Adjustment of Alignment of Hood Stepped Portion and Hood Striker

ADJUSTMENT OF HOOD LEVEL AND HOOD STRIKER ENGAGEMENT

1. Remove the front bumper and front bumper cover Removal and Replacement).





2. Loosen the hood latch mounting bolts but do not remove them. Move the hood latch up/down and left/right to align the hood level and adjust the hood striker engagement.
3. After the adjustment, tighten the hood latch mounting bolts in the numerical order to 9.0 ± 1.0 Nm (80 ± 8 in-lb).
4. Install the front bumper and front bumper cover Removal and Replacement).