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Ch e ck ing and Filling
Do not fill coolant above the "MAX" mark. Excess
coo lant will be forced out through the pressure
relief valve in the cap when the eng ine becomes
hot.
A
WARNING
- The cooling system is under pressure and
can get very hot . Reduce the risk of scald ing
from hot coolant by followi ng these steps.
- Turn off the engine and allow it t o coo l
down.
- Protect your face, ha nds and ar ms from
escaping f luid and steam by cover ing the
cap with a large, thick rag.
- Turn t he cap slowly and very carefully in a
counter -clockw ise direction while applying
light, downward p ressure on the top of
the cap.
- To avoid being bu rned, do not spill anti-
freeze or coolant on the exhaust system or
hot engine parts. Under certa in condi-
tions, the ethylene glycol in eng ine cool-
a nt can catch fire.
- Antifreeze is poisonous. Always store anti-
freeze in its original container and well out
of the reach of children .
- If you dra in the coolant, it must be caught
and safely stored in a proper conta iner
clearly mar ked "poison".
(D
Note
- Do not add coolant if the expansion tank is
empty . Air cou ld enter the cooling system
a nd damage the eng ine. If this is the case ,
do no t continue dr iving. Seek professional
ass istance .
- Coolant pollutes t he e nvironment a nd could
cause an eng ine fire . Excess coolan t will be
fo rced out through th e pressure relief valve
in the cap whe n the eng ine be comes hot.
- If, in an emergency, o nly wate r can be add-
ed, the correct ratio between wate r and an-
tifr ee ze ~
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soon as possib le.
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For the sake of the environment
Draine d coolant should not be re use d. Always
d ispose of used coolant while observing a ll
environmental
regulations.
Radiator fan
The radiator fan switches on automatically by it-
self
An a uxiliary e lectric rad iator fan switches on and
off d epending on coo lant temperature
and other
vehicle ope rating conditions .
Aft er you sw itc h t he engi ne off, t he a uxiliary fan
can con t inue running for up to 10 m inutes - even
with t he ignitio n off . It can even switch on again
later by itself ~ & . if
- t he tempera tu re of the engine coolan t rises due
to t he heat build -up from the engine in the en-
gine compa rtment, or
- t he engine compar t ment heats up beca use the
vehicle is pa rked in intense sunlight.
A
WARNING
- To red uce the ris k of personal injury never
to uch the radiator fan .
- The a uxiliary e lectric fan is temperat ure
controlled and can switch on s uddenly even
when the engine is not running.
-
- The a uxiliary radiator fan switches on auto-
mat ically when the eng ine coolant reaches a
certain temperature
and will continue to run
until the coo lant temperature
d rops.
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