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do not store ethylene glycol based engine coolant in open
containers or allow it to rem ain in puddles on the
grou nd . If ingested by a child , contact a physician
immediately. Clean up any grou nd spills immediately.
WARNING!
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The warning words “DO NOT OPEN HOT” on
the cooling system pressure cap are a safety pre-
caution. Never add coolant when the engine is
overheated. Do not loosen or remove the cap to
cool an overheated engine. Heat causes pressure
to build up in the cooling system. To prevent
scaldingorinjury,donotremovethepressurecap
whilethesystemishotorunderpressure.
CoolantLevel
The coolant bottle provid es a quick visu al method for
determ ining that the coolant level is adequ ate. With the
engine idling, and warm to norm al operating tem pera-
ture, the level of the coolant in the bottle shou ld be
betw een the ranges ind icated on the bottle.
Do not use a pressure cap other than the one
specified for your vehicle. Personal injury or
enginedamagemayresult.
The rad iator norm ally rem ains completely full, so there is
no need to rem ove the rad iator cap unless checking for
coolant freeze point or rep lacing coolant. Advise you r
service attend ant of this. As long as the engine operating
tem peratu re is satisfactory, the coolant bottle need only
be checked once a month.
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DisposalofUsedEngineCoolant
Used ethylene glycol based engine coolant is a regu lated
substance requ iring prop er disposal. Check with you r
local authorities to determ ine the disposal rules for you r
community. To prevent ingestion by anim als or child ren
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