Seat Alhambra Owner's Manual page 42

● Zone : You can add oil but keep the level
B
in that zone.
● Zone : Add oil up to zone
C
Topping up engine oil
● Unscrew cap from oil filler opening.
Add oil slowly.
●
● At the same time, check the level to ensure
you do not add too much.
● When the oil level reaches at least zone
unscrew the engine oil filler cap carefully.
Motor oil specifications
Petrol engines
With LongLife service
Without LongLife service
Diesel engines
With LongLife service
Without LongLife service
Engine oil additives
No type of additive should be mixed with the
engine oil. The deterioration caused by these
additives is not covered by the warranty.
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B
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Coolant
,
B
VW 504 00
VW 504 00,
VW 502 00
Fig. 57 Engine compartment: coolant expan-
sion tank cap.
The coolant tank is located in the engine
VW 507 00
compartment
VW 507 00
When the engine is cold, replace the coolant
when the level is below .
Coolant specifications
The engine cooling system is supplied from
the factory with a specially treated mixture of
water and at least 40 % of the additive G13
(TL-VW 774 J), purple. This mixture gives the
necessary frost protection down to -25 °C
The essentials
in Topping up engine oil on
page 272
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page 272.
(-13 °F) and protects the light alloy parts of
the engine cooling system against corrosion.
It also prevents scaling and considerably rai-
ses the boiling point of the coolant.
To protect the cooling system, the percentage
of additive must always be at least 40 %,
even in warm climates where anti-freeze pro-
tection is not required.
If for weather reasons further protection is
necessary, the proportion of additive may be
increased, but only up to 60 %; otherwise an-
tifreeze protection will diminish and this will
worsen cooling.
When the coolant is topped up, use a mixture
of distilled water and at least 40 % of the
G13 or G12 plus-plus (TL-VW 774 G) additive
(both are purple) to obtain an optimum anti-
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corrosion protection in Coolant specifi-
cations on page 277. The mixture of G13
with G12 plus (TL-VW 774 F), G12 (red) or
G11 (green-blue) engine coolants will signifi-
cantly reduce anti-corrosion protection and
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should therefore be avoided
specifications on page 277.
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in Coolant