2012 Chrysler 300 User Guide SRT - Page 79

2012 Chrysler 300 Manual

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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE OPENING THE HOOD FUEL DOOR RELEASE • Pull the hood release lever located on the instrument panel, below the headlight switch. • Raise the hood and locate the safety catch lever, in the middle of the hood opening. • Move the safety latch while lifting the hood at the same time. • Insert the support rod into the slot on the hood. • To close the hood, remove the support rod and place it in the retaining clip, then lower the hood slowly. • The fuel door release button is located in the driver's door map pocket. • Push the button once and release to open the fuel door. Fuel Door Emergency Release WARNING! Be sure the hood is fully latched before driving your vehicle. If the hood is not fully latched, it could open when the vehicle is in motion and block your vision. Failure to follow this warning could result in serious injury or death. • To manually open the fuel door, remove the cover and pull the release cable located in the trunk. 77

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OPENINGTHEHOOD
• Pullthehoodreleaseleverlocatedon
theinstrumentpanel,belowthe
headlightswitch.
• Raisethehoodandlocatethesafety
catchlever,inthemiddleofthehood
opening.
• Movethesafetylatchwhileliftingthe
hoodatthesametime.
• Insertthesupportrodintothesloton
thehood.
• Toclosethehood,removethesupport
rodandplaceitintheretainingclip,
thenlowerthehoodslowly.
WARNING!
Besurethehoodisfullylatchedbefore
drivingyourvehicle.Ifthehoodisnot
fullylatched,itcouldopenwhenthe
vehicleisinmotionandblockyourvision.
Failuretofollowthiswarningcouldresult
inseriousinjuryordeath.
FUELDOORRELEASE
• Thefueldoorreleasebuttonislocated
inthedriver'sdoormappocket.
• Pushthebuttononceandreleaseto
openthefueldoor.
FuelDoorEmergencyRelease
• Tomanuallyopenthefueldoor,remove
thecoverandpullthereleasecable
locatedinthetrunk.
MAINTAININGYOURVEHICLE
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