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What does the hood release light on a Porsche Boxster mean?
Years 1996-2004

Answer

When the front hood open warning light appears inside the instrument panel of our Porsche Boxster, the car wants to tell us that the front hood is open, and that it needs to be closed.
Posted on: 12 June 2021 by ScegliAuto

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