In a sealed system, losses can occur only if
the boiling point of the coolant is exceeded as
a result of overheat ing.
A WARNING
- The cooling system is under press ure. Do
not open the cap of the coolant expan-
sion tank when the eng ine is hot. You
risk being scalded .
- The coo lant add itive, and therefore the
coolant itse lf, is hazardous to health.
Keep the coolant additive in the origina l
conta iner out of the reach of children.
It
is a poison hazard.
CD Note
Do not add any type of rad iator leak seal -
ant to your vehicle's eng ine coolant. Add-
ing radiator repair f luid may adve rsely af-
fect the fu nction and performance of your
coo ling system a nd could res ult in damage
not covere d by your New Vehicle Limited
Warranty .
Adding coolant
Before you check anything in the engine com-
partment,
always read and heed all WARN-
INGS ¢ & in Working in the engine compart-
ment on page 175 .
.. Add coolant .
.. Twist the cap on again
tightly.
.. Tighte n t he cap (D ¢ page 182, fig. 146
again .
Replacement engine coolant must conform to
exact specifications ¢
page 181, Coolant . If
the coolant additive Gl2 ++ is not available in
an emergency, you must not add any other ad-
d itive . In th is case, use only water and restore
the correc t mix ratio wit h the specified cool-
ant add itive as soon as possib le.
Always use
new engine coolant when ref illing .
Do not fill coolant above the "MAX" mark. Ex-
cess coolant will be forced out through the
pressure relief valve in the cap when the en -
g ine becomes hot .
Checkin g and fillin g 183
With a major loss of coolant, you shou ld add
the coolant only when the engine has
cooled.
In this way you prevent engine damage.
A WARNING
- The cooling system is unde r pressure and
can get very hot. Reduce the risk of
scalding from hot coolant by followi ng
these steps .
- Turn off t he engine and allow it to coo l
down.
- Protect you r fa ce, hands and arms from
escaping fl uid and steam by covering
the cap with a large, th ick rag.
- Turn the cap s lowly and very carefully
in a counter -clockwise direction while
applying light, downward pressure on
the top
of the cap.
- To avoid being bu rned, do not spill an-
tifreeze or coolant on the exhaust sys-
tem or hot engine pa rts. Under certain
cond itions, the ethylene glycol in en-
gine coolant can catch fire .
- Antifreeze is poisonous . Always store an-
tifreeze in its origina l container and well
out of the reach of children .
- If you dra in the coo lant, it must be
caught and safely stored in a proper con-
taine r clearly marked "poison" .
CD Note
- Coolant pollutes the environment and
cou ld cause an engine fire. Excess cool-
ant will be forced out through the pres-
sure relief valve in the cap when the en-
gine becomes hot .
- If, in an eme rgency, o nly wate r can be
added, the correc t ratio between wa ter
and antifreez e
¢ page 181 must be re-
stored as soon as poss ible.
@) For the sake of the environment
Drained coola nt sho uld not be reused. Al-
ways d ispose of used coolant while observ-
ing a ll environmental regula t ions.
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