Contents: Latch ⇊ Drive cable ⇊
Warning! The vehicles covered in this Manual are equipped with airbags (SRS). When performing any work near the impact sensors, steering column or instrument panel, turn off the SRS (see the electrical connection diagrams at the end of Chapter On-board electrical equipment).
Latch
1. Remove the grille trim flap, then trace the latch assembly with a marker or scriber to ensure proper installation during assembly. Remove the mounting bolts from the radiator support panel and remove the latch (see illustration).
2. Disconnect the lock release cable from the latch assembly.
3. Installation is carried out in reverse order.
Note: Adjust the latch position so that the hood is securely locked in the closed position - the rubber pads of the supports should be slightly flattened.
Drive cable
1. Disconnect the hood latch release cable from the latch assembly (see accompanying illustration).
2. In the car interior, remove the upper trim of the driver's door sill, then loosen the two mounting bolts and disconnect the hood release lever from the bulkhead (see accompanying illustration). Disconnect the drive cable from the lever.
3. Tie a piece of stiff wire to the end of the cable that connects to the latch, then "walk" along the cable to the rear bulkhead of the engine compartment, releasing it from the intermediate clamps along the way.
4. Push the rubber grommet through the bulkhead and pull the cable into the engine compartment of the vehicle. Make sure that the new cable assembly is equipped with a grommet. Untie the old cable from the wire and tie the replacement cable in its place.
5. Pull the new cable assembly by the wire through the bulkhead into the engine compartment.
6. Proceed with further assembly in the reverse order of disassembly.
Note: Use your fingers to firmly push the cable bushing into the engine compartment bulkhead - make sure the bushing is seated correctly in the bulkhead.