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
1. Remove hood lock assembly, and then adjust the surface height of hood assembly, front fender assembly, and front combination lamp according to the specifications provided torque of 22 N*m (2.2 kg-m, 16 ft-lb).
2. Position hood lock assembly (1) and engage primary striker (2).
Check hood lock assembly and primary striker for looseness.
3. Move hood lock assembly laterally until the center of primary striker and hood lock assembly are vertical when viewed from the front.
4. After adjustment, tighten hood lock assembly bolts to the specified torque.
5. Rotate bumper rubber a minimum of 1/8 of a rotation counterclockwise in an upward direction.
CAUTION: If any looseness is felt in hood striker or hood lock assembly, rotate bumper rubber more than 1/8 of a rotation.
6. Check that secondary latch (1) is securely engaged with secondary striker (2) from the dead load of the hood assembly.
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" ...
Push starting
CAUTION
Do not push start this vehicle. The
three-way catalyst may be damaged
Continuously Variable Transmission
(CVT) and Manual Transmission models
cannot be push-started or tow-started.
Attempting to do so may cause transmission
damage.
For manual transmission models, never
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Power supply and ground circuit
Diagnosis Procedure
1.CHECK GROUND CONNECTION
Turn ignition switch OFF.
Check ground connection E. Refer to Ground Inspection in GI, "Circuit
Inspection".
Is the inspection result normal?
YES >> GO TO 2.
NO >> Repair or replace ground connection.
2.CHECK ECM G ...