle body parts.
- If you notice while dr iv ing that the hood
is not s ecured properly, stop at once and
close it .
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in
the engine compartment!
Whenever you must perform an y wo rk in the
eng ine compartment, for example checking
and filling the different fluids, there is a risk
of injury, burns and a ccidents. To prevent
per sonal injury alway s obs erve the following
WARNINGS. The engin e compartm ent of an y
vehicle is a hazardou s area!
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A WARNING
To he lp avo id injury, before yo u check any
thing under the hoo d:
- Sw itch off the engi ne .
- Remove the igni tion key.
256 Index
Windshield washer fluid ..... ... .... . . 33
Windshield wipers
Folding up ... ............... .... .. 63
Rep lacing windshie ld w iper blades . .... 63
Service pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Washer fluid reservoir ...... .... ... . 192
W inter operation
Battery .. ....... ........ ...... .. . 188
Coolant system ................... 185
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
H eated seats (climate control) . . . . . . . . 79
Tires .... .. ................ ..... . 154
Windows ................ ... .... . 166
W inter t ires .. ................ ... .. . 209
All-wheel drive ........... .... .... . 209
Wiper and washer system ....... .. .... 60
Intermittent wiping ........ .... ..... 60
One-tap wiping .............. ... .. .. 60
X
Xenon -Lights . ................ ... ... 230
