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WARNING
- The cooling system is under pressure and
can get very hot. Reduce the risk of scald ing
from hot coolant by following these steps.
- Turn off the engine and allow it to coo l
down.
- Protect your face, hands and arms from
escaping flu id and steam by cover ing the
cap with a large, thick rag.
- Turn t he cap slowly and very carefully in a
counter-clockwise d irection while applying
light, downward pressure on t he top of
the cap.
- To avoid bei ng bu rned, do not spill anti-
free ze or coo la nt on the exhaust sys t em or
hot engi ne parts. Under certa in cond i-
tions, the ethylene glycol in eng ine cool -
ant can catch fire .
- Ant ifreeze is poisonous. Always store an ti-
freeze in its original con tainer and well ou t
of the reach of children.
- If you dra in the coolant, it m ust be ca ught
and safely stored in a proper conta iner
clearly marked "poison" .
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Note
- Do not ad d coolant if t he expa nsion tank is
empty. Air cou ld enter the cooling sys t em
and damage the eng ine. If this is the case,
do not continue driving. Seek professional
ass istance.
- Coolant po llutes the environment and could
ca use an eng ine fire . Excess coolant will be
fo rced out through the pressure relief valve
in the cap when the eng ine becomes hot.
- If, in an emergency, only wate r can be add-
ed, the correct ratio between water and an-
tifreeze¢
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soon as possib le.
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For the sake of the environment
Drained coolant sho uld not be reused. Always
dispose of used coolant while observing all
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Ch e c k ing an d Filling
Radiator fan
The radiator fan switches on automatically by it-
self .
The radiator fan is driven by the engine via the V-
belt. The viscous clutch regulates t he speed of
the fan accord ing to the temperature
of the cool-
ant .
An auxiliary e lectr ic radiator fan* sw itches on and
off depend ing o n coo lant temperature
and other
vehicle operating conditions.
After you switch the engine off, the auxiliary fan
can continue ru nning for up to 10 minutes - even
with the ignition off. It can even switch on aga in
later by itself ¢ ,& , if
- the temperature
of the engine coolant rises due
to the heat build-up from the engine in the en-
gine compartment,
or
- the engine compartment
heats up beca use the
veh icle is parked in intense sunlight.
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WARNING
- To reduce the risk of persona l injury neve r
touch the radia to r fan .
- The auxiliary e lectr ic fan is temperature
controlled and can switch on s uddenly even
when the engine is not ru nning .
- The a uxiliary radiator fan sw itches on auto-
mat ically when the eng ine coolant reaches a
certa in temperature
a nd will continue to run
until the coolant t emperature d rops.
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