Maintenance and care
Checking and adding washer fluid for the liftgate (if equipped)
Theopeningforthereservoiris
locatedonthepassengersideunder
thetaillamp.Refillthisreservoir
withthesamefluidyouuseforyour
windshield.
ENGINE COOLANT
Checking engine coolant
Theconcentrationandlevelofenginecoolantshouldbecheckedatthe
mileageintervalslistedinthescheduledmaintenanceguide.Thecoolant
concentrationshouldbemaintainedat50/50coolantandwater,which
equatestoafreezepointof-36°C(-34°F).Coolantconcentration
testingispossiblewithahydrometerorantifreezetester(suchasthe
RotundaBatteryandAntifreezeTester,014–R1060).Thelevelofcoolant
shouldbemaintainedatthe“coldfull”of“coldfillrange”levelinthe
coolantreservoir.Ifthelevelfallsbelow,addcoolantpertheinstructions
intheAddingEngineCoolantsection.
Yourvehiclewasfactory-filledwitha50/50enginecoolantandwater
concentration.Iftheconcentrationofcoolantfallsbelow40%orabove
60%,
50–50
theenginepartscouldbecomedamagedornotworkproperly.A
mixtureofcoolantandwaterprovidesthefollowing:
•
•
Freezeprotectiondownto-36°C(-34°F).
Boilingprotectionupto129°C(265°F).
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