Removing the left hood lock

Preliminary work 

• Refer to REMOVING THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FOR INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
• Refer to REMOVING INTAKE SILENCER HOUSING .
• Refer to REMOVING FRONT CROSS CONNECTION .

• Feed out the left hood lock (1)  in an upward direction.
• Detach the Bowden cable (2)  at the counter support (3)  and lock lever (4)  .
• Unlock all plug connections and disconnect.

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