MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
EngineCoolant
NOTE
Oncetheenginecoolantexceedsa
presettemperature,anelectricalcooling
fanturnson.Itwillcontinuerunning
forabout10minutesaftertheignition
switchisturnedtooff.
qInspectingCoolantLevel
WARNING
HotEngine:
Ahotengineisdangerous.Ifthe
enginehasbeenrunning,partsofthe
enginecompartmentcanbecomevery
hot.Youcouldbeburned.Carefully
inspecttheenginecoolantinthe
coolantreservoir,butdonotopenit.
Donotuseamatchorliveflameinthe
enginecompartment.DONOTADD
COOLANTWHENTHEENGINEIS
HOT.
Inspecttheantifreezeprotectionand
coolantlevelinthecoolantreservoirat
leastonceayear―atthebeginningofthe
winterseason―andbeforetraveling
wheretemperaturesmaydropbelow
freezing.
Inspecttheconditionandconnectionsof
allcoolingsystemandheaterhoses.
Replaceanythatareswollenor
deteriorated.
Thecoolantshouldbeatfullinthe
radiatorandbetweentheFandLmarks
onthecoolantreservoirwhentheengine
iscool.
ElectricalFanandEngine
Inspection:
Workingneartheelectricalcooling
fanwhenitisrunningisdangerous.
Youcouldbehitbythefanand
seriouslyinjured.Turnofftheignition
switchandmakesurethefanisnot
runningbeforeattemptingtowork
neartheelectricalcoolingfan.
CoolingSystemCap:
Whentheengineandradiatorarehot,
scaldingcoolantandsteammayshoot
outunderpressureandcauseserious
injury.Don'tremovethecooling
systemcapwhentheengineand
radiatorarehot.
Ifit'satornearL,addenoughcoolantto
thecoolantreservoirtoprovidefreezing
andcorrosionprotectionandtobringthe
leveltoF.
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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