Did you buy or lease a new Ford Explorer and wonder how to get under the hood? We prepared this guide to show you how to open the hood on a Ford Explorer.
2020 – 2022 Models
- Open the driver’s door.
- Pull the hood release lever until it retracts. This action releases the hood latch.
- Pull the hood release lever again. (These models don’t have a secondary hood release lever under the hood).
- Open the hood.
- Keep the hood open using the prop rod.
2016 – 2019 Models
- Pull the hood release handle on the bottom left-hand side of the instrument panel.
- Go to the front of the car and slightly lift the hood.
- Push the hood catch to the left.
- Raise the hood and hold it open using the strut.
1998 – 2015 Models
- Pull the hood release lever at the bottom left corner of the instrument panel.
- Approach the front of your vehicle.
- Push the auxiliary hood release lever to the right.
- Raise the hood fully.
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