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sca lding from hot coo lant by following
these steps.
- Turn off the engi ne and a llow it to cool
down.
- Protect your face, hands and arms from
escapi ng fl uid and steam by cover ing
the cap with a large, thick rag .
- Turn the cap slowly and very ca refully
in a cou nte r-clockw ise dir ect ion while
a pplying lig ht, downwa rd press ure on
the top of t he cap.
- To avoid being burned, do not sp ill an -
tifree ze o r coolan t on t he exh aust sys-
tem or hot engine parts . Under certain
conditions, the ethylene glyco l in en-
gine coolant can catch fire .
- Antifree ze is poisono us. Always store an-
tifreeze in its or iginal container and we ll
o ut of the reac h of children.
- If you drain the coolant , it must be
caught and safely stored in a proper con-
tainer clear ly marked "poison".
(D
Note
- Coolant po llutes the env ironment and
could cause a n e ngine fire . Excess coo l-
ant will be forced out through the pres -
sure relief valve in the cap when the en-
gine becomes hot.
- If, in an emergency, only water can be
added , the correct ratio between water
and antifreeze¢
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must be re-
stored as soon as possib le .
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For the sake of the environment
Drained coolant should not be reused . Al-
ways dispose of used coolant while observ-
ing all envir onmental regulations .
Radiator fan
The radiator fan switches on automa tically by
itself
The radiator fan is driven by the engine via the
V-belt. The viscous clutch regulates the speed
of the fan according to the temperature
of the
coolant .
Checkin g and fillin g
241
An a uxiliary electric radiato r fan* sw itches on
and off depending on coolant temperature
and othe r vehicle ope rat ing con dit ions.
After you switc h t he engi ne off, t he aux iliary
fan can con t inue running for up to 10 minutes
- even with the ignition off. It can even switch
on again later by itsel f ¢ & , if
- t he temperatu re of t he engine coo lant rises
due to the heat build-up from the en gine in
the engi ne compartment,
or
- the engine compartment
heats up be cause
the vehicle is parked in intense sunlight.
A
WARNING
- To reduce the risk of personal inj ury nev-
er touch the radiator fan.
- The a uxiliary electric fan is temperat ure
contro lled and can switch on sud denly
even when the engine is not running.
- The a uxiliary radiator fa n switches on a u-
tomatically when the engine coo lant
reaches a certain temperature
and will
continue to run until the coo lant temper-
ature drops .
Brake
fluid
Checking brake fluid level
The brake fluid level can be checked with a
quick glance.
Fig. 205
Engine compartment : Brake fluid reservoir
Befo re you check a nyth ing in the eng ine com-
partment,
always read and heed all WARN-
INGS
¢
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in Working in the engine compart-
ment on page 232 .
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