Hood: Adjustments

HOOD ALIGNMENT

Adjustment

1. NOTE: To adjust the hood, the hood latch must be removed.

Remove the hood latch.

2. NOTE: It is not possible to adjust the rear of the hood to the height of the fender.

Loosen the hood hinge-to-hood bolts approximately one half of a turn.

3. Adjust the hood so that the rear edges of the fender and the edge of the hood line up.
- Check that the clearances with the left and right-hand fenders run parallel to the hood and correct them if necessary.







4. Adjust the clearances with the left and right-hand fenders.
- The clearances with the fenders must be the same width on the left and right-hand sides. The clearances can be equalized by opening the hood on the hood support rod and correcting by pressing it to the left or right.

5. Tighten the hood hinge-to-hood bolts.
- Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).







6. NOTE: The hood must rest uniformly on both bump stop rubbers.

Adjust the front of the hood to the height of the fenders.
- Adjust the hood to the height of the fenders with the bump stop rubbers.

7. NOTE: The clearances and edge alignment must be correct before the hood latch is installed.

Install the hood latch.
- The hood latch must be installed so that the hood engages without stress and the clearances on the left-hand and right-hand sides are not changed.