Maintenance and Specifications
Whentheengineiscold,checkthe
leveloftheenginecoolantinthe
reservoir.
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Theenginecoolantshouldbeatthe“FULLCOLD”levelorwithinthe
“COLDFILLRANGE”aslistedontheenginecoolantreservoir
(dependinguponapplication).
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Refertoscheduledmaintenanceinformationforserviceinterval
schedules.
BesuretoreadandunderstandPrecautionswhenservicingyour
vehicleinthischapter.
Iftheenginecoolanthasnotbeencheckedattherecommendedinterval,
theenginecoolantreservoirmaybecomeloworempty.Ifthereservoiris
loworempty,addenginecoolanttothereservoir.RefertoAdding
enginecoolantinthischapter.
Note:Automotivefluidsarenotinterchangeable;donotuseengine
coolant,antifreezeorwindshieldwasherfluidoutsideofitsspecified
functionandvehiclelocation.
Adding engine coolant
Whenaddingcoolant,makesureitisa50/50mixtureofenginecoolant
anddistilledwater.Whentheengineiscool,addthemixturetothe
coolantreservoiruntiltheappropriatefilllevelisobtained.
WARNING:Donotaddenginecoolantwhentheengineishot.
Steamandscaldingliquidsreleasedfromahotcoolingsystem
canburnyoubadly.Also,youcanbeburnedifyouspillcoolantonhot
engineparts.
WARNING:Donotputenginecoolantinthewindshieldwasher
fluidcontainer.Ifsprayedonthewindshield,enginecoolant
couldmakeitdifficulttoseethroughthewindshield.
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2009
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
Product Specification
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Model Year | 2009 |
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