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MasterCylinder—BrakeFluidLevelCheck
WARNING!
Thefluidlevelinthemastercylindershouldbechecked
whenperformingunderhoodservices,orimmediatelyif
thebrakesystemwarninglightindicatessystemfailure.
Use of brake fluid that may have a lower initial
boilingpointorunidentifiedastospecification,may
result in sudden brake failure during hard pro-
longedbraking.Youcouldhaveanaccident.
Cleanthetopofthemastercylinderareabeforeremoving
thecap.Addfluidtobringtheleveluptothetopofthe
“FULL”markonthesideofthemastercylinderreservoir.
Overfillingoffluidisnotrecommendedbecauseitmay
causeleakinginthesystem.
WARNING!
Overfilling the brake fluid reservoir can result in
spilling brake fluid on hot engine parts and the
brakefluidcatchingfire.
Add enough fluid to bring the level up to the require-
ments described on the brake fluid reservoir. With disc
brakes, fluid level can be expected to fall as the brake
padswear.However,lowfluidlevelmaybecausedbya
leakandacheckupmaybeneeded.
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Use only brake fluid that has been in a tightly closed
containertoavoidcontaminationfromforeignmatteror
moisture.
Useonlymanufacturersrecommendedbrakefluid,refer
toFluids,LubricantsandGenuinePartsforcorrectfluid
type.
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Town and Country Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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