The hood of the vehicle is secured in place by a double latch, the first one is in the cabin of the vehicle, check along the left side of the driver`s seat. The latch often has an imprinted automobile image on it. Pull this latch slightly upward to hear the hood dis-engage slightly. The hood will not fully dis-engage as the safetly latch is still holding the hood to the vehicle - this latch is what prevents the hood from flying upward from the vehicle if ever the interior latch were to dis-engage while the vehicle is in motion.
To find this exterior latch, lift the hood the slight upward distance that the initial release latch will allow. Slide your fingers along the top part of the grill slightly ecxposed from where the hood closes. There will be a lever which opens the second latch. This lever moves horizontally to the left. The hood is not fully released and the hood can now also be fully raised.
Take notice of how the hood remains in the fully open position. There will be an hydraulic support on either side of the engine, or even both sides of the engine, there may be a support bar which is cradled along the horizontal part of the grill - this support you will pull out of the cradle and place the upper end into its slot on the underside of the hood. This cradled support could also be found on the right or left of the engine .
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