Hood Alignment: Adjustment
- Remove the hood latch. For additional information, refer to HANDLES LOCKS LATCHES AND ENTRY SYSTEMS .
- Loosen the hood hinge-to-hood bolts approximately one half of a turn.
- Adjust the hood so that the rear edges of the fender and the edge of the hood line up.
- Check that the clearances with the left and right-hand fenders run parallel to the hood and correct them if necessary.
- Adjust the clearances with the left and right-hand fenders.
- The clearances with the fenders must be the same width on the left and right-hand sides. The clearances can be equalized by opening the hood on the hood support rod and correcting by pressing it to the left or right.
- Tighten the hood hinge-to-hood bolts.
- Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).
- Adjust the front of the hood to the height of the fenders.
- Adjust the hood to the height of the fenders with the bump stop rubbers.
- Install the hood latch. For additional information, refer to HANDLES LOCKS LATCHES AND ENTRY SYSTEMS
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- The hood latch must be installed so that the hood engages without stress and the clearances on the left-hand and right-hand sides are not changed.
NOTE:
To adjust the hood, the hood latch must be removed.
NOTE:
It is not possible to adjust the rear of the hood to the height of the fender.
NOTE:
The hood must rest uniformly on both bump stop rubbers.
NOTE:
The clearances and edge alignment must be correct before the hood latch is installed.