& WARNING
- The cooling system is under press ure and
can get very hot. Reduce the risk of
scalding from hot coolant by following
these steps.
- Turn off the engine and allow it to cool
down.
- Protect your face, hands and arms from
escap ing fluid and steam by covering
the cap with a large, thick rag.
- Turn the cap slowly and very carefully
in a counte r-clockwise direction while
applying light, downward pressure on
the top of the cap.
- To avoid being burned, do not spill an-
tifreeze or coolant on th e exhaust sys-
tem or hot engine parts. Under certa in
conditions, the ethylene glycol in en-
gine coolant can catch fire.
- Antifreeze is poisonous . Always store an-
tifreeze in its original container and well
out of the reach of children.
- If you drain the coolant, it must be
caught and safely stored in a proper con-
tainer clearly marked "poison".
(D Note
- Coolant pollutes the environment and
could cause an engine fire. Excess cool-
ant will be forced out throug h the pres-
sure relief valve in the cap when the en-
gine becomes hot.
- If, in an emergency, only water can be
added, the correct ratio between water
and antifreeze
c:> page 203 must be re-
stored as soon as possible.
@) For the sake of the environment
Drained coolant shou ld not be reused. Al-
ways dispose of used coolant while obse rv-
ing all environmental regulations.
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Radiator fan
The radiator fan switches on automatically by
itself .
The electric radiator fan is controlled by ther-
moswitches that switch on and off depending
on coolant and engine compartment tempera -
tures .
An auxiliary electric radiator fan* switches on
and off depending on coolant temperature
and othe r vehicle operat ion conditions.
After switching off the engine, the auxiliary
fan - even with the ignition off - can continue
running for up to 10 minutes. It can even
switch on again later by itself
c:> A , if
- the temperature of the engine coolant rises
due to the heat build-up from the engine in
the engine compartment , or
- the engine compartment heats up because
the vehicle is parked in intense sunlight.
& WARNING
- To reduce the risk of personal injury nev-
er touch the radiator fan.
- The auxiliary electric fan is temperature
contro lled and can switch on suddenly
even when the engine is not running.
- The auxiliary radiator fan switches on au-
tomatically when the engine coolant
reaches a certa in temperature and will
continue to run until the coolant temper-
ature drops.
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