MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
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Engin e Coolan t Checks
WARN ING!
Check antifreeze/ coolant protection every 12 months
(before the onset of freezing weather, where applicable).
If antifreeze/ coolant is dirty or rusty in appearance, the
system shou ld be drained , flushed and refilled with fresh
antifreeze/ coolant. Check the front of the A/ C cond enser
for any accumulation of bugs, leaves, etc. If dirty, clean by
gently spraying water from a gard en hose vertically
down the face of the cond enser.
Exhaust gases can injure or kill. They contain carbon
monoxide (CO) which is colorless and odorless.
Breath ing it can make you unconsciou s and can even -
tually poison you. To avoid breath ing CO, refer to
Exhaust Gas in the Safety Tips section of this manual.
Cooling System
Check the engine cooling system hoses for brittle rubber,
cracking, tears, cuts, and tightness of the connection at
the coolant recovery bottle and rad iator. Insp ect the
entire system for leaks.
WARN ING!
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You or oth ers can be badly burned by hot antifreeze/
coolan t or steam from you r rad iator. If you see or hear
steam coming from under the hood , don’t open the
hood until the rad iator has had tim e to cool. Never
try to open a coolin g system pressu re cap when the
rad iator or coolan t bottle is hot.
With the engine at norm al operating tem peratu re (but
not running), check the cooling system pressu re cap for
prop er vacu um sealing by draining a small amount of
coolant from the rad iator drain cock. If the cap is sealing
prop erly, the antifreeze/ coolant will begin to drain from
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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