Brake Fluid - Seat Mii 2019 Owner's Manual

Always protect your face, hands and
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arms from hot coolant and steam using
a large, thick cloth.
When refilling liquids, avoid spilling them
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on parts of the engine and the exhaust sys-
tem. Spilled liquids could cause a fire. Un-
der specific circumstances, the ethylene
glycol can catch fire.
WARNING
If there is not enough anti-freeze in the
coolant system, the engine may fail lead-
ing to serious damage.
Please make sure that the percentage of
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additive is correct with respect to the low-
est expected ambient temperature in the
zone in which the vehicle is to be used.
When the outside temperature is very
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low, the coolant could freeze and the vehi-
cle would be immobilised. In this case, the
heating would not work either and inade-
quately dressed passengers could die of
cold.
CAUTION
If there is no appropriate coolant liquid
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available, fill it using distilled water, and
nothing else. Any other type of water may
lead to considerable rusting in the engine
due to its chemical components. This could
consequently damage the engine. If you
have not used distilled water but another
type of water to top up the coolant, a spe-
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Practical tips
cialised workshop must immediately re-
place all of the fluid in the engine cooling
system.
Only top up coolant to the top level of the
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marked area Fig. 183. Otherwise the ex-
cess coolant will be forced out of the cool-
ing system when the engine is hot, causing
damage.
If a lot of liquid coolant has been lost,
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wait for the engine to cool down complete-
ly before adding coolant. Extensive coolant
loss is an indication of leaks in the engine
cooling system. Have the engine cooling
system inspected immediately by a speci-
alised workshop. Otherwise engine dam-
age may occur.
When refilling service liquids, ensure that
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you put the liquids into the right tank. Mak-
ing a mistake when refilling could cause se-
rious malfunctions and damage the engine!
CAUTION
The original additives should never be
mixed with coolants which are not ap-
proved by SEAT. Otherwise, you run the risk
of causing severe damage to the engine
and the engine cooling system.
If the fluid in the expansion tank is not
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purple but is, for example, brown, this indi-
cates that the G13 additive has been mixed
with an inadequate coolant. The coolant
must be changed as soon as possible if this
is the case! This could result in serious
faults and engine damage.

Brake fluid

Checking the brake fluid level
Read the additional information carefully
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In the course of time, the brake fluid absorbs
water from the ambient air. If there is too
much water in the brake fluid, the brake sys-
tem could be damaged. In addition, the boil-
ing point of the brake fluid is significantly low-
ered. When the brake fluid contains too much
water and the brakes are subject to consider-
able forces, bubbles of water vapour can
form in the system. These bubbles can signifi-
cantly reduce braking power, notably in-
creasing braking distance, and could even re-
sult in the total failure of the brake system. En-
suring that the brake system is always func-
tioning correctly is essential for your own
safety and the safety of other road users
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Brake fluid specifications
SEAT have developed a special brake fluid
optimised for the brake system of their vehi-
cles. To ensure the optimum working of the
brake system, SEAT recommends the use of