Skoda Octavia III 2013 Service Manual page 61

♦ Refractometer - T10007 A-
WARNING
♦ Coolant additives are toxic!
♦ Do not inhale coolant vapours, do not swallow coolant,
avoid contact with skin and eyes; hazardous if consumed!
♦ Observe the disposal instructions for the drained coolant.
Note
♦ When inspecting the antifreeze, read off the exact value on the
light/dark boundary shown on the corresponding scale of the
refractometer.
Before starting the test, let a drop of water drip onto the meas‐
♦
uring glass using a pipette for improved visibility of the light/
dark boundary. Now the light/dark limit is clearly visible at the
"WATERLINE".
– Clean the measuring glass of the refractometer before in‐
specting the antifreeze, so that the test result will not be
incorrect.
– Let a drop of coolant drip onto the measuring glass ⇒ Oper‐
ating instructions of refractometer .
– Hold refractometer against a light source and read off the tem‐
perature down to which antifreeze protection exists on the
corresponding scale:
WARNING
The vehicles are filled in the factory with coolant additive G13
- which has a lilac colour and conforms with the standard TL
VW 774 J.
Octavia III 2013 ➤ , Octavia III 2014 ➤
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