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- Antifreeze is poisonous . Always store an-
t ifreeze in its or iginal container and well
out of the reach of children.
- If you drain the coolant, it must be
caught and safely stored in a proper con-
tainer clearly marked "poison".
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Note
- Coolant pollutes the env ironment and
could cause an engine 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 ¢
page 264
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 environmental regulations .
Radiator fan
The radiator fan switches on automatically by
itself
The radiator fan is driven by the engine via the
V-belt . The viscous clutch regulates the speed
of the fan accord ing to the temperature
of the
coolant .
An auxiliary electric radiator fan* switches on
and off depending on coolant temperature
and other vehicle operating conditions .
After you switch the engine off, the auxilia ry
fan can continue running f or up to 10 minutes
- even with the ignition off. It can even switch
on again later by itself ¢ & , if
- the temperature
of the engine coolant rises
due to the heat build-up from the engine in
the engine compartment,
or
- the engine compartment
hea t s up because
the vehicle is parked in intense sunlight .
Checkin g and fillin g
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WARNING
- To reduce the risk of personal injury nev-
er touch the rad iator fan.
- The auxiliary electric fan is temperature
controlled and can switch on suddenly
even when the engine is not running .
- The auxiliary radiator fan sw itches on au-
tomatically when the engine coolant
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.
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Fig. 246
Engine compa rtment : cover on the brake fluid
reservoir
Before you check anything in the eng ine com-
partment , always read and heed all WARN-
INGS ¢
A
in Working in the engine compart-
ment on page 257.
.,. Read the brake fluid level from the brake
fluid reservoir ¢
fig. 246,
¢
page 259,
fig. 241.
The brake fluid level must be be-
tween the "MIN" and "MAX" markings .
The brake fluid reservoir is located at the rear
partition of the eng ine compartment on the
left side ¢
page 259.
The fluid level may drop
slightly
after some
time due to the automatic adjustment of the
brake pads. This is not cause for alarm.
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