Hyundai H-1 2005 Owner's Manual page 181

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DO-IT YOURSELF MAINTENANCE
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G050D02P-AAT
To Change the Coolant
The coolant should be changed at
those intervals specified in the ve-
hicle maintenance schedule in Sec-
tion 6.
!
CAUTION:
Engine coolant can damage the
finish of your car. If you spill en-
gine coolant on the car, wash it off
thoroughly with clean water.
1. Park the car on level ground, set
the parking brake and remove the
radiator cap when cool.
2. Be sure your drain receptacle is in
place. Open the drain cock on the
radiator. Allow all the engine cool-
ant to drain from the cooling sys-
tem, then securely close the drain
cock.
3. Check Section 9 for the capacity of
the cooling system in your car.
Then, following the manufacturer's
directions on the engine coolant
container, add the appropriate
quantity of coolant to the radiator.
4. Turn the radiator cap counterclock-
wise without pressing down on it,
until it stops. This relieves any pres-
sure remaining in the cooling sys-
tem. And remove the radiator cap
by pushing down and turning coun-
terclockwise.
Now fill the radiator with clean dem-
ineralized or distilled water. Con-
tinue to add clean demineralized or
distilled water in small quantities
until the fluid level stays up in the
radiator neck.
5. Start the engine, top off the radia-
tor with water and then add engine
coolant to the reservoir until the
level is between "L" and "F".
6. Replace the radiator and reservoir
caps and check to be sure the
drain cocks are fully closed and not
leaking.
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WARNING:
The cooling fan is controlled by
engine coolant temperature and
may sometimes operate even when
the engine is not running. Use
extreme caution when working near
the blades of the cooling fan so
that you are not injured by a rotat-
ing fan blade. As the engine cool-
ant temperature decreases, the fan
will automatically shut off. This is
a normal condition.