Hood Latch Release Cable: Service and Repair

Hood Cable Overview






1 Lower Part Of Hood Lock

• Removing and installing, refer to => [ Lower Part Of Hood Lock, Removing ] Hood.

• Can be used to adjust height of hood.

2 Cable

• For removal, disengaged from operating lever on lower A-pillar.

• Before pulling old cable into engine compartment, secure a string on the end to help draw in new cable.

• This string is secured on end of new cable and then pulled into vehicle interior.

3 Coupling

4 Cable Guide

5 Cable Cover

6 Cable Operating Lever

7 Grommet

• When installing, ensure grommet is seated properly.

8 Fender Seal

• Bonded.

Operating Lever Handle, Removing






- Remove clamp - 2 - in direction of arrow from handle - 1 -.

- Remove handle sideways.

- After handle was connection, clamps must be pressed again to assemble correctly.

Cable Coupling






1 Cable Coupling

• Body side.

• Clip into lock carrier from below as shown.

2 Cable

• To hood lock.

• First engage cable in hood lock, then in coupling.

Cable, Engaging In Operating Lever






1 Clip

• Inserted in lower -A-pillar

2 Hood Release Lever

3 Bolt

• 2 Nm

4 Release Cable

• Before pulling old cable into engine compartment, secure a string on the end to help draw in new cable.

• This string is secured on end of new cable and then pulled into vehicle interior.

• Ball from release engaged as shown in magnified area of illustration.

5 Clip

• Clip in release.

Cable Cover

- Cable cover clipped in at front secured at back with hex nut at 2.5 Nm.






Cable Guide

- Guide - 1 - in part of cable shipment.






- Insert guide congruently with holes in fender and secure with spreader clips - 2 -.

Attach The Control Cable In The Lid Lock






- Ensure cable ball - 1 - engages in ball socket when cable - arrow - is engaged in lock - 2 -.