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& WARNING
The cooling system is under pressure 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 escaping fluid and
steam by covering the cap with a large, thick rag.
• Turn the cap slowly and very carefully
in a counter -clockwi se
direction 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. Add ing radiat or repa ir fl uid may adversely affect t he f unc -
tion and performance of your coo ling system and could resu lt in
damage not cove red by your New Vehicle Limi ted Warranty. •
Adding coolant
Be very careful w hen addi ng engi ne cool ant.
Bef ore you check anything in t he engine comp artmen t,
always read and heed all WARNINGS => & in " Work ing in
t he eng in e compa rtment" on
page 250 .
- Tur n off th e engin e.
- Let th e eng in e co ol dow n.
- Place a t hi ck rag over the coo lant expansio n tank
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page 258, fig. 202 and carefully tw ist t he cap coun t er-
clockw ise
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Add coo lant .
- Twist the cap on aga in
tightly .
Replacement engine coolant must conform to exact specifications
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page 2 57, "Coola nt ". Even in an eme rgency, if coolant addi ti ve
G12++, G12+ or G12 is not availab le, do
not use a different additive .
Use pla in wate r instead unt il you can get th e co rrect add iti ve and
can restore th e correc t rati o. This shou ld be don e as soon as
pos sible.
If you have lost a co nsiderabl e amount of coo lant, t hen you should
add cold antifreeze and cold water only when the engine is cold .
Always use
new engine coolant whe n refil ling .
Do not fi ll coola nt above the " MAX" mark. Excess coo lant w ill be
forced out through the pressure relief valve in the cap when the
eng ine beco mes hot.
& WARNING
• The cooling system is under pressure 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 escaping fluid and
steam by covering the cap with a large, thick rag.
- Turn the cap slowly and very carefully in a counter -clockwise
direction while applying light , downward pressure 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 coolant 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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