Maintenance and Specifications
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Refertoscheduledmaintenanceinformationforserviceinterval
schedules.
Iftheenginecoolanthasnotbeencheckedattherecommendedinterval,
theenginecoolantreservoirmaybecomeloworempty.Ifthereservoiris
loworempty,addenginecoolanttothereservoir.RefertoAdding
enginecoolantinthischapter.
Note:Automotivefluidsarenotinterchangeable;donotuseengine
coolant/antifreezeorwindshieldwasherfluidoutsideofitsspecified
functionandvehiclelocation.
Adding engine coolant
Whenaddingcoolant,makesureitisa50/50mixtureofenginecoolant
anddistilledwater.Addthemixturetothecoolantreservoir,whenthe
engineiscool,untiltheappropriatefilllevelisobtained.Ifcoolantis
filledtotheCOLDFILLRANGEorFULLCOLDlevelwhentheengineis
notcool,thesystemwillremainunderfilled.
WARNING:Donotaddenginecoolantwhentheengineishot.
Steamandscaldingliquidsreleasedfromahotcoolingsystem
canburnyoubadly.Also,youcanbeburnedifyouspillcoolantonhot
engineparts.
WARNING:Donotputenginecoolantinthewindshieldwasher
fluidcontainer.Ifsprayedonthewindshield,enginecoolant
couldmakeitdifficulttoseethroughthewindshield.
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DONOTMIXdifferentcolorsortypesofcoolantinyourvehicle.
Makesurethecorrectcoolantisused.DONOTMIXrecycledcoolant
andnew(unused)coolanttogetherinthevehicle.Mixingofengine
coolantsmayharmyourengine’scoolingsystem.Theuseofan
impropercoolantmayharmengineandcoolingsystemcomponents
andmayvoidthewarranty.RefertoMaintenanceproduct
specificationsandcapacitiesinthischapter.
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Alargeamountofwaterwithoutenginecoolantmaybeadded,incase
ofemergency,toreachavehicleservicelocation.Inthisinstance,the
coolingsystemmustbedrainedandrefilledwitha50/50mixtureof
enginecoolantanddistilledwaterassoonaspossible.Wateralone
(withoutenginecoolant)cancauseenginedamagefromcorrosion,
overheatingorfreezing.
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2011
Escape(204)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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