Kia Carens: Hood / Opening the hood
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1. Pull the release lever to unlatch the hood. The hood should pop open slightly.
WARNING
Open the hood after turning off the engine on a flat surface, shifting the
shift lever to the P(Park) position for automatic transaxle / dual clutch transmission
and to the 1(First) gear or R(Reverse) for manual transaxle, and setting the parking
brake.
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2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise the hood slightly, pull up the secondary
latch (1) inside of the hood center and lift the hood (2).
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3. Pull out the support rod.
4. Hold the hood opened with the support rod.
WARNING - Hot parts
Be very careful not to touch the support rod when the engine and parts are
hot.You could get burned or get seriously injured.
1. Before closing the hood, check the following:
All filler caps in engine compartment must be correctly installed.
Gloves, rags or any other combustible material must be removed from the
engine ...
Other information:
WARNING
Removing radiator cap
Never attempt to remove the radiator cap while the engine is operating
or hot. Doing so might lead to cooling system and engine damage and could result
in serious personal injury from escaping hot coolant or steam.
Turn the engine off and wait until it cools dow ...
Removal
1.
Disconnect the brake fiuid level switch connector, and remove the reservoir
cap.
2.
Remove the brake fluid from the master cylinder reservior with a syringe.
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