2012 Hyundai Elantra Owners Manual

Maintenance
Recommended engine coolant
Changing the coolant
When adding coolant,  use only deion-
ized water or soft water for your vehicle
and   never   mix  hard   water   in   the
coolant filled at the factory. An improp-
er coolant mixture can result in serious
malfunction or engine damage.
The engine in your vehicle has aluminum
engine parts  and must be  protected by
an ethylene-glycol-based coolant to pre-
vent corrosion and freezing.
DO  NOT   USE  alcohol  or   methanol
coolant or mix  them with the specified
coolant.
Do  not  use  a  solution  that  contains
more than 60% antifreeze or  less than
Have coolant  changed by an  authorized
HYUNDAI
dealer    according    to   the
Maintenance Schedule  at the  beginning
of this section.
CAUTION
Put  a thick  cloth  or  fabric  around
the radiator  cap before refilling  the
coolant   in  order   to   prevent   the
into
engine parts such as generator.
coolant
from
overflowing
OMD070005N-1
WARNING
Radiator cap
WARNING - Coolant
35%
antifreeze,  which  would  reduce
Do  not  use  radiator   coolant  or
antifreeze   in   the  washer   fluid
reservoir.
Radiator   coolant   can   severely
obscure  visibility  when  sprayed
on the windshield and may cause
loss of vehicle control or damage
to paint and body trim.
the effectiveness of the solution.
For mixture  percentage, refer  to the  fol-
lowing table.
Do  not   remove  the   radiator  cap
when  the  engine and  radiator  are
hot   coolant    and
steam  may  blow  out  under  pres-
sure causing serious injury.
Mixture Percentage (volume)
Ambient
hot.   Scalding
Temperature
Antifreeze
Water
5°F (-15°C)
-13°F (-25°C)
-31°F (-35°C)
-49°F (-45°C)
35
40
50
60
65
60
50
40
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