Properly closed the bonnet should be flush with the adjacent body. If the bonnet is not closed properly, a corresponding display appears in the instrument cluster display. → page 168 If the bonnet is not closed properly, it can open suddenly while you are driving and completely obscure your view of the road. This can result in accidents and severe or fatal injuries! WARNING ● After closing the bonnet, always check that the catch is properly engaged in the lock car- rier, closed bonnet must be flush with the surrounding adjacent body. ● If you notice while driving that the bonnet is not closed properly, park the vehicle safely and close the bonnet.
● Therefore, be careful when closing the bon- net to ensure that no one is within bonnet range. NOTICE Fig. 134 In the engine compartment: bonnet stay in the holder; On the bonnet: holder for bon- net stay ● Always fold the wiper arms back onto the windscreen, avoiding damage to the bonnet and wiper arms. ● Always fold the wiper arms back onto the windscreen before driving away. Open the bonnet – Always fold the wiper arms back onto the windscreen before driving away before open- ing the bonnet → . Display – Open the driver door and pull the release lever in the direction of the arrow (marked with symbols ) → Fig. 133 .
The bonnet is re- leased from the lock carrier catch by spring force → . – Lift the bonnet slightly while simultaneously pressing the opening lever in the direction of the arrow → Fig. 133 to open the bonnet fully. – Take the bonnet stay out of its holder in the direction of arrow → Fig. 134 and insert it in- to the opening → Fig. 134 (Arrow). Closing the bonnet – Lift the bonnet slightly and hold → . – Unhook the bonnet stay from the opening and push it into its holder → Fig. 134 . Fig. 135 The display in the instrument cluster: the bonnet is open or is not closed properly – Let the bonnet drop into the catch from a height of about 20 cm, do not press it down!
A symbol on the instrument cluster display → Fig. 135 indicates if the bonnet is open or is not closed properly. If the bonnet has not closed properly, lift it and then close it again. Owner's manual 168