Volkswagen Multivan 2024 - Checking the Coolant Level

Iftheliquidinthecoolantexpansiontankisnotpurple,thecorrectcoolanthasbeenmixedwithanother,unsuitable
coolantadditive.Failuretoobservethiswarningcanresultinseriousmalfunctionsordamagetotheengineand
coolingsystem.
● Inthiscase,havethecoolantchangedimmediately.
● Nevermixgenuinecoolantadditiveswithothercoolantsthathavenotbeenapproved.
Coolantandcoolantadditivescanpollutetheenvironment.Collectanyservicefluidsthatescapeorare
spilledanddisposeofthemcorrectlyandwithrespectfortheenvironment.
Preparations
1. Parkthevehicleonafirmandlevelsurface.
2. Allowtheenginetocooldown → .
3. Openthebonnet.
Thecoolantexpansiontankisidentifiedbythered symbolonthecap →Fig.1 .
Fig.1Intheenginecompartment:coolantexpansiontank
cap
WARNING
Escapinghotsteamorhotcoolantandhotcomponentscancauseseriousburns.
● Neveropenthebonnetifyoucanseeorhearsteamorcoolantcomingoutoftheenginecompartment.
● Alwayswaituntilyoucannolongerseeorhearsteamorcoolantcomingfromtheenginecompartment.
WARNING
Thecoolingsystemisunderpressurewhentheengineishot.Ifduecareisnottakenwhenopeningthecap,coolant
cansprayoutandcauseseriousburnsorfatalinjuries.
● Neveropenthecapofthecoolantexpansiontankwhentheengineishot.
● Alwaysprotectyourface,handsandarmsfromhotcoolantorsteamwithalarge,thickclothifyouhavetoopen
thecapofthecoolantexpansiontank.
● Turnthecapofthecoolantexpansiontankslowlyandverycarefullyanticlockwisewhileexertingslight
downwardspressureonthecap.
Checkingthecoolantlevel
Checkingthecoolantlevelandrefillingcoolant
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