KIA Amanti 2007 User Manual

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Knowing your vehicle

Opening the hood:

1. Pull the release lever on the lower left

side of the instrument panel to unlatch
the hood. The hood should pop open
slightly.

2. Go to the front of the vehicle, slightly

raise the hood, pull (

➁

) the secondary

latch (

➀

) inside of the hood center and

lift the hood.

3. Raise the hood. It will raise completely

by itself after it has been raised about
halfway.

Closing the hood

1. Before closing the hood, check the fol-

lowing:

• All filler caps in engine compartment

must be correctly installed.

• Gloves, rags or any other com-

bustible material must be removed
from the engine compartment.

2. Lower the hood halfway and push

down to securely lock in place. Make
sure the hood is properly locked before
driving.

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WARNING

• Before closing the hood, make

sure that all engine parts and
tools have been removed from
the engine area and that no one’s
hands are near the hood opening.

• Do not leave gloves, rags or any

other combustible material in the
engine compartment. Doing so
may cause a heat-induced fire.