Volvo V50 - Oils and fluids

09 Maintenance and service
Bonnet and engine compartment
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Opening the bonnet
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The illustration shows a left-hand drive car.
1. Pull the handle on the far left under the
instrument panel. (In right-hand drive cars
the handle is on the far right.) You will hear
when the catch releases.
2. Insert your hand under the centre of the
front edge of the bonnet and press the
safety catch to the right.
3. Open the bonnet.
WARNING
Check that the bonnet locks properly when
closed.
Engine compartment
Washer fluid reservoir (4-cyl.)
Coolant expansion tank
Reservoir for the power steering fluid (con-
cealed behind the headlamp)
Dipstick
1
for engine oil
2
Radiator
Radiator fan
Washer fluid reservoir (5-cyl.)
Brake and clutch fluid reservoir (right-hand
drive)
Filling the engine oil
2
Brake and clutch fluid reservoir (left-hand
drive)
1
Engines with electronic oil level sensor have no dipstick (5-cyl. diesel).
2
The location varies depending on engine alternative.