ACCESSING THE ENGINE, LEVELS
5
312 - Maintenance
Whenworkingintheen
ginecompartment,en
sure that the windscreen
wiper stalk is in the park
position.
Risk of injury.
Filling and/or checking
the oil level:whentop
ping up or checking the
oil level, ensure that no
oilleaksontotheenginecompo
nents.
Do not forget to properly close the
capandrefitthedipsticktopre
vent any oil spatter on hot engine
components.
Fire hazard.
Pleasenotewhenwork
ing close to the engine
that it may be hot. The
engine cooling fan may
also start at any moment. The
labelintheenginecom
partment reminds you of this.
Risk of injury.
Never run the engine in
an enclosed space as
exhaustgasesarepoi
sonous.
Coolant level
Combustion engine coolant
With the ignition off and the vehicle on
level ground, the level when cold
must be between the "MINI" and
"MAXI" markers indicated on the
coolant reservoir
1
.
Top this level up when cold before it
reaches the "MINI" marker.
Frequency of checking coolant level
Check the coolant level regularly
(very severe damage is likely to be
caused to the combustion engine if it
runs out of coolant).