Engine Hood
The hood (also called the hood ) is the outer cover of an engine .
The term engine hood is mainly used in the area of passenger cars . General so that the open part in the front area is a vehicle - vehicle body designated to the motor.
The term hood is misused on some vehicles because it is associated with the idea that the hood is on the front of a vehicle. In the Porsche 911 , for example, the front trunk lid is sometimes referred to as the engine hood, although this vehicle has a rear engine and the engine hood is therefore attached to the rear of the body.
The bonnet is usually unlocked with a handle on the side in the driver's footwell, rarely (e.g. in Ford vehicles) with the vehicle key . As a rule, a lever under the hood or in the grill must be operated to open it completely.
literature
- Hans-Hermann Braess, Ulrich Seiffert: Vieweg manual automotive technology. 2nd edition, Friedrich Vieweg & Sohn Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Braunschweig / Wiesbaden, 2001, ISBN 3-528-13114-4
