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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
community. To prevent ingestion by anim als or child ren
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.
WARN ING!
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The warn ing word s “DO NOT OPEN HOT” on
the coolin g system pressu re cap are a safety pre-
caution . Never add coolan t when the engin e is
overh eated . Do not loosen or rem ove the cap to
cool an overh eated engin e. Heat causes pressu re to
build up in the coolin g system . To preven t scald -
ing or injury, do not rem ove the pressu re cap while
the system is hot or under pressu re.
Engin e Coolan t Level
The coolant bottle provid es a quick visu al method for
determ ining that the coolant level is adequ ate. With the
engine off and cold, the coolant level in the coolant
recovery bottle shou ld be betw een the ranges ind icated
on the bottle.
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Do not use a pressu re cap oth er than the one
specified for you r veh icle. Person al injury or en-
gin e damage may resu lt.
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.
Disp osal of Used Engin e Coolan t
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
| Categories | Chrysler Manuals, Chrysler Pacifica Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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