Bonnet release cable

BONNET RELEASE CABLE

REPLACING

• Disconnect the bonnet release cable from the catch.
• Remove all the components in the engine bay which may prevent successive access to the bonnet release cable.
• Remove the trim from under the dashboard on the driver's side of the vehicle (see specific paragraph).

1. Free the bonnet release handle from its pivot.
2. Remove the cap.
3. Remove the pawl from the handle of the bonnet release cable and remove the handle.

1. Using a pair of pliers free the cable from its attachment bracket.

• Free the cable from the clamps inside the engine bay.
• Tie a wire to the end of the cable on the passenger compartment side in order to permit subsequent recovery of the cable.
• Refit a new cable by reversing the procedure followed for removal ensuring that it is adjusted as described in the following paragraph.

ADJUSTMENT

1. Working in the engine bay, adjust the tension on the cable by manually acting on the appropriate nut.

BONNET SUPPORT ROD

REMOVAL/REFITTING

• Open and suitably support the bonnet.

1. Using a screwdriver, open the bonnet support rod; withdraw the rod from its support and then remove the rod.