Removing Weather Protector For Hood

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Fig 1: Identifying Installation Position Of Hood

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Open doors and door windows.
Open rear lid -1- (-arrow A- ).
Unclip lid support -2- from the rear lid and fit it into the mounting point at the left -3- in front of the hood compartment -arrow B- .

Fig 2: Opening Rear Lid
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Pull tensioning elements for the weather protector fins -1- off the red tension bars -2- on the rear lid -arrow A- and secure to the Velcro strips -3- on the weather protector -arrows B- .

Fig 3: Unclipping Tensioning Elements
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Unbutton weather protector -1- from the hood -2- . The Tenax buttons can only be released by pulling lightly on the grip cap.

Fig 4: Disconnecting Weather Protector
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Unclip outer corner bow -1- at the top -arrow A- and pull it out of the vehicle trim panel at the bottom -arrow B- .
Remove weather protector -2- (-arrows C- ).

Fig 5: Removing Weather Protector

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