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MAINTAINING YOUR VEHICLE
Cooling System
equ ipped) or rad iator 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 A/ C con-
denser (if equ ipped) or the back of the rad iator core.
WARN ING!
You or oth ers can be badly burned by hot engin e
coolan t (antifreeze) or steam from you r rad iator. If
you see or hear steam coming from under the hood ,
do not 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.
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.
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
engine coolant (antifreeze) from the rad iator drain cock.
If the cap is sealing prop erly, the engine coolant (anti-
freeze) will begin to drain from the coolant recovery
bottle. DO NOT REMOVE THE COOLAN T PRESSURE
CAP WHEN THE COOLIN G SYSTEM IS HOT.
Engin e Coolan t Checks
Check the engine coolant (antifreeze) protection every
12
months (before the onset of freezing weather, where
applicable). If the engine coolant (antifreeze) is dirty or
rusty in appearance, the system shou ld be drained ,
flushed and refilled with fresh engine coolant (anti-
freeze). Check the front of the A/ C cond enser (if
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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