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Maintenance Engine Coolant
2. Make sure that the tiny protru
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sions inside the coolant cap should
be securely interlocked.
Engine room rear view
Recommended engine coolant
䳜 When adding coolant, use only
deionized water or soft water for
your vehicle and never mix hard
water in the coolant filled at the
factory. An improper coolant mix
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ture can result in serious mal
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function or engine damage.
䳜 The engine in your vehicle has
aluminum engine parts and must
be protected by an ethylene-gly
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col with phosphate based coolant
to prevent corrosion and freezing.
䳜 DO NOT USE alcohol or methanol
coolant or mix them with the
specified coolant.
䳜 Do not use a solution that con
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tains more than 60% antifreeze
or less than 35% antifreeze,
which would reduce the effective
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ness of the solution.
For mixture percentage, refer to the
following table.
(Petrol) 1.6 MPI/(Petrol) 2.0 MPI/
Smartstream G1.6
(Petrol) 1.6 T-GDi
OBD071134
Ambient
Temperature
Mixture Percentage
(volume)
Antifreeze Water
-15󳚛C (5󳚛F) 35 65
-25󳚛C (-13󳚛F) 40 60
-35󳚛C (-31󳚛F) 50 50
-45󳚛C (-49󳚛F) 60 40
OBD071006
OBD071133L