Hood Release Lever, Removing And Installing

Remove Operating Lever Cover, Refer to "Release Lever Cover  " (See Fig 1).

Remove the Hood Release Lever, Refer to "Hood Release Lever  " (See Fig 2).

Release Lever Cover, Removing 

Fig 1: Identifying Operating Lever Cover

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1. >>A-Pillar<< Lower Trim
2. Hood Release Lever Cover
   • First disengage the cable from the coupling inside the engine compartment. Refer to OVERVIEW - RELEASE CABLE  - "Cable Coupling" (See Figure).
   • Pry the clip out of the hood release lever.
   • Remove the cover sideways from the operating lever.
3. Operating Lever
4. Clip
   • Press in completely, it must engage.

Hood Release Lever, Removing 

Fig 2: Identifying Hood Release Lever

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1. Release Cable
   • Clip the cable bracket into the mounting bracket as shown in the magnified section of the illustration.
2. Hood Release Lever Bracket
   • The hood release lever cover is removed.
   • The trim for the >>lower A-pillar is removed<<.
   • Remove the screws -3- and disengage the cable -1-.
3. Bolts
   • 2 Nm
4. Clip
5. A-Pillar