CAUTION:
REMOVAL
WARNING: Bodily injury may occur if hood assembly is not supported properly when removing hood assembly.
CAUTION: Use two people when removing or installing hood assembly due to its heavy weight.
INSTALLATION
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:
1. Hood assembly 2. Hood bumper rubber 3. Hood hinge (LH) 4. Hood lock assembly 5. Front bumper fascia 6. Front combination lamp (LH) 7. Front fender
Check the clearance and the surface height between hood and each part by visual inspection and tactile feel.
If the clearance and the surface height are out of specification, adjust them
according to the adjustment procedure.
ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE
Check hood lock assembly and primary striker for looseness.
CAUTION: If any looseness is felt in hood striker or hood lock assembly, rotate bumper rubber more than 1/8 of a rotation.
7. Check that primary latch (1) is securely engaged with primary striker (2) when hood is dropped with hood's own weight from approximately 200 mm (7.9 in) height.
8. Close hood assembly with a static closing force of 300 - 490 N (30.6 - 50.0 kg-f, 67.4 - 110 lb-f).
HOOD HINGE : Removal and Installation REMOVAL Remove hood assembly. Refer to DLK "HOOD ASSEMBLY : Removal and Installation". Remove hood support rod and grommet. Refer to DLK " ...
Starting the engine (models without NISSAN Intelligent Key system)
1. Apply the parking brake.
2. Automatic Transmission / CVT models:
Move the shift lever to P (Park) or N (Neutral).
P (Park) is recommended.
The shift lever cannot be moved out of
P (Park) and into any of the other gear
positions if the ignition key is turned to
the OFF position or if ...
Fender cover
FENDER COVER : Removal and Installation
REMOVAL
1. Fully open hood assembly.
2. Disengage pawls beginning at the front of the fender cover and
working toward the rear of vehicle and then remove front fender
cover.
CAUTION:
When performing the procedure after removing fender
cover, protect th ...