#
Allow theengine tocool down and only
to uc hco mp onent partsdescr ibedinthe
fo llo wing. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. Plug-in
hybrid: obser vetheno tesin theSupple‐
ment .Ot her wise, youma yfa ilto recogni zedan‐
ge rs. #
Toopen: pullleve r1 torelease thehood. #
Push handle 1ofthehood catchupw ards
and liftth ehood byappr oximat ely15 in
(40 cm). #
Toclose: lowe rth ehood andletit fallfrom a
height ofappr oximat ely8 in (20 cm). #
Ifth ehood canstill be lifte dslightl y,open
th ehood again and close itwit halittle more
fo rc euntil iteng ages cor rectl y. 398
Maintenanc eand care
The
electr icalfuses arelocat edinthefo llo wing
fuse boxes:
R Fuse boxin theengine compartmen ton the
dr iver's side (→pag e43 1)
R Fuse boxon thedr iver's side ofthecoc kpit
(→ pag e432)
R Fuse boxin thefront passeng erfoot we ll
(→ pag e432 )
R Fuse boxin thetrunk ontheright- hand side
of theve hicle when viewe din thedir ect ion of
tr ave l(→ pag e433 ) Opening
andclosing thefus ebo xin the
engine compartmen t Re
quirement s:
R Obser vetheno teson electr icalfuses
(→ pag e430).
R Have thefo llo wing tools readil yav ailable:
- adr yclo th
- asc rewdr iver Open
ing &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryfrom using the
winds hieldwiper swhile theengine hood
is open
When theengine hoodisopen andthewind‐
shield wipersar ese tin mo tion ,yo ucan be
tr apped bythewiper linkage. #
Alw aysswitc hof fth ewindshield wipers
and ignition beforeopening theengine
hood. #
Release retainin gclips 1.
Pull cover2 up. Br
eakdo wnassi stanc e43
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