BONNET LATCH AND RELEASE LEVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION

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Bonnet Latch

1.  Open the bonnet.

2.  Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-D 2.2].) (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5].) (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION [SKYACTIV-G 2.0, SKYACTIV-G 2.5 (WITHOUT i-stop)].)

3.  Remove the following parts:

(1)  Set plate (See SET PLATE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

(2)  Front bumper (See FRONT BUMPER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

(3)  Intake air guide (See INTAKE AIR GUIDE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

(4)  Front combination light (See FRONT COMBINATION LIGHT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

(5)  Shroud upper member (See SHROUD UPPER MEMBER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

(6)  Crash zone sensor cover (See CRASH ZONE SENSOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)

4.  Insert a tape-wrapped flathead screwdriver into the position shown in the figure.

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5.  Move the tape-wrapped flathead screwdriver in the direction of arrow (1) shown in the figure to press the bonnet latch protector tab, and lift the tab up in the direction of arrow (2) and detach its tab from the fuse box.

6.  Detach all the bonnet latch protector tabs from the bonnet latch and remove the bonnet latch protector.

7.  While pressing the tabs of the clip in the direction of arrow (1) shown in the figure, press it in the direction of arrow (2) to detach the connector tabs from the body.

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8.  Remove the connector antenna from the body.

9.  Disconnect the connector.

10.  Disconnect the bonnet release cable.

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11.  Remove the bolts.

12.  Remove the bonnet latch. (SeeBonnet latch installation note.)

13.  Install in the reverse order of removal.

Bonnet latch installation note

•  Refer to [BONNET ADJUSTMENT] and adjust the Bonnet latch so that the height difference and gap of the bonnet is within the specification. (See BONNET ADJUSTMENT.)

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Bonnet Release Lever

1.  While pulling the bonnet release lever, insert a tape-wrapped flathead screwdriver into the position shown in the figure.

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2.  Move the tape-wrapped flathead screwdriver in the direction of arrow (1) shown in the figure to press the tab, and pull the bonnet release lever in the direction of arrow (2) to detach it from the lower panel.

Caution

•  Remove the bonnet release lever while being careful not to damage the bonnet release cable with the flathead screwdriver.

3.  Pull the bonnet release lever to remove it from the lower panel.

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4.  Disconnect the bonnet release cable from the bonnet release lever.

5.  Install in the reverse order of removal.