hood release HONDA ELEMENT 2003 1.G Owners Manual

Your Vehicle at a Glance
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POWER DOOR
LOCK SWITCHMIRROR CONTROLS
GAUGES INDICATORS (P.65)
(P.72) AUDIO SYSTEM
HEATING/COOLING
CONTROLS PARKING BRAKE
POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
A/T model is shown. HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE
(P.87)
(P.103) (P.160) (P.106)
(P.126,137)
(P.118) (P.111)

Control L ocations
Inst rument s and Cont rols64
POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCHMIRROR CONTROLS AUDIO SYSTEM
PARKING BRAKE
A/T model is shown. HOOD RELEASE
HANDLE POWER WINDOW
SWITCHES
HEATING/COOLING
CONTROLS
(P.87)
(P.103)
(P.160)
(P.118)(P.126,
137)
(P.106)
(P.111)

Shift to Park or Neutral and set
the parking brake. Pull the hood
release handle located under the
lower lef t corner of the dashboard.
The hood will pop up slightly.
Screw the f uel f ill cap back on,
tighten it until it clicks several
times. If you do not properly
tighten the cap, the Malfunction
Indicator Lamp may come on (see
page ).
Standing in f ront of the vehicle,
put your f ingers between the f ront
edge of the hood and the f ront
grille. The hood latch handle is
above the ‘‘H’’ logo. Push this
handle up until it releases the
hood. Lif t the hood.
Push the f uel f ill door closed.
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Service Station Procedures
Bef ore Driving
Opening the Hood
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HOOD RELEASE HANDLE
LATCH