Checking and filling Ill
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& WARNING
The cooling system is under pressure and can get very hot . Reduce
the ris k of scalding from hot coolant by following the se steps .
• Turn off the eng ine and allow it to cool down .
• Protect your face, hands and arms from escaping fluid and
steam by covering the cap with a large , thick rag.
• Turn the cap slowly and very carefully in a counter-clockwise
direct ion while applying light , downward pressure on the top of
the cap.
• To avoid being burned, do not spill antifreeze or coolant on the
exhaust system or hot engine parts. Under certain conditions, the
ethylene glycol in engine coolant can catch fire.
0 Note
Do not add any type of radiator leak sealant to your vehicle's engine
coolant. Adding radiat or repair fluid may adversely affect the func-
tion and performance of yo ur cooling system and cou ld result in
damage not cove red by your New Vehicle Limite d Wa rran ty. •
Adding coolant
Be very careful when adding engine coolant.
Before you check anythi ng in t he eng ine compartment,
always read and heed all WARNINGS=> & in "Wor king in
the engi ne compartment" on page
267.
- Turn off t he eng ine.
- Let t he engine cool down.
- Place a thi ck rag over t he coolant expans ion tank
=> page 27 4, fi g. 202 and carefully t urn the cap counter-
cloc kwise
=> & .
Safety first
- Add coolant .
- Twist the cap on again
tightly.
Replaceme nt eng ine coolant must conform to exact spec ifications
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page 2 73, "Coolant". Even in a n emergency, if coolant ad ditive
G12 ++, G12+ or G12 is
not available, do not use a different add itive .
Use plain water instead until you can get the correct additive an d ca n
restor e the correc t ratio. This should be done as soon as poss ible .
If you have lost a considerable amoun t of coolant, then you shou ld
add co ld antifree ze and cold wate r only w hen t he e ng ine is cold.
Always use
new engine coo lant when refi lling.
Do not fill coolant above the "MAX" ma rk. Excess coolant will be
forced out t hrough t he press ure relief valve in t he cap when the
engine becomes hot.
& WARNING
• The cooling system is under pressure and can get very hot.
Reduce the ris k 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 escaping fluid and
steam by covering the cap with a large, thi ck rag.
- Turn the cap slowly and very carefully in a counte r-clockwise
direction while applying light, downward press ure on the top
of the cap.
- To avoid being burned, do not spill antifreeze or coolant on
the exhau st system or hot engine parts. Under certain condi-
tions, the ethylene glycol in engine coo lant can catch fire.
• Antifreeze is poisonous. Always store antifreeze 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 container clearly marked "poison ".
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