- To avoid being burned, do not sp ill an-
tifreeze or coolant on the exhaust sys-
tem or hot engine parts. Under certa in
conditions, the ethylene glyco l in en-
g ine coolant can catc h fire.
- Antifreeze is poisonous. Always store an-
t ifreeze in its or iginal containe r 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 ma rked "poison".
(D Note
- Coolant pollutes the env ironment and
could cause a n engine fire. Excess coo l-
ant will be forced out through the pres-
su re relief valve in the cap when t he en-
gine becomes hot.
- If, in an emergency, only water can be
added, the cor rect ratio bet ween wate r
and antifreeze
¢ page 189 must be re-
store d as soon as possib le.
@ For the sake of the environment
Drained coolant s hould not be reuse d . Al-
ways dispose of use d coolan t while obse rv-
ing a ll envir onmental reg ulations.
Radiator fan
The radiator fan switches on automatically by
itself
The electric radiator fan is controlled by ther-
moswitches that switch on and off depend ing
on coolant and eng ine compa rtment tempera-
tures .
An aux iliary electr ic radiator fa n* switches on
and off depending on coolant temperature
and other ve hicle operation conditions.
After you switch t he engine off, the a uxiliary
fan ca n cont inue runn ing fo r up to 10 minutes
- even with the ignition off.
It can even sw itch
on agai n later by it self c::> &.,, if
- the temperature of the eng ine coolant rises
due to the heat build-up from the eng ine in
t he engine compartment, o r
Checkin g and fillin g 191
- the engine compa rtment heats up because
the veh icle is parke d in intense sunlight.
A WARNING
- To reduce the risk of persona l inju ry nev-
er touch the radiator fan .
- The a uxiliary electric fan is tempe rat ure
contro lled and can switch on suddenly
even when the engine is not running.
- The a uxiliary radiator fan sw itches on a u-
tomatically when the engine coo lant
reaches a certa in temperature and will
continu e to run until the coo lant temper-
ature drops .
Brake fluid
Checking brake fluid level
The brake fluid level can be checked with a
quick glance.
Fig. 14 6 Engine compart ment : brake fluid reservoir
Before you check anyth ing in the eng ine com-
partment,
always read and heed all WARN-
INGS c::> A in Working in the engine compart-
ment on page 182 .
.,. Read t he brake fluid level from t he brake
fluid reservoir
c::> fig. 146 . The brake fluid
level must be between the "MIN" and
"MAX" markings.
The brake fluid reservoir is located behind the
rear partition of the engine compartment on
the left side
c::> page 184.
The fluid level may drop slightly after some
time due to the automatic adjustment of the
brake pads. This is not cause for alarm .
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