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Opening the hood

  1. Park the vehicle and apply the parking brake.

  2. Pull the hood release lever to unlatch the hood. The hood pops open slightly.

    2025 Hyundai Tucson hood release lever image. The image shows the position of the hood release lever on the lower left side of the driver's footwell. An inset view depicts the lever with a curved arrow indicating the pulling motion. Explains the function of pulling the lever to unlatch the hood.

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  3. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise the hood slightly, push up the secondary hood release lever (1) inside of the hood center and lift the hood (2).

    2025 Hyundai Tucson hood opening image. An inset displays the secondary hood release lever (1) with a black arrow indicating the operation direction. A curved arrow (2) on the hood shows the upward lifting motion. Describes the function of unlatching and opening the hood.

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  4. Pull out the support rod.

  5. Hold the hood opened with the support rod (3).

    2025 Hyundai Tucson hood support rod image. The black support rod (3) is inserted into the slot on the underside of the hood, which is marked with a downward arrow icon. Explains the function of holding the hood open with the support rod.

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