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To remove

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NOTE: To facilitate the installation of a new bonnet-release cable, it is suitable to route a new cable by means of the old cable when it is removed.
  1. Open the bonnet and remove the mount for the bonnet-release cable by removing the clamp.
    NOTE: To open the bonnet in an emergency, use special tool part no. 8292963.
    Fig 1: Illustration For Step 1-2
    G03509231Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  2. Remove the bonnet-release cable from the bonnet lock by first removing the bonnet lock spring from its attachment and then removing the cable from the spring lock.
  3. Remove the bonnet-release cable from the radiator member by the bulkhead.
  4. Open the door on the driver's side.
  5. Remove the DICE module, located under the knee guard on the driver's side, proceed as follows:
    • Lift away the cover from the fuse holder.
    • Remove the lower section of the instrument panel by the driver's side.
    • Remove the floor air duct, fastened with a screw at the bottom of the fuse holder.
    • Remove the DICE module as well as the relay holder by removing the plastic nut securing the relay holder console and the two relay holder retaining screws.
      Fig 2: Illustration For Step 5
      G03509232Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  6. Remove the two fuse holder retainer bolts and bend it to the side.
    Fig 3: Illustration For Step 6-8
    G03509233Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  7. Fold down the front of the carpet.
  8. Remove the release lever housing by removing the lock tabs with two small screwdrivers, one from above and the other from below, pulling rearwards and outwards.
  9. Pull out the bonnet-release cable along with the release lever housing (one unit) through the bulkhead.
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