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WARNING
- The cooling system is under pressure and
can get very hot. Reduce the risk of scalding
from hot coolant by following these steps.
- Turn off the engine and allow it to cool
down.
- Protect your face, hands and arms from
escaping fluid and steam by covering the
cap with a large, thick rag.
- Turn the cap slowly and very carefully in a
counter-clockwise direction while applying
light, downward pressure on the top of
the cap.
- To avoid being burned, do not spill ant i-
freeze or coolant on the exhaust system or
hot engine parts. Under certa in condi-
tions, the ethylene glycol in engine cool-
ant can catch fire.
- Antifreeze is poisonous. Always store anti-
freeze in its original container and well out
of the reach of children.
- If you drain the coolant, it must be caught
and safely stored in a proper container
clearly marked "poison" .
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Note
- Do not add coolant if the expansion tank is
empty. Air could enter the cooling system
and damage the eng ine. If this is the case,
do not continue driving. Seek professional
assistance.
- Coolant pollutes the environment and could
cause an engine fire. Excess coolant will be
forced out through the pressure relief valve
in the cap when the engine becomes hot .
- If, in an emergency, only water can be add-
ed, the correct ratio between water and an-
tifreeze
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must be restored as
soon as possible.
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For the sake of the environment
Drained coolant should not be reused. Always
dispose of used coolant while observing all
environmental regulat ions.
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Checking
and Filling
Radiator fan
The radiator fan switches on automatically by it-
self .
An auxiliary electric radiator fan switches on and
off depending on coolant temperature
and other
vehicle operating conditions.
After you switch the engine off, the auxiliary fan
can continue running for up to 10 minutes - even
with the ignition off. It can even switch on again
later by itself ¢ &., if
- the temperature
of the engine coolant rises due
to the heat build-up from the engine in the en-
gine compartment,
or
- the engine compartment
heats up because the
vehicle is parked in intense sunlight.
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WARNING
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- To reduce the risk of personal injury never
touch the radiator fan .
- The auxiliary electric fan is temperature
controlled and can switch on suddenly even
when the engine is not running .
- The auxiliary radiator fan switches on auto-
matically when the engine coolant reaches a
certa in temperature
and will continue to run
until the coolant temperature
drops.
Brake fluid
Checking brake fluid level
Fig. 187
Engine compar tment: cover on the b rake fluid
rese rvoir
Before you check anything in the engine compart-
ment,
always read and heed all WARNINGS
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