WARNING
To prevent an accident or injury when inspecting under the hood of
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your vehicle
Observe the following precautions.
Failure to do so may result in serious injury such as burns.
If steam is seen coming from under the hood, do not open the hood until
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the steam has subsided. The engine compartment may be very hot.
Keep hands and clothing (especially a tie, a scarf or a muffler) away from
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the fan and belts. Failure to do so may cause the hands or clothing to be
caught, resulting in serious injury.
Do not loosen the radiator cap and the coolant reservoir cap while the
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engine and radiator are hot. High temperature steam or coolant could
spray out.
NOTICE
When adding engine coolant
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Wait until the engine has cooled down before adding engine coolant. When
adding coolant, do so slowly. Adding cool coolant to a hot engine too quickly
can cause damage to the engine.
To prevent damage to the cooling system
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Observe the following precautions:
Avoid contaminating the coolant with foreign matter (such as sand or
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dust, etc.).
Do not use any coolant additive.
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