Hood: Adjustments

Hood, Adjusting

Hood Latch, Adjusting

• The vehicle must be standing on the ground when adjusting the hood.

• The left and right buffers - 2 - are not for adjusting. They stabilize the hood - 5 -.

• The hood is properly adjusted when there is an overall even gap dimension when closed, it is not too far inward or outward and contours align.

• The hood must latch without much force into the hood lock.






- Remove catches - 3 -. Refer to => [ Radiator Grille through June 2011 ] Radiator Grille through June 2011.

- To align the hood, just loosen the left and right bolts - 5 - on the hinge; do not remove them.

- To adjust the height at the rear of the hood, just loosen the left and right bolts - 6 - on the hinge; do not remove them.

- Turn the adjusting buffer - 2 - in or out to adjust the position of the hood.

- Make sure the gap dimensions are even.

- After adjustment work, perform corrosion protection measures on hinge, - 4 -, bolts - 5 - and - 6 -.

- After adjusting the hood, install the catch - 3 - and adjust it. Refer to => [ Radiator Grille through June 2011 ] Radiator Grille through June 2011.

- By adjusting the hood lock - 1 -, the height of the front of the hood.

Hood Latch, Adjusting

• The hood remains installed. In the illustration, the hood is removed.






- Remove radiator grille => [ Radiator Grille through June 2011 ] Radiator Grille through June 2011.

- Loosen the front bolt - 2 - and the rear bolts - 5 -, to adjust the hood panel gap dimension

- Tightening specification for screws - 2 and 5 -: 12 Nm.

- Adjust catches => [ Hood Catch ] Hood Catch.